Manjari Sharma

Adjunct Associate Professor
Photography and Imaging
manjarisharma.com

Biography

Manjari Sharma is an LA-based Visual Artist exploring ritual, identity, memory and mythology. Manjari was born and raised in Mumbai, India, and she uses photography, sound, motion, projection and collage in her storytelling. Her immersive, lens-based work blends Indigenous knowledge systems with scientific concepts to engage the intersections of culture and consciousness. Her work can be found in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, The Huffington Post, and NPR, among others, and her projects have been published and exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide. A recent recipient of the Pollock Krasner Foundation grant (2024), her artwork can be found in the permanent collection of museums such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Carlos Museum, Birmingham Museum of Art and The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, among various other public and private collections.

Classes

• PHOT-102A-01: Concept & Art of Observation
• PHOT-102A-02: Concept & Art of Observation
• PHOT-254A-01: Fine Art Photography