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Uma is a Jewelry Designer/Maker based in Chicago. Currently she works as a Jewelry Designer at Maui Divers. She also is working on long term contracts (solely in jewelry designing, modeling, tech pack, and rendering) for her clients based in New York, Chicago, London, and Mumbai.  

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(please feel free to reach out to find more as NDA based contract work cannot be shown on the website for legal reasons)

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Education

She is a graduate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She graduated with distinction, honorable leadership mention recipient, and creative honors scholarship.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with distinction
School of 
the Art Institute of Chicago (2019 - 2023)

- Creative Honors Scholarship - $76,500

- Accepted into Scholars Program 

- Co-Leader of the South Asian Group:            Namaste (now SASA SAIC)

- Projects for Peace recipient - $10,000

- Honorable mention recipient for Student     Leadership

Student Ambassador

International Baccalaureate (IB) 
Indus International School Pune (2017 - 2019)

-Primary focuses: Arts, Psychology, and Science

Exhibitions

Heart of Honolulu Art Festival 2025

Bridgeport Art Center - Sweet Home Chicago  2023

Woman Made Gallery - Tickled Pink
 2023

South Asia Institute - Open Waters - Co-curator 2023

SAIC Galleries - Undergraduate Exhibitions 2023

1922 Galleries - Pst... - Curator and Exhibitor 2023

Surgical Science Museum - Bodies III
 2022

Work Experience

Maui Divers - Jewelry Designer 2025 - present

Alexandra Marks Jewelry - Jewelry Designer

Home Depot - Designer and CAD Modeler
June 2022 - January 2023

 

Presentation Studios International - CAD Designer and Model Maker
July - September 2023

 

Weitzman Furniture inc - Furniture Designer
July - September 2023

 

eSymptoms - Co-Founder and Lead Graphic Designer
July 2018 - Present

eBiz Universe Inc
June 2021 - September 2021

 

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