Sita is an interdisciplinary artist and writer born and raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles by Bengali and Japanese-Colombian parents. Her work is informed by materials and their meanings. She's rather obsessed with certain ideas and will use any means to explore them including makeup, pantyhose, and spices.
Her work has been exhibited by organizations such as Kearny Street Workshop (KSW), the Asian and Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC), the Mission Arts Performance Project (MAPP), the Center for Sex and Culture (CSC), New Langton Arts, and SomArts. She has been featured by MYX TV and Pacifica Radio's APEX Express.
Sita is a founding member of the 24hourshow collective of Asian American women artists, currently in its 4th year. She is also the art features editor for Hyphen magazine.
After receiving her B.A., Cum Laude, in Studio Art from Scripps College, Sita moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where she curates a museum of cultural oddities in the comfort of her own home. She is an MFA/MA candidate at the California College of the Arts in Fine Art and Visual and Critical Studies and teaches at RayKo Photo Center.