Sharmistha Ray (they/them) is an artist and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. They use interdisciplinary methods to make paintings, drawings, sculptures, and installations to explore themes of queer identity and migration. Solo exhibitions include the traveling exhibition, we are all islands, in Mumbai and Kochi (2016-2017); Reflections & Transformations at Aicon, New York (2013); and hidden geographies at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai (2012); among others. Their collaborative project, ABSTRACT FUTURES TAROT, with Hilma’s Ghost—the feminist art collective they co-founded in 2021—debuted at The Armory Show in Fall 2021. Ray is the recipient of notable awards including a TED Fellowship (2009) and Joan Mitchell MFA Grant (2004). They received their B.A. from Williams College and dual degree M.F.A. in Painting and M.S. in Theory, Criticism, and History of Art, Design, and Architecture from Pratt Institute.