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Ravi Vasavan
Art, Play & Work



RAVI VASAVAN IS AN ARTIST AND DESIGNER. CREATING BEAUTIFUL, UNIQUE AND IMPACTFUL
ART, BRAND AND DIGITAL EXPERIENCES FOR THE NEW ERA. CURRENTLY, HE SPEARHEADS
DESIGN AND STRATEGY AT CONVO, WHERE HIS PASSION FOR MELDING DESIGN WITH
TECHNOLOGY AND HIS DEDICATION TO SOCIAL IMPACT CONVERGE.



Previously he worked at Koto, for six years, an “optimistic group of designers,
strategists, and writers helping the world's best brands become even better.”
They have offices in Berlin, London, Los Angeles and Sydney. (Ravi worked in the
London one.) During his time there, he's had the pleasure of working with a mix
of startups, established brands and artificial intelligence.

Born deaf to deaf parents, Ravi grew up in Australia immersed in deaf community,
which has influenced his perspective and worldview. He knew two sign languages
before English. You could say that Auslan (Australian Sign Language) is his
‘mother tongue’ — or perhaps ‘fingers’? (Semantics.)

Being visually oriented by nature, he was attracted to art and design early on,
which led to his current career and practice. In his work, he is able to bring a
deaf perspective, particularly when it comes to (often hearing-oriented)
accessibility, inclusivity and strategic thinking in art and design.

In 2020 he was part of the first cohort at Rare with Google, a program for
underrepresented future creative leaders who wish to fundamentally change the
creative industries for the better. He gives talks on the intersection between
deafness and design, and the importance of preserving your own unique
perspective.

When not doing any of that, he spends his time making perfectly leoparded pizza
dough, biking across the vast Australian landscape, or camping with his partner
and dog, Emma & Joey. Ravi collaborates with deaf creatives on various deaf-led
initiatives and he is actively involved in many IRL and online communities, and
serves as a founding member of Deaf Arts Residency, an Australian based
collective with the aim of nurturing and growing the deaf arts scene in
Australia. 

Shows (Past & Upcoming)

Mosaic Art Award, group show @ Hauser & Wirth, London, November 2023

Deaf Gain, group show @ Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, September 2023

Flow Festival, group show @ Darebin Arts Centre, September 2023

.MPG, group show @ The Motley Bauhaus, February 2023

DARE, group show, January 2023
Talks (Past & Upcoming)

Nexus Gallery, Adelaide, September 2023

WeTransfer w/ Christine Sun Kim, Amsterdam, November 2021

Mozilla Festival, Online, March 2021

Australian International Documentary Conference, Online, February 2021

Unmasking Accessibility's Future with Ava.me, Online, December 2020

World Congress of Science and Factual Producers, Online, December 2020

Farewill, London, August 2020

Features

‘Ravi & Emma’ @
Australian International Documentary Conference (March 2022), SXSW (March 2022),
IDFA (November 2021), Mozilla Festival (March 2021) and Australian International
Documentary Conference  (February 2021)

Awards

‘Ravi & Emma’ @
26th Annual Webby Awards Honoree, SXSW Innovation Awards Finalist, Walkleys
Innovation Award and IDFA Special Jury Award for Creative Technology
Publications

Indeed Design, May 2021
Dense Discovery 127, Mar 2021
Give both ways, Dec 2020
Creative Review, June 2020
Text Radio, May 2020
Earshot, March 2019



Ravi lives and works in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia), on lands of the Wurundjeri
Woi Wurrung people. Ravi acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of this land
and pays respects to Elders – past, present and emerging. Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung
people have nurtured this land, its waterways and community for more than 65,000
years and continue to do so today. Ravi pays the rent and you should too.

Ravi is currently open to a select amount of projects starting from July 2024.
If you’re interested in collaborating or simply want to get in touch, get in
touch ︎︎︎ ravi@ravivasavan.com

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