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About
Ananth Udupa (he/they) is a dancer, designer, and artist based in Boston, MA. With a background in Bharatanatyam and architecture, his work aims to nurture diasporic communities through socially engaged art. Ananth’s current focus is on the relationship between emotion-based movement, South Asian rituals, and being in space explored through performance, visual art, and community-centered design. Ananth currently lives in Massachusett (Boston, MA) and is pursuing a Masters in City Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Gurus and Mentors
Sumana Mandala, Adesola Akinleye, Liz Lerman, Smt. Srimathy Mohan, Elena Rocchi, Ariane Middel, Nancy Grimm, Erica Caple James, Ceasar McDowell, Karilyn Crockett
Publications
Ananth Udupa. “A Call to the Table (a Promise of Progress in Community).” Ujima Wire. Ujima Boston. Digital. 2025.
Ananth Udupa. “Pīṭha: Chiselling of the Eye.” EARTHWRITING. The Rose-Kennedy Greenway Conservancy. Print. 2025.
Ananth Udupa. “Mud Pies.” Entwined. Silt Student Magazine. Vol 2. Brilliant Graphics. Print. 50-55. Feb 2025.
Ariane Middel, Matthew Huff, E. Scott Krayenhoff, Ananth Udupa, Florian A. Schneider, “PanoMRT: Panoramic infrared thermography to model human thermal exposure and comfort,” Science of The Total Environment, Volume 859, Part 2, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160301.
Ananth Udupa, Duvan Hernan-Lopez, Matthieu Feagan. “Democratizing Visualization for Climate Justice.” Resilient Futures Podcast. NATURA. Sept 2022.
Exhibitions
Art Off the Wall Charity Show, Brookline Art Center, May 2025
Yušká: Uncoil, Boston Center for the Arts, 27th Drawing Exhibition, May 2024
Pīṭha: Chiselling of the Eye, Experimental Exhibit, Godine Family Gallery MassArt, Apr 2024
Awards/Prizes/Scholarships -
New England Foundation for the Arts Public Art Learning Grant Fund (2025), Mass Cultural Council Creative Individual Grant (2025), Commonwealth of Massachusetts AAPI Artist Fund Recipient (2024)
Press
Boston Globe, Working Artist Column. April 2025.
Boston Center for the Arts, Mills Gallery. Yušká: Uncoil. Press Release. April 2024.
Education
2024-2026 - MCP City Planning, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2018-2022 - BS Architectural Studies, Barrett Honors College, School of Architecture, Arizona State University