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CURRENT PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENT

Associate Professor, Design

University of South Carolina School of Visual Art + Design

2022 (tenured, promoted)

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EDUCATION

MFA Design, Visual Communications

VCUarts, Richmond, VA

2010

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BFA Illustration, Communication Arts

VCUarts, Richmond, VA

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: CuriosityHQ

Design, illustration and creative services studio.

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ABBREVIATED CLIENT LIST

Nature’s Recipe, Angel’s Envy, Farm Credit Mid America, Louisville Metro Housing Coalition, HBO, Kentucky State Parks, Wachovia Bank, Allstate, Cracker Barrel, The Gap, VA Lottery, Kellogg’s, Altria, Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, VCU School of the Arts, The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, University of Louisville

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RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Creative South Conference 2023

AIGA National Conference 2022
AIGA DEC Shift{ed} Virtual Summit 2021

Micro Galleries COVIDx Talks

AIGA DEC SHIFT Virtual Summit 2020

AIGA National Design Conference, Pasadena, CA

Humana Digital Experience Center, Louisville, KY

College of Art, Architecture + Design at Mississippi State University

Southeastern College Art Conference, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Evansville Design Group, Evansville, IN

Windgate Center for Art and Design, University of Arkansas at Little Rock 

Stuckeman School College of Arts and Architecture, Penn State University

Herron School of Art & Design, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

School of Visual Art & Design, University of South Carolina

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ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

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The Illustration Academy, 2004

Lorenzo de’Medici School of Art, Florence, Italy, 2003

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

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Assistant Professor, Design

University of South Carolina School of Visual Art + Design

2016 - 2019

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University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Assistant Professor

Design and Interaction

2016 - 2019

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Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

Assistant Professor

Design and Illustration

2015 - 2016

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Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA

Assistant Professor

Design and Foundations

2011 - 2015

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SELECT AWARDS

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• International Design Awards - Graphic Design, 2021, 2022

• International Design Awards - Gold Award Winner, Graphic Design, 2020

• 2019 National Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement in Graphic Design,  Southeastern College Art Conference

• Great Meadows Foundation Grant Award 2018

• Cooperative Consortium for Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research Grant 2018

• AIGA The Show - BEST IN SHOW 2017

• AIGA The Show Award 2017

• AIGA The Show Award 2017

• AIGA The Show Award 2016

• AIGA GRADE 7 Award 2013

• AIGA GRADE 6 Award 2011

• Applied Arts Magazine 2010

• Robert and Joye Ledford Graduate Scholarship 2009

• Graduate Art Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University 2008

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PUBLICATIONS & OUTSTANDING PRESS

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The Great Discontent, International Publication

Issue #05, May 2022

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Uppercase Magazine, International Publication

Issue #44, January - March 2020

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Typografika: 1642

Publisher: Formist Edition 18, Editor: Mark Gowing, Pages: 624, Format: Paperback, Size: 210 x 300 mm

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Redefining Creativity: Multi-Layered Collaboration in Art and Art Historical Practice. 

Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

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Type Hike: A Retrospective

Monograph. Lassen Volcanic National Park poster. 114 pages, Digital Print, 8.5” x 12”, Published by Type Hike at University of Texas Press. First Edition, 2017.

Precognitive Universe of Emergent Desire. 

Ubercorp Publishing. ISBN: 978-0-9960912-4-4

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dOGUMENTA received accolades and press from the following publications online and in print: New York Times, New York Post, artnet, W Magazine, Newsweek, InsideArt.com, Smithsonian Magazine, L.A. Times.

The Type Hike project and Lassen poster received accolades and press from the following publications online and in print: Fast Company Design, Communication Arts Magazine, Dwell, How Design, Type Magazine, Escape Kit, AIGA, The All Night Listening Post, Etapes, Lonely Planet, and Thought on Site.

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SELECT INTERVIEWS

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AIGA National Panel Discussion on Mentorship in Design and Academia

Navigating a career in design or academia can be tremendously challenging, and finding guidance (particularly early on in a career) can be fundamental for success. But, how does one go about finding a mentor? Does it make sense to seek different mentors for various aspects (and phases) of your career development? Panelists: Meena Khalili, Kaleena Sales (TSU), Neeta Verma (Notre Dame) https://pt-br.facebook.com/AIGAdesign/videos/202876491554635/ 

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The Quickie Podcast

The Quickie Podcast for Graphic Designers. Dave Hopkins interviews talented Graphic Designers, Illustrators, and Creative Directors, quickly - usually 30 minutes or less. Freelancers to creatives at world-renown businesses and agencies, about their wins, their fails, lessons learned, what inspires them, and the story about how they even got there. Web. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-quickie-interviews-for-graphic-designers/id1463743075

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DESIGN DEDUX Podcast

The DESIGN DEDUX™ Podcast is a professional broadcast quality podcast exploring art and design studies for educators, mentors, students, and practitioners that are pursuing success in their work. Hosted by Pete Bella, University of Central Arkansas. Web. petebella.com/013-informed-by-the-things-around-us-with-meena-khalili-s1e5/

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Design EDU Today Podcast.

Gary Rozanc, interviewer. Interview for the podcast out of University of Maryland highlighting UX UI and web technologies. “The Education of an I-Shaped versus T-Shaped Student with Meena Khalili” Web. designedu.today/episodes/e057-the-education-of-an-i-shaped-versus-t-shaped-student-with-meena-khalili.html

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Design Recharge, Meena Khalili // New in Lou 365

“Meena is an illustrator, and design professor who is has one hand in the digital world and one hand in the physical world. She will be talking about her 365 project that transformed her style and has turned into a traveling show...” Web. itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/design-recharge/id1122977131?mt=2

University of Louisville News

https://louisville.edu/art/news/profesor-meena-khalili-brings-type-hike-to-louisville

By Design Webcast.

Hebah Albdelqader, interviewer. Interview for the webcast out of Los Angeles, California highlighting designers and artists of diverse ethnicity. Web. http://www.hebahbydesign.com/6-2/

Creative South Podcast.

Jason Frostholm, interviewer. Interview for the weekly podcast out of Mobile, Alabama ranging in topics about design and creativity, which targets designers working in the American South. Web. https://creativesouthpodcast.simplecast.fm/d7c6cdb1

Connectivisim and Using Social Media in Art Education.

Cindy Hasio, Ph.D., Art Institute of Fort Worth. 

Art Education Journal. Print. 

Style Weekly Magazine, Everyday Uniforms — Amanda Dall Villa Adams. Print and web.

styleweekly.com/richmond/everyday-uniforms/Content?oid=1950255

Design Recharge, A Designer Who Chooses Quality & Craft 
“Meena Khalili walks us through her recent design project, Chuck Scalin’s “Body of Evidence” where she discusses the choices that made quality and craftmanship key.” Web.

youtube.com/watch?v=2xHQSK5O6Ao

Design Recharge, Scooter Sketchbook Adventures
“Meena Khalili travels in the summer on her Genuine Stella scooter and records her adventures in her sketchbooks. She shares why she does it and how these adventures effect her creativity the rest of her year.” Web. designrecharge.org/archives/2013/dr09042013.html