Baltimore Business Journal 'People on the Move'. One Indian amongst rest of the four American Senior Professionals

 

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Honoured to be selected amongst rest of the four senior American professionals, for Leadership in respective area of Specialisation. The Title is been announced by Baltimore Business Journal for the month of Nov 2012. While being at Baltimore with Maryland Institute College of Art at the Center for Race & Culture and Office of Research as Senior Research fellow/Fulbright Doctoral & professional research fellow, I was fortunate to achieve a list of accomplishments including the invitation to present my research paper at Oxford University, attend a conference at Cambridge, presenting research to senior scholars of South Asian studies such as Dr Christopher Pinney- University College London, Dr Homi K Bhaba- Director of Humanities Department at Harvard University, Dr Sumathi Ramaswamy-Duke University, Dr Ajay Sinha- Mt Holyoke Univ., Dr Preminda Jacob-UMBC, and working with senior professors, critics, and Artists of MICA. I was also fortunate to present couple of Public Forum, Scholars conference at MICA, at the Washington DC Office of Fulbright -United States Department of State and at Reginald F Lewis Museum. I was honoured to be invited to several Museums and Galleries for Jury and to deliver series of Workshops on ‘Creative Intelligence’. MICA Dean of Office of Research- Dr Robert Merrill and Founding Director of Center for Race & Culture- Dr Leslie King Hammond have been very kind enough for all their extensive support for research and involving me in their major projects, I am highly obliged for their kind support for the on-going effort to publish my recent research titled "The Image of Obama: The visual transmigration from Political leadership to Cultural Heroism". With the prestigious and permanent association with MICA, I Hope to further excel in my on-going effort for research and publication to the field of Media, Entertainment and broader spectrum of Art.

MICA: Founded in 1826, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is the oldest continuously degree granting college of art and design in the nation. The college enrols nearly 3,500 undergraduate, graduate and continuing studies students form all 50 states and 57 countries in fine art, design, electronic media, art education, liberal arts, and professional studies degree and non-credit programmes. Redefining art and design education, MICA is pioneering interdisciplinary approaches to innovation, research and community and social engagement, Alumni and programming reach the globe, even as MICA remains a cultural cornerstone in the Baltimore/Washington region, hosting hundreds exhibitions and events annually by students, faculty and other established artists. www.mica.edu