NAME: Lavanya Shubhakar.

AGE: 50.

OCCUPATION: Director of Education, Mystic Museum of Art (MMoA).

RESIDENCE: Norwich.

BORN, RAISED & GREW UP IN: Bangalore, India.

RIGHT NOW I’M IN THE MIDDLE OF: Working on multiple projects both at work and home: 1) Planning and preparing for this year’s "One World Project," an annual multicultural art program at MMoA brings New London public school students together to explore global themes through fun, hands-on projects, helping them grow in empathy, creativity, and understanding of the world.

2. Developing Art for all Abilities. I'm working with an amazing team on a new program that promotes inclusion and creative exploration, launching in 2026.

3. At home, I’m finishing a 7-piece artwork for Project Oceanology, inspired by the Long Island

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