In person / Exhibition / Multiple Techniques
SENSORY-SCAPES is a multisensory textile exhibit that engages audiences through the senses and is accessible by design.
Born with albinism, and visually impaired, Sugandha Gupta creates Sensory-Textiles, a collection of textiles and wearables that encourage audiences to engage through touch, sound, smell, and sight.
Gupta is the Assistant Professor of Fashion Design and Materiality at Parsons School of Design. Her research is at the intersection of multisensory art, design, and embodied justice.
With over 18 years of experience in the textile industry and an established textile art practice, Gupta’s work is exhibited at The Guggenheim Museum, The Met Museum, UN Headquarters, Hunterdon Art Museum, The American Craft Council, and the Smithsonian Craft Show among other museums and galleries. She has won prestigious awards such as The Dorthy Waxman Textile Prize, International Design Award, and CFDA Design Graduate.
Positive Exposure, a non profit 501 (c) (3) organization, promotes a more equitable, compassionate world for individuals and communities at risk of stigma and exclusion through art, culture, photography, film, community storytelling, education, and advocacy.