Video made with Adobe products and a mix of Gemini and Copilot

“Gaza was there. Is. Was. Will be. Stillness under sirens. Children under ceilings. Nothing left to shelter but names. Names do not shelter. Liberation, they said. They said it often. Louder each time. Louder until it meant nothing. Until everything was “liberated,” and nothing was free.

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Ode to Natural Selection

Imagining the unseen has been the realm of artists and creators. With AI, it is just the opposite. AI alters reality, hiding that which is less than pleasant and adding bells and whistles even to the most mundane scenarios.

Mission Magic

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Kicking Up Ducks, Dancer Allegra Bautista and Adobe Gen Ai

Discovered in San Francisco in 1937, the mission blue was one of the first insects added to the federal endangered species list in 1976. Today it fights for survival in remaining fragments of its native Bay Area grasslands.

This small butterfly spends its life near one plant – the lupine – which grows in wet, sandy, grassy areas around San Francisco, California. The butterfly is losing its home because the areas it depends on have been used as sites for houses, offices, factories, and farms.

These endangered Mission Blues descend upon dancer Allegra Bautista as she looks on in wonder on the open grasslands…is this the real life?

My artistic exploration focuses on sustainability's deep connection to a place’s identity. My photographic documentation focuses on grassroot businesses that often promote greener manufacturing, and preserves heritage. Some preliminary photo essays on the topic featured in the Smithsonian publication.

I started my journey at age four, misdiagnosed with diphtheria and confined to a hospital bed in Bihar, India. Even then, it was my dream to make art. After losing my father in my teens, I had to support my family. With a young brother and a stay-at-home mother, I worked writing press releases for the Indian Railways while completing my English degree at Calcutta University.

With an academic scholarship from New York Institute of Technology, I took a leap of faith and moved to NYC for graduate school. After graduation, I spent over twenty years in advertising before transitioning to teaching and art therapy in 2001. I taught Advertising Design at the College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown, NJ, and practiced art therapy with autistic children at the Morris Union Jointure Commission in Warren, NJ.

Embracing contemporary narratives, I experimented with form and media, finding mentors who helped me realize my artistic goals. Essentially self-taught, my works exhibited at the Newark Museum (NJ),
The Royal Scottish Academy, Tate (UK) Mumbai Museum (India) Contemporary Art Museum S. Korea, Torpedo Art Factory, Monmouth Museum (NJ) Haggin Museum (CA), Lalit Kala Academy h (India), Feminist Art Project, Goggleworks, Prince Street Gallery, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, NYC etc.

As a founder member of SIPMA Contemporary, I curated interdisciplinary art exhibits and collaborated on experimental dance and performance art at places like Swarthmore College and the Soho 20 gallery in NYC. My performance art video debuted at the Venice Art Fair in 2024. For more on international exhibitions, click here.

The Playful Giant

The People Only Have The People

The Flight

Ode to Natural Selection

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