Roshan Ganu | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Roshan Ganu

Faculty
Alumni
’20

Title
Adjunct Faculty
Degree
Areas of Study
Visual Studies
Current Career
Comic Artist and Mixed Media Storyteller
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Roshan Ganu is a multimedia narrative artist originally from Goa-India, now based in Minneapolis. She has conceptualised and art directed stories for the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Minnesota Opera. She is a recipient of the MNiatures : Mini Operas Big Ideas grant by Minnesota Opera, the Next Step Fund Grant 2021 by MRAC, as well as the Artists Respond: Combating Social Isolation grant by Springboard For The Arts, through which she co-founded ‘Aapli Library’, a zine space for community and conversation in Minneapolis. As a comic artist she has taught comic making workshops with a focus on personal narratives at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Socially Engaged Craft Collective, KCLAS in India and at Aapli Library. Her work has been recognised by the Star Tribune,  MinnPost, MPLSArt and SOTA podcast and has been exhibited at galleries such as Soo Visual Arts Center, Second Shift Gallery, Artistry-Bloomington, ArtReach St.Croix, among others.