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Curator, creative strategist, and United Nations campaign lead working at the intersection of art, advocacy, and global storytelling. With 10 years of experience across international organizations and cultural institutions, I design global advocacy campaigns and exhibitions that transform narratives and mobilize actionfortheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).
I am a curator and multidisciplinary creative strategist working at the intersection of art, advocacy, and sustainable development. Originally from the Philippines and having lived in Hong Kong and now Germany, my work is deeply informed by a cross-cultural perspective and a commitment to leaving no one behind. As the current Creative and Communications Lead at the UN SDG ActionCampaign under UNDP, I lead on campaigns, initiatives, and co-creation effortswithpartnersacrosstheUNsystem,civilsociety,creativeindustries,and youth networks merging immersive storytelling, visual identity, and participatory engagement to accelerate action on the world’s most urgent challenges.
With a decade of experience spanning the UN, fashion and culture sectors, and international NGOs, I specialize in crafting advocacy campaigns, socially engaged exhibitions, and open-source digital activations that bridge sectors andcatalyzesystemicchange.Mycuratorialprojects—ArtHome,HopeinAction, and Parallel Realities have been showcased at high-level venues including the UN General Assembly Hall in New York and Triennale Milano, spotlighting underrepresentedvoicesandSDG-alignedthemesthroughcompelling,humancenterednarratives.
Whether co-creating global campaigns like Unite to Act, shaping the creative direction of the UN SDG Action Awards, or designing digital toolkits and public art installations, I bring a collaborative and creative-driven, impact-oriented approachtoeveryproject—translatingstoriesintostrategyandshapingcreative spacesthatinspireconnection,courage,andcollectiveaction.
CannesLions/30under30Creatives/2024
McKinsey&Company/NextGenerationWomenLeaders/2021
NET-A-PORTER/IncredibleGirlsoftheFuture/2019
BulgarixDomusAcademy/LuxuryBrandManagementCompetitionFirstPrize/2019
BalmainxIstitutoMarangoni/DigitalStrategyCompetitionFirstPrize/2019
FedEx/InternationalTradeChallengeBusinessPlanCompetitionTopTen/2012
Curator/UnitedNationsPavilion:ParallelRealitiesatTriennaleMilano/2025
Curator/AParallelRealityinMusicatPrimaveraSoundinBarcelona/2025
Curator/ParallelRealitiesattheHamburgSustainabilityConference/2025
Curator/HopeinAction:YouthattheUNGeneralAssemblyHallinNewYork/2024
Curator/HopeinActionattheUNSDGActionAwardsCeremonyinRome/2024
Curator/HopeinAction:ClimateattheUNFCCCConference(COP29)inBaku/2024
Curator/HopeinAction:LandattheUNCCDConference(COP16)inRiyadh/2024
Co-curator/ArtHome:MeditationinHongKong/2017
Co-curator/Art+HKinHongKong/2016
Co-curator/ArtHomeforPeaceinHongKong/2016
Co-curator/ArtHome:PaletteandPalateinHongKong/2015
Co-curator/ArtCarinHongKong/2015
Co-curator/ArtHomeinHongKong/2014
UNDP,UNSDGActionCampaign/UNSDGActionAwards/2021-2025
GlobalPolicyForum/2025
UNJointSDGFund/TurningPointFilmSeries/2024
UNDP,UNSDGActionCampaign/UnitetoAct/2023
UNDP,UNSDGActionCampaign/GlobalWeektoActforSDGs/2021-2022
GPEDC/EffectiveDevelopmentCo-operationSummit/2022
UNDP,UNSDGActionCampaign/FliptheScript/2022
UNDP,UNSDGActionCampaign/Play:Fair/2021-2022
UNDP,UNSDGActionCampaign/MYWorld360°/2021
UNDP,UNSDGActionCampaign/TurnitAround/2021
UNDP,UNSDGActionCampaign/GlobalFestivalofAction/2021
BulgarixDomusAcademy /BVLGARIDOMVS/2019
BalmainxIstitutoMarangoni/BeaCommandant/2019
NET-A-PORTER/WEARE/2019
Redress,BYT/WhatisBYT?/2017
GreenArtAsia/ArtHome/2014-2017
UNDP,UNSDGActionCampaign/VoiceoverArtistandContentCreator/2021-2025
UNCTAD/UNCTAD60/VoiceoverArtistandContentCreator/2024
ForusInternational/#FlipTheScriptSocialMedia/2022
UNFCCC/HowtoDriveActionThroughSocialMedia/2021
LDC5/YouthFliptheScriptonSocialMedia/2021
UNITAR/Youth&Partnerships:FosteringCollectiveMobilization/2020
YSEALI,Wedu/BuildingSustainableConnectionsforChange/2020 ila/IdeationtoImplementation:HowtoBringIdeastoLife/2020
SDGWorldCongress/Well-beingintheDigitalAge/2020
GawadKalinga/TheBusinessofSolidarity:CreatingaCultureofEmpowerment/2019
PHStartupWeek/SustainabilityistheFutureofFashion/2019
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Curating socially engaged, impact-driven exhibitions that bridge art and advocacy,amplifyunderrepresentedvoices,andexplorethemesoftheSDGs— brought to life across high-level global platforms from the UN General AssemblyHalltoTriennaleMilano.
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Curator
Milan·Hamburg ·Barcelona ·Rome
May–November2025
First United Nations Pavilion at the Triennale Milano 24th International ExhibitionInequalities
Parallel Realities marked the debut of the first-ever United Nations Pavilion at Triennale Milano, curated under the UN SDG Action Campaign as part of the 24th International Exhibition Inequalities. As curator, I conceptualized and developed this immersive, multi-sensory exhibition to confront today’s intersecting crises through the lens of inequality inviting audiences to step into a fractured world shaped by systemic injustice, but alive with the possibility of transformation.
Framed around the idea that multiple, often conflicting, realities coexist especially across lines of class, race, gender, geography, and access—Parallel Realities invited visitors to explore the SDGs not as distant policies, but as lived experiencesshapedbypowerandperspective.
The Pavilion featured arresting split-image collages by Turkish artist Uğur Gallenkuş, whose works juxtapose scenes of privilege and poverty, war and peace, challenges and opportunities. Each artwork was paired with stories of UN SDG Action Awards changemakers—from those ending child marriage and dismantling systemic exclusion, to those defending forests and frontline communities creatinganarrativearcfromawarenesstoagency.Theinstallation culminatedinacalltoactionthroughtheUNActNowcampaign,resultinginover 100,000individualcommitmentsforamoresustainableandequalfuture.
InsidetheParallelRealitiesPavilionatTriennaleMilano,featuringsplit-imagedigitalcollagesbyTurkishartist UğurGallenkuşpairedwithstoriesfromUNSDGActionAwardschangemakers
AfteritspremiereinMilan,ParallelRealitiestraveledtootherhigh-impactcultural andpolicyspaces includingtheHamburgSustainabilityConference,Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, and Elisa’s Palasport Live Tour at the iconic Stadio San Siro reaching new audiences and bridging the worlds of activism, art, and globalpolicythroughemotionalresonanceandparticipatorydesign.
Fromlefttoright: ParallelRealitiesattheHamburgSustainabilityConference,Primavera SoundFestivalinBarcelona,andElisa’sPalasportLive2025TouratStadioSanSiro.
Curator
NewYork·Rome·Baku·Riyadh
September–December2024
UnitedNationsExhibitionSeriesat High-LevelEventsincollaborationwith UNYouthOffice UNFCCC andUNCCD
4EverKurious, Anand Manchiraju, Ben Haisenburke, Caroline Harroe, Dan Kabiaru, Daniil Alikov, Dreams, Eyerusalem, Federico Massa, Gianni Depaoli, Haleema, Heather Timm, Jane Ugah, Katie Godowski, Mary L. Peng, Maryam, Matt Brunel, Richard Zheng, Saidu Degri, Segun Jiboku, Supratim, T i V l St di NFT
Aglobalselectionof25artworksfromover1,500submissionsvisualizinghopeasaforceforchange
Hope in Action was a global traveling art exhibition that I curated in collaboration with the UN SDG Action Campaign and HUG, created to explore hope not as a feeling—but as a force for change. Anchored in the belief that art can confront systems, inspire solidarity, and visualize better futures, the exhibition featured 25 powerful works selected from over 1,500 global submissions. Spanning digital art, performance, photography, sculpture, and embroidery, each piece responded to thecentralquestion:Whatdoeshopelooklikewhenitmovesustoact?
Across all exhibitions, I led the curatorial direction, artist selection, thematic adaptation, and exhibition design. Each edition of Hope in Action was rooted in six core SDG-aligned pillars: Climate Action, Gender Equality, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Zero Hunger and Food Security, Youth Empowerment and Education andDigitalTransformationandInclusion.
SDGs
OpeningceremonyoftheSummitoftheFuturefeaturingHopeinActionattheUNGeneral AssemblyHall,NewYork,inthepresenceofUNSecretary-GeneralAntónioGuterres
Unveiled at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York one of the most emblematic political stages in the world the exhibition opened the high-level proceedings in the presence of UN Secretary-General António Guterres during the opening ceremony of the Summit of the Future. With the theme “#YouthLead for the Future:Webelieveinthepromiseofabetterworldforall,”Icuratedafocusedselection offiveartworksby youthartists.
Followingitsdebut,HopeinActiontraveledtoa series of major UN high-level events, with each exhibition adapted to reflect the specific context and audience At the UN SDG Action Awards Ceremony in Rome, the exhibition spotlighted changemakers from across continents featuring works from artists in Pakistan, Italy, and Kenya, and broadcast globally via UN WebTV and Italian national television.
At the UN Climate Change COP29 in Baku, I curated a special selection on climate justice, presenting immersive and emotionally resonantworksthatgavevoicetocommunities mostaffectedbyclimatebreakdown.
At UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh, the exhibition shifted focus to desertification, land justice, and food security, and was featured during the side event “Cultivating Creativity: Collective ActionforLandRestoration.”
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Co-curator
HongKong
2014-2016
GreenArtAsia
SDGs
Artists
CarlFrederikReuterswärdincollaborationwithNon-Violence Project ambassadors: Ringo Starr, Muhammad Ali, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Nico Rosberg, Wu Mingzhong, Jonas Akerlund,DustinJohnson,VazquezSoundsMexico,Anahi
ArtHomewas a site-specific exhibition series that transformed a private Hong Kong apartments into living galleries intimate and immersive. As co-curator, I worked collaboratively to reimagine each setting as a site of dialogue, inviting audiences to experienceartnotasdistant,butassomethingdeeplypersonalandimmediate.
This unconventional exhibition brought together artists working across installation, sculpture, photography, and object-based practices, all responding to the urgent ecological challenges of urban life. By embedding artworks into the flow of a home from the bedroom to the kitchen to the living room Art Home collapsed the boundariesbetweenartandlife,turningeverydayspacesintositesofconfrontation, care,andconversation.
EachArtHometoldastory.OnetransformedintoamobileArtCar,takingartbeyond gallerywallsandintothestreetsofHongKong.
Another featured art wine, where limited edition bottles from PontdesArts,adorned with works by Zao Wou-Ki, invited guests to experience the sensory relationship betweenart,taste,and memory.
Another edition focused on art for peace, presented in collaboration with the Non-Violence Project (NVP) Foundation and the iconic Knotted Gun sculpture byCarlFredrikReuterswärd.
As part of the exhibition, visitors were invited to design their own interpretations of the iconic Knotted Gun a global peace symbol by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd. Using printed templates, participants of all ages sketched reimagined versions of the sculpture, reflecting personal messages of peace, resistance, or healing. These contributions were then displayed around the Art Home, creating a growing installation of community-designed peace symbols. The activation blended play, participation, and protest bringing art into an unexpected setting while grounding it in the core message of the Art Home series: that transformation beginswhereweare.
This special edition ArtHomeforPeace explored the intersections of conflict, healing, and personal space. The exhibition featured limited-edition Knotted Guns created by global peace ambassadors such as Ringo Starr, Muhammad Ali, and Paul McCartney, alongside new works by local and regional artists including Vaan Ip and Nan Qi. These pairings created a compelling dialogue between global peace symbolism and local expressions ofresistance,trauma,andreconciliation. Set within the intimacy of a Hong Kong home, the exhibition invited visitors to reimagine peace not as a distant aspiration, but as something cultivated daily in our conversations, our communities,andourchoices.
Leading the visual identity, narrative architecture, and content ecosystems for organizations, flagship events, and initiatives to build bold, human-centered, andmission-alignedbrands.
BrandingandCreativeStrategyLead
Virtual·Bonn·Rome
2020–2025
UNSDGActionCampaign
SDGs
The UN SDG Action Awards is the United Nations’ flagship initiative celebrating the most innovative and impactful efforts advancing the SDGs worldwide. From 2020 to 2025, I played a pivotal role in leading the brand identity, visual storytelling, and digital engagement strategy for the Awards—transforming it into a globally recognized platform that mobilized action, elevated changemakers,andinspiredmillions.
Through a bold, human-centered branding approach, I developed a comprehensive and cohesive visual system that spanned digital, print, and environmentaldesign.Thisincluded:
Aunifiedbrandidentity,logodesignandvisuallanguagefortheAwards
Cross-platform social media campaigns spotlighting award recipients, and internationaljuries
Teasertrailers,celebratoryanimations,andbehind-the-scenescontent
Custom-designed event assets including banners, digital backdrops, stage graphics,signage,andstep-and-repeatwalls
Brandedcommunicationstoolkits,motiongraphics,andglobalshareables
I strategically tailored content across in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats— ensuring consistency while allowing for adaptability across cultural and regional contexts. The result was an immersive, dynamic experience that extended far beyond the stage, building a powerful emotional and visual connection with globalaudiences.
BrandingLead
Milan
2021
Play:FairforPeopleandPlanetwasabold,cross-culturalmusicactivationdesignedto inspire,connect,andmobilizeglobalactiononclimatejusticeandinequality.Heldon17 July 2021 in Milan, the event brought together musicians, performing artists, and local andinternationalactiviststoreimaginehowlarge-scaleculturaleventscanserveboth peopleandtheplanet.
Astheleadforcreativedirection,brandstrategy,anddigitalengagement,Ideveloped and executed a vibrant, sustainability-driven visual identity that fused climate storytellingwithmusicculture.Myscopeofworkincluded: Designingthelogoandvisualidentitysystem,inspiredbymusic Creatingacohesivesuiteofsocialmediaassets,motiongraphics,andstorytelling templates
Leading event branding, including the design of banners, digital backdrops, directionalsignage,andeco-consciousprintmaterialsfortheliveactivation
Supporting global campaign amplification ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit, COP26,andtheGlobalWeekto#Act4SDGs
Producedasasustainablemusicevent,Play:Fairchallengedtheentertainmentindustry to lead by example calling for climate-conscious production and more equitable, inclusive storytelling. The event served as a creative catalyst for global mobilization, provingthatcultureisnotjustareflectionofchange it’sadriverofit
SecondPrizeWinner IncredibleGirlsoftheFutureCompetition 2019
IssuedbyNET-A-PORTER
SDGs
AwardedsecondprizeintheglobalIncredibleGirlsoftheFuturecompetitionby NET-A-PORTER, I conceptualized and designed WEARE, an AI-powered, all-in-one cowearing platform that reimagines fashion consumption through circularity, collaboration, and innovation Framed by the guiding insight “If there are co-working spaces, this is a co-wearing space” WEARE offered a seamless digital wardrobe for users to buy, borrow, and barter pre-owned fashion, making style more accessible, community-driven,andwaste-free.
Throughasleekuserinterface,WEAREenableduserstocuratetheirownWEAREdrobes, tracktheavailabilityofgarments,andevenengageinsmartbarteringbasedonshared style preferences. The experience was enhanced with AI features, transparent item statuses, and borrowing indicators. By tapping the barter button, users could access sellerwishlistsandinstantlyseeiftheirwardrobehadmatchingpieces highlightedbya red dot interface design. The experience positioned WEARE as a digital-first solution to oneoffashion’sgreatestchallenges:overconsumption
Rooted in both sustainability and style, WEARE delivered a forward-thinking platform narrative that addressed the demands of Gen Z and millennial consumers through coownership and experience-driven fashion Branded with the tagline “Don’t waste it, WEARE it,” the platform was praised by NET-A-PORTER’s judging panel for its creativity, clarity,andmarketrelevance.
Designing high-impact, multi-channel advocacy campaigns that move audiencesfromawarenesstoactionthroughcreativestorytelling,participatory tools,andglobal-localactivation.
CampaignDevelopmentLead
Global
2023
UnitedNations
SDGActionCampaign
SDGs
Unite to Act was a global advocacy campaign launched to mobilize people and institutions to take visible, collective action on the SDGs, particularly during the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda and the 2023 SDG Summit. I led the development and executionofthecampaign—craftingitsstrategy,creativedirection,andengagement modelacrossphysical,digital,andhybridplatforms.
At the core of the campaign was the Unite to Act Ribbon a visual symbol of connectionandsharedresponsibility usedtolinkpeople’sactionsacrosscontinents I developed a digital-first campaign framework that connected storytelling, real-time social media engagement, and on-the-ground activations into one cohesive experience.
KeyinitiativesIledincluded:
Conceptualizing and launching the Unite to Act Ribbon visual system and engagementtools
Creating the ACTivator, a real-time digital map for tracking and displaying SDG actionsglobally
Curating immersive physical and virtual experiences, including the Unite to Act MuralinBangladesh,theUnitetoActMuseuminthePhilippines,andtheUniteto ActMetaverse
Designing open-source campaign kits and visual assets to enable localization and widespreadusebyyouth,civilsociety,andinstitutions
Thecampaignresultedinover156millionSDGactions,122millionpeoplereached,and a 35% increase in hashtag performance quarter-on-quarter. Most importantly, Unite to Act reimagined what open, creative, collective advocacy can look like bridging globalvisionwithlocalvoice.
Uniteto#Act4SDGsMural in
Uniteto#Act4SDGsWall
UnitetoActACTivator
Uniteto#Act4SDGsMuseum inthe Philippines
t4SDGsMetaverse
Uniteto#Act4SDGsOOH inNewYork
BrandandCreativeLead
HongKong
2017
Redress
SDGs
At BYT, a pioneering social impact fashion brand born from the award-winning NGO Redress, I led the digital content strategy and brand storytelling across channels translating circular fashion innovation into compelling narratives that resonated with global,consciousconsumers.
My role focused on the end-to-end development of digital campaigns and creative activations,including:
Creating and managing social media content for seasonal collections, designer collaborations,andsustainabilitystorytelling
Developing e-commerce and editorial content, including lookbooks, product features,andbrandedstorytellingalignedwitheachlaunch
Leadingscriptwritingandcreativedirectionforcampaignfilms,behind-the-scenes content,anddesignerinterviews
Executinginteractivedigitalactivationssuchassocialmediatakeovers,challenges, andUGC
Overseeing photoshoots from concept to production, including art direction, talent coordination,andpost-productiondelivery
CuratingthedigitalexperienceforBYT’sfashionshowatHongKongFashionWeek, leading real-time coverage, behind-the-scenes storytelling, and post-show amplification
Supportingbrandmomentswithdigitaltoolkitsandvisualassetsforpop-upevents andgloballaunches
Collaborating with Redress Design Award-winning designers, photographers, and sustainableproducers,Ihelpedshapeaboldyetthoughtfulvisualidentityforthebrand demonstratinghowfashioncanbebothstylishandcircular,innovativeandethical.
Inspired by the iconic Pantheon, the campaign was anchored in a dome-like structure real or imagined—featuring four themed rooms: B.Zero1, Pop, Serpenti, and Fiorever. Each room was designed as a sensorial environment that highlighted a key Bulgari collection while drawing from Roman architecture, mythology, and cultural symbolism. The B.Zero1 room paid homage to the Colosseum with a digital labyrinth inspired by its bold geometry. The Pop room offered a vibrant, neon-hued reinterpretation of classical sculpture through the lens of 1980s glam. The Serpenti room coiled with hypnotic digital art evoking sensual transformation, while the Fiorever room bloomed with floral excess, mirroringtherichnessofRome’sbaroquegardens.
To deepen emotional connection, the concept included a mobile interface allowing users to unlock exclusive content via a virtual secret door inspiredbyahiddenentryatBulgari’shistoricstore once used by icons like Elizabeth Taylor. This appbasedfeaturedrewonVRandARtorevealintimate brandstoriesandrarearchivalmoments.
The experience culminated in a real-time Instagram-powered activation titled The Wall of #BVLGARIDOMVS,whichprojecteduser-generated content onto a digital mosaic turning audience participation into an integral part of the brand’s narrativeuniverse.
Bringing stories to life through voiceovers, video essays, and digital storytelling. FrompoeticnarrationtopunchyTikTokcontent,Icraftpurpose-ledmediathat makesadvocacyfeelpersonal—andideasunforgettable.
VideoContent Creator
Through my TikTok channel @krishasia.co, I craft short-form content that blends creative storytelling with advocacy, inspiring viewers to reflect, feel, and act. With over 160K likes and a growing community of 5K+ followers, my videos center on themesofidentity,purpose,socialjustice,andthequietbeautyofeverydaylife.
I write, voice, and edit original content that often merges archival footage, poetic narration, and experimental visuals designed to emotionally connect and provoke thought. I speak about creativity as a tool for healing and resistance, behind-thescenesglimpsesintocampaignbuilding,andthesmallmomentsthatanchorhope. From soft-spoken reflections to bold rallying cries, each video is part of a larger creativepracticerootedinusingmediaforpositivechange.
This platform has become a space where I prototype ideas, test narrative frameworks, and translate my experience in art, advocacy, and digital campaigns into intimate yet widely resonant formats. It’s not just storytelling—it’s worldbuilding,onevoiceoveratatime.
I’m also open to collaborations if you're looking for a voice, script, or concept that bringsyourmessagetolifeinanauthenticandcompellingway,I’dlovetoco-create withyou.Fromcampaigncontentandcause-basedstorytellingtodigitalpoetryand brandnarratives,let’sbuildsomethingmeaningfultogether.
VoiceoverArtist
Rome 2024
UNSDGActionCampaign
The UN SDG Action Awards is the United Nations’ flagship initiative recognizing individuals and organizationsmakingextraordinaryeffortstoadvance theSDGs.
Forthe2024edition,Iservedasthevoicebehindthe videos recording narration for 10 Awards recipients, whichwasbroadcastgloballythroughUNWebTVand approvedbyRAI,Italy’snationalpublicbroadcaster.
This work was part of a larger creative effort to tell stories in a way that feels personal, accessible, and inspiring.Lendingmyvoicetothesenarrativesallowed me to support the powerful work of changemakers aroundtheworld andhelpbringtheirmessagestolife foraglobalaudience.
Watch the sample voiceover at the 2024 Awards Ceremony
VoiceoverArtist & VideoContentCreator
To commemorate 60 years of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), I was present to support as a voiceover artist and video content creator. From scripting and filming to editing and narrating, I crafted a short-form video recap designed specifically for social media audiences, amplifying the key themes, energy, and globalvoicesoftheanniversarycelebrations.
As the social media spokesperson, I shaped a narrative that celebrated six decades of global impact while making the messaging fresh, relatable, and accessible to younger, digital-native audiences. The video was shared across UNCTAD and UN channels as part of their official anniversary communications
WatchthesamplehighlightsvideoattheUNCTAD60 Conference
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