Nina Trivedi

Dr. Nina Trivedi is a Senior Lecturer in Design: Race & Intercultural Studies at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. Her academic work bridges design, critical race theory, and transcultural practices, with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion in art and design education.

Education:

• PhD, Royal College of Art, United Kingdom
• MFA, Goldsmiths College, United Kingdom
• BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York, United States
• PgCert, University of the Arts London, United Kingdom

Her research focuses on the intersections of design and race, new materialisms, critical art history, video installation, robotics, AI, and fandom as a methodological framework. She explores how marginalized epistemologies can reframe creative practices and pedagogies.

Dr. Trivedi is actively engaged in advancing decolonial practices in arts education, demonstrated through her fellowships and research residencies. She co-organizes Transgressing Silences, a support and critique space for Black and POC design students, emphasizing community-driven knowledge production.

Scientific Awards and Recognitions:

• Advance HE Fellowship (2024–present)
• Decolonising Arts Education Fellowship

She has secured institutional grants such as the College Lenses Open Call CSM and contributed to impactful knowledge exchange projects including Design Transforms series and Agency to Change, a commemorative artwork honoring NHS staff affected by COVID-19. Dr. Trivedi supervises postgraduate research on speculative cosmologies and creative collaboration, indicating her mentorship in emerging theoretical and design frameworks.

While no formal lab is mentioned, her leadership in Transgressing Silences and her residencies at the Royal Academy of Arts and the Decolonising Arts Institute highlight her role in shaping collaborative, critical, and inclusive design communities.