Meet Eeshaan Dutt and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Indra Supreme
This is one in a series of online interviews with MIAD seniors, who share their thoughts about their 2026 Senior Exhibition project and their MIAD education.
Eeshan Dutt ‘26 (Illustration) is a President’s (Honor) List student from India and a recipient of a 2026 Alumni Thesis Award.
What is your “elevator pitch” for your senior exhibition project?
I created Indra Supreme, a hindu mythology comic exploring the story of Samudra Manthan because I want to introduce the story in a sequential art form so that it reaches a wider audience.
Anything you’d like to share about yourself or MIAD?
I’m an illustrator born and raised in India. My work centers on visual storytelling through sequential art, where I explore how narratives can engage and connect with audiences.
Eeshaan Dutt
Eeshaan Dutt “Indra Supreme, Front Cover” 2026
Eeshaan Dutt “Indra Supreme, Page 1″ 2026
Eeshaan Dutt “Indra Supreme, Page 2″ 2026
In a web previous story about international students at MIAD, Dutt shared the following:
“What sold me to come here was just the idea of being with a group of individuals that I could relate to…. I came to visit the campus only once before I finalized my decision, and when I saw what my life could be, the doors that this opportunity would be opening was something that I could just not pass.
“It was a big jump for me to come to a different country with a different culture than mine, and MIAD has been very accepting and made me feel included even though I felt like an outsider…. I am grateful for having an opportunity to try to fulfil my goals and aspirations here.”
Read more about the 2026 MIAD Senior Exhibition, on view April 17 – May 9.
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