Shivani Shenoy is an illustrator and visual designer from Bengaluru, India. Her work in illustration, writing, and research is rooted in an interdisciplinary exploration of nature.
She is passionate about telling stories that broaden our perception of the world, to inspire empathy, and hope for a sustainable future. She has collaborated with organizations to create resources for environmental education and conservation initiatives.
She holds an MFA in Illustration and Visual Culture program at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. In her free time, she enjoys going on bird walks.
She is passionate about telling stories that broaden our perception of the world, to inspire empathy, and hope for a sustainable future. She has collaborated with organizations to create resources for environmental education and conservation initiatives.
She holds an MFA in Illustration and Visual Culture program at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. In her free time, she enjoys going on bird walks.
Photo credit: Caitlin Custer
Exhibitions
Re-Inhabiting Conservation: Bringing Wildlife Closer to Home
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Pennsylvania, USA (2026)
Throughlines: Sam Fox Ambassadors Show
The WashU Sam Fox School Gallery, St. Louis, USA (2026)
MFA-IVC Thesis Show
Intersect Arts, St. Louis, USA (2026)
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Remembrance Day
St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, USA (2026)
Backyard Ecologies
TechArtista, St. Louis, USA (2025)
(Re) Collections: Drawn From the Vault
Olin Library, Washington University in St. Louis, USA (2025)
Parabola
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, St. Louis, USA (2025)
College Creators Night
Saint Louis Art Museum (2024)
Re-imagining Conservation Exhibition
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, USA (2023)
Strokes Of Solidarity: Voices For Chennai’s Future
Art Kin Centre, Chennai (2023)
Re-Inhabiting Conservation: Bringing Wildlife Closer to Home
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Pennsylvania, USA (2026)
Throughlines: Sam Fox Ambassadors Show
The WashU Sam Fox School Gallery, St. Louis, USA (2026)
MFA-IVC Thesis Show
Intersect Arts, St. Louis, USA (2026)
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Remembrance Day
St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, USA (2026)
Backyard Ecologies
TechArtista, St. Louis, USA (2025)
(Re) Collections: Drawn From the Vault
Olin Library, Washington University in St. Louis, USA (2025)
Parabola
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, St. Louis, USA (2025)
College Creators Night
Saint Louis Art Museum (2024)
Re-imagining Conservation Exhibition
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, USA (2023)
Strokes Of Solidarity: Voices For Chennai’s Future
Art Kin Centre, Chennai (2023)
Features
WashU Magazine
Environmental Futures (2025)
Silly Squared Podcast
‘Shivani Shenoy | SP25’ (2025)
Deccan Chronicle
Birdwatching, a Sanctuary of Health Benefits (2024)
Twig & Ink
Beauty in the Smallest Forms (2024)
Recognition
Jeffrey Frank Wacks MFA Award
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts (2026)
MFA-IVC Thesis Research & Production Grant
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts (2026)
GDUSA Students to Watch
Graphic Design USA (2026)
Graduate Student Travel Grant
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts (2025)
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
Illustration West 63 (2025)
First Place: Graduate Research Symposium
Washington University in St. Louis (2025)
Sam Fox Ambassadors Graduate Fellowship
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts (2024-26)
The Grace Bell Scholarship
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts (2024-26)
Erasmus+ Grant
University of Edinburgh (2019)
Symposia and Conferences
Environmental Graduate Student Presentation
Center for the Environment, Washington University in St. Louis, USA (2026)
International Japanese Garden Conference (NAGJA)
Missouri Botanical Garden, USA (2025)
Design Futures Public Interest Leadership Forum
Tulane University, New Orleans, USA (Jun 2025)
Environmental Research Symposium
Center for the Environment, Washington University in St. Louis, USA (2025)
Graduate Research Symposium
Washington University in St. Louis, USA (2025)
New Directions in Design History Symposium
Washington University in St. Louis, USA (2025)
Creature Conserve Mentorship Symposium And Showcase
Virtual (2023)
Inclusive Pedagogy Conference
Moray House School of Education, Edinburgh, UK (2019)
Jeffrey Frank Wacks MFA Award
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts (2026)
MFA-IVC Thesis Research & Production Grant
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts (2026)
GDUSA Students to Watch
Graphic Design USA (2026)
Graduate Student Travel Grant
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts (2025)
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
Illustration West 63 (2025)
First Place: Graduate Research Symposium
Washington University in St. Louis (2025)
Sam Fox Ambassadors Graduate Fellowship
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts (2024-26)
The Grace Bell Scholarship
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts (2024-26)
Erasmus+ Grant
University of Edinburgh (2019)
Symposia and Conferences
Environmental Graduate Student Presentation
Center for the Environment, Washington University in St. Louis, USA (2026)
International Japanese Garden Conference (NAGJA)
Missouri Botanical Garden, USA (2025)
Design Futures Public Interest Leadership Forum
Tulane University, New Orleans, USA (Jun 2025)
Environmental Research Symposium
Center for the Environment, Washington University in St. Louis, USA (2025)
Graduate Research Symposium
Washington University in St. Louis, USA (2025)
New Directions in Design History Symposium
Washington University in St. Louis, USA (2025)
Creature Conserve Mentorship Symposium And Showcase
Virtual (2023)
Inclusive Pedagogy Conference
Moray House School of Education, Edinburgh, UK (2019)