ILLUSTRATOR. DESIGNER. ARTIST.

ILLUSTRATOR. DESIGNER. ARTIST.

Delve into the world of Arrushi Chakraborty, an Illustrator/Designer from Kolkata, India, who graduated in May 2025 with a BFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY. She did three semesters of Graphic Design before switching to Illustration and enjoys hand-lettering and children’s book art. Arrushi likes dogs, cats, and ice cream in no particular order.

This one's for Bolt. He was strong, adorable, and always hungry for more food. He is the puppy in my profile picture 😇🐶 I am enjoying making mini comics as a way of personal storytelling! Getting to make personal art after four years of school is
One of the things I miss about graduation already is not being able to wear the gown again. I felt like a big girl in it! @svanyc @svaillocomx #svawesome #comicstrip #illustration #SVAGraduation #co2025
As I ended art school, I also made my first mini-comic. As one journey ends, another begins. Apologies to all the people I haven't gotten to tag yet, just know you've made a great difference to my life 💛 expect a more emotional post on my actual Gra
NYC!!! Mark your calendars for the Senior Show by @svaillocomx opening next week, April 2, and open through April 12. I will be there at the Reception, which is on Thursday, April 10, 6-8 PM, at the SVA Chelsea Gallery (601 W 26th St, 15th floor). I
It's about time I did a...🌟Meet The Artist🌟 Hi there! I'm Arrushi, a Senior in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts. I'm from Kolkata, India! I speak English, Hindi, Bengali, and I'm learning Spanish little by little (hablo un poco de espa&nt
I had archived this little illustration before, but today seems a fitting day to love yourself. Show up for yourself when you can and if you can. Happy Valentine's Day! 💛🧡🩷
Last post of the year but the closest to my heart, My Mother's Sari- a labour of love more than just a book, just like anything my mother does for me is. Again, credits to @eumiel for making this happen and for the wonderful photographs in the follow
B'day Blues- a wordless accordion book made in @eumiel 's class. A girl sits alone at the bar on her birthday and then goes home (2nd pic), only to discover a surprise birthday party and that she's not alone (3rd pic). Many thanks to my wonderful pro
Quick self portrait based on Mäda Primavesi by Gustav Klimt. Haven't been active on Instagram for months now, but I promise I have exciting stuff to post from my second to last semester at SVA! It's a bittersweet thing, knowing this semester ha
A series of linocut prints.
The essence of death. #3 . . @svaillocomx #svanyc #svawesome
Second piece in my thesis book: Gauri and Udayan.
Meet Gauri. For our Junior Thesis, we had to pick a book and illustrate about 6 pieces based on it. I chose The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri. Many more pictures to come soon, Thank you, @matt.rota for your guidance! #svawesome #svanyc @svaillocomx
8,000 miles pt. 2, 26" x 42", acrylic on stretched canvas Would you say this painting is finished? It looks finished in person to me, but on screen it looks different. Not the best sense of foreshortening here, but you get the point (I ho
Tummy Rolls, 24" x 36", acrylic and oil on canvas I really enjoy doing monochromatic paintings! Allows me to get a sense of value and saturation side by side. Though I may return to my neon, many-hued color palette very soon!
8,000 miles Acrylic on unstretched canvas Didn't measure but fairly big 🥲