As a visual designer and artistic director, Gaurav Ogale has been a contributing illustrator with National Geographic Traveller India, Brand Partner at VGC – India’s premier branding and design agency, Creative Consultant to Avid Learning – the cultural programming arm of the ESSAR Group and has been part of the creative team at the Royal Opera House Mumbai—India’s only surviving Opera House. His most recent stint has been as the head of Visual Content and Design with Sarmaya, a museum that houses a collection that represents the diverse histories and artistic traditions of the Indian Subcontinent. Ogale has been involved with branding and design for special projects with the JSW Group and DAG Museums.

He has been featured in leading Indian and international publications and platforms like Apple, GQ, Condé Nast Traveller, Vogue, Artsy, Buzzfeed, Architectural Digest, Verve, Open Magazine and The Hindu amongst others.

Press | Features

APPLE
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
GQ
THE HINDU
VOGUE
THE TIMES OF INDIA
THE GUARDIAN
HARPERS BAZAAR
INDIAN EXPRESS
CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER
VERVE
THE PRINT
KYOORIUS
INDIA TODAY
PLATFORM MAGAZINE
STIR
DESIGN INDIA
HINDUSTAN TIMES
OPEN MAGAZINE
BUZZFEED
GOODHOMES
HOMEGROWN
MIDDAY
ARTSY
MINT
BHAANE

Residencies

2025 Made in Sat, Marin, Romania
2025 Bridge To Studio x ISBN, Kyoto, Japan
2023 SOMOS ARTS, Berlin, Germany
2022 La Tempera, Bourgogne, France
2022 India Art Fair x Apple Digital Artist in Residence Programme, India
2022 SOMOS ARTS, Berlin, Germany
2015 Sunaparanta Centre for the Arts, Goa, India
2015 18 Derb el Ferranne, Marrakech, Morocco
2015 The Ultra Laboratory, Casablanca, Morocco
2010 SPICMACAY Research Residency, Mithila, Bihar, India

Shows

2025 (Solo) The Gleaners and I, ISBN, Kyoto, Japan
2023 (Group) Bestsellers, India Art Fair x Apple, New Delhi, India
2022 (Solo) To India, my love, Deeya Paris, France
2021 (Group) Shifting Selves, Sarmaya Arts Foundation, Tarq, Mumbai, India
2021 (Digital) Of Loitering and Loss, Firstpost
2021 (Digital) Portraits of the Pandemic, Sarmaya Arts Foundation
2015 (Solo) Come, See, Draw, Be, Sunaparanta Centre for the Arts, Goa, India
2015 (Solo) Carnets de Voyage, The Ultra Laboratory, Casablanca, Morocco