Anu Annam (they/flexi) is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed artist, arts educator, administrator, and curator with over 25 years of experience. Known for their emotionally resonant, impressionistic-to-semi-abstract portraiture, Annam captures their subjects' nuanced mental states, energies, and personalities—often turning inward through self-portraiture during deep introspection. they founded SEA of Visibility in 2019.

A fierce advocate for inclusivity, Annam y founded SEA of Visibility in 2019 (Supports Expression through the Arts), an arts-based organization that uplifts BIPOC, immigrant, queer, mentally ill, neurodivergent, and disabled artists. They also founded BOPPI (Bisexual, Open, Pansexual, People of the Islands), both organizations offering arts programs, performances, exhibitions, and education to fight stigma and empower marginalized communities. SEA of Visibility’s integrated arts education program provides free and low-cost multidisciplinary classes, both online and in-person, with support from Suffolk County and other public grants.

Anu Annam Arts & Education has served the Long Island arts community since 2005, offering arts mentorship and instruction for pre-K through lifelong learners, including those with special needs. They are a teaching artist at multiple institutions and have received numerous grants from NYSCA, NYFA, New York City Arts in Education Roundtable, and others for work with at-risk, immigrant, LGBTQIA+, and disabled populations. The serve as the Education Director for SEA of Visibility Integrated Arts Education.

Their curatorial work includes projects for the Queens Museum of Art (Multicultural Arts Fair, SWAN Day), Islip Art Museum (Bowie-ween), Cinema Arts Centre (Born This Way, MOSAIC), Farmingdale State College (EMBRACE), and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Long Island

(I L L U M I N A T E D: a lens on gender, featuring Lex Barberio). They have served as in-house curator for Campari <Art House>.

​Annam will be completing their Master's Program in Art Therapy from New York University in 2027. They earned their BA in English Literature and Fine Arts from Tufts University and the Boston Museum School. Their art has been showcased in 20 solo exhibitions, including Le Salon d’Art (NYC), Shrishti Art Gallery (India), The New York Open Center, Baruch Performing Arts Center (with Chitravina Ravikiran), and the Islip Art Museum.

​They have been featured in Newsday, Fios 1, Canvas Magazine, The Hindu, The Week Magazine, and others. Career honors include a Proclamation from Legislator Rob Calarco for 25 years of LGBTQIA+ advocacy and the Vivekananda Award of Human Excellence in Service of Profession (India). Annam also advises the NYC Department of Education’s PEACE Project and is an active member of the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Teaching Artist Affairs Committee. They sit on the Advisory Committee for the Brain Injury Association of New York State, and Patchogue Arts Council/MOCA of LI . They hold an Executive Board position with National Organization of Women’s Suffolk Chapter.

​A passionate advocate for the cultural integration of multiply marginalized mentally ill, neurodiverse and physically disabled individuals, and a certified trauma-informed, culturally responsive and multi-lingual educator, Annam's work is rooted in community care, healing-centered practice, and anti-discrimination. They believe in the power of kindness and the arts to transform lives, as their own journey through intersectional marginalization continues to shape their purpose.

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