SEAS Events

Art Exhibit and Reception for Monarch Wings: A Mother-Daughter Ecological Journey

Reception and Presentation for Esha Biswas's Master's Practicum

• 5 p.m. Reception begins
• 6 p.m. Esha Biswas's practicum presentation and brief Q&A

Over the past four years, SEAS student Esha Biswas has worked with the Freeman Environmental Education Center in Ann Arbor Public Schools to facilitate an ecological restoration plan for an experimental prairie planting, created and implemented interdisciplinary K12 curriculum (including building a collaborative outdoor sculpture with students), and wrote and illustrated a children's book about prairie restoration.

Monarch Wings is a collaborative exhibit and visual conversation between Esha's work for her master's practicum and her mother Boisali Biswas's artwork. Monarch butterflies have been a powerful source of inspiration for both mother and daughter's connection to the Anishinaabe land that they are guests on, and important symbols in their artistic and ecological practices. Monarchs tell stories of cross-continental migration, transformation, and ecological interdependence, themes which unite both Boisali's and Esha's artistic journeys.

Join us on Thursday, April 11, 2024 from 5-7 p.m. for a reception with light refreshments and interactive educational activities for all ages.

Esha's presentation for her practicum and a brief Q&A will take place at 6 p.m.

Read more about Esha Biswas' work here.

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More about Fiber Artist Boisali Biswas and MS Candidate Esha Bissau

Boisali Biswas is a studio artist working in mixed-media fibers, born and brought up in India. She completed her BFA at Visva-Bharati University and MFA at Bowling Green State University. The essence of the profound experience throughout her educational journey has stayed with her and continues to influence her work, as well as living in this country and adapting to Western styles and inspirations for over three decades.

Esha Biswas is an artist and conservation ecologist pursuing a MS at the University of Michigan, School for Environment and Sustainability. She is passionate about the intersections of ecological restoration, environmental education and the arts. She currently works at Growing Hope as their Youth Programs Manager.