Avani Sastry
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Avani Sastry is a rising senior at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. She is in the second year of her Mellon Fellowship at the Asian Art department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston under the mentorship of Bradley Bailey, Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Curator of Asian Art. Avani’s research focuses on the relationships between contemporary art of the South Asian diaspora and colonial Indian photography. Prior to this fellowship, Avani explored her passion for arts education while serving as a Teaching Fellow with Breakthrough Austin, an intern with Gemini Ink, and a Mentor with the Saturday Morning Experience program. During her time at the MFAH, Avani has curated a focus gallery installation, developed and delivered public tours, contributed to the redesign of the Arts of India Gallery, produced didactic materials, and researched new acquisitions and the permanent collection.
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