Shormi is a New York based visual artist. She is currently an art teacher with School Programs at the MoMA and HeyCurated. She is a Queens College and LaGuardia Community College alum with a Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts in Studio Art. She previously worked as a Museum Educator at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan for 6 years and teaches filmmaking and illustration to teens in NYC with the Summer Youth Employment Program’s Project Based Learning Curriculum.

Shormi’s work is influenced by poetry, exploring new mediums and researching continuous patterns in design. Her experiences in making art with children and understanding how they make choices in their artmaking process have a significant impact in her work.

When Shormi is not working or studying, she is spending time with family and friends, trying new places to eat, visiting museums, reading books and dancing alone at home.