About
Her work explores emotions through colorful, bold lines and exaggerated forms, capturing feeling and narrative in playful compositions. By weaving her background in yoga into her creative process, she uses mindfulness to explore themes of mental health, creativity and emotional well-being.
When she isn’t drawing, Sahana enjoys supporting others in finding their own spark, helping them connect and heal through art in ways that feel easy and approachable.
Teaching & Community Practice
Prior to teaching in higher education, Sahana spent nine months working with vulnerable communities in Edinburgh, Scotland, supporting adults aged 40+ in exploring and developing their creative practices. Her work involved facilitating accessible art activities and encouraging participants to use creativity as a means of connection, expression, and personal well-being.
She currently teaches across undergraduate and diploma-level design programmes, working with students from Graphic Design, Animation, Interior Design, Visual Communication, and UI/UX.
Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA)
Graphic Design, Animation – Foundation Year, and Interior Design
Courses include Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Design Fundamentals, Illustration, Digital Design Tools, Visual Merchandising, Visual Systems Thinking, and Theory of User Experience (UX) Design. She also mentored the March 2026 batch of final-year BVA Graphic Design students through their thesis projects.
Bachelor of Science in Interior Design & Decoration (B.Sc. IDD)
Courses include Visual Merchandising - Retail Design, and Rebranding Projects.
Professional Diploma in Visual Communication
Courses include Digital Illustration Techniques, Principles of Photography and Videography, Visual Storytelling and Video Editing, Branding, Emotional Intelligence in Design Thinking, Visual Communication Theory, and Marketing & Advertising Theory.
Research Interests
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Sustainable materials and eco-conscious practices in illustration
- Philosophy, abstraction, and visual thinking through illustration
- Ethical questions surrounding AI-generated and AI-assisted art
- Impact of artificial intelligence on authorship and creative labor
- Video games as immersive environments that stimulate artistic creativity
Professional Practice
Her professional experience spans visual art, illustration, graphic design, curation, research, writing, creative direction, and community arts practice. She has worked across independent artistic practice, art consultancy, exhibitions, creative projects, and community-based art initiatives, bringing together making, research, and collaboration across different creative contexts.To get in touch, please email: herecomesthecloud@gmail.com
Exhibitions & Markets
Curator , Memory Booth, April 2026//Bangalore
Curator , Dream Building , Whitespace Gallery Jun 2025 /Edinburgh
Out of the Blue Winter Arts Market 2024 Dec 2024/Edinburgh
Edinburgh Printmakers Winter Print fest Nov 2024/Edinburgh
Dundee zine fest Nov 2024 /Dundee
UOFE Christmas Charity Craft Fair Dec 2023/Edinburgh
Dundee Zine Fest Sep 2023/Dundee
Graduate Showcase, University of Edinburgh Aug 2023/Edinburgh
New Designers Jul2023 /London
Edinburgh Climate Change Institute Jun 2023/Edinburgh