ART - DESIGN - SUSTAINABILITY

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BIO

  • Art & Design

  • Sustainability Consulting

  • Education

Seema Lisa Pandya is a Brooklyn based accomplished sustainability consultant and a multidisciplinary artist that explores the intersection between sustainability, art, culture, and the built-environment with an aim of connecting audiences with experiential awareness of natural cycles. Her work ranges from sustainability consulting, certification coordination, public art, building integrated installations, artful community/ occupant engagement programs, and social 'happenings', painting, photography, bio-inspired forms, kinetic sculptures, her cultural connection to her South Asian heritage, and more.

Sustainable sensitivity influences Seema's process. With 18+ years of experience in the environmental building and design industry, she has an exclusive perspective into sustainability-oriented integrated creative solutions. She has managed the LEED certification of over 40+ projects, reviewed over 150 projects for the USGBC as a LEED reviewer, and is a professor of sustainable design at NYSID and FIT in New York City.

Her work has been shown in the Museum of Contemporary Art-Long Island, Anderson Contemporary, Pioneer Works, Plaxall Gallery, BRIC Arts, Wagner College, FIT, Prospect Park, Governor’s Island, (NYSID) New York School of Interior Design, Leon Gallery, Greenwich Art Society, and more. Seema and her work have also been featured in Vogue India, Fine Woodworking Magazine, GB&D Magazine, Mood of Living, CodaWorx Magazine, Slow + Sustain, other publications, and more recently in a 2022 Super Bowl commercial. She has made works for recipients such as Khizr Khan and Chelsea Clinton. Her early career curatorial gallery achievements as Co-Owner of Revoluciones Collective Art Space in Denver Colorado included featuring artists such as Shepard Fairey and was awarded Best Alternative Art Space - Top of the Rockies Colorado in 2004, and Best Gallery Award, Go-Go Magazine in 2001.

 Pandya has served as a mentor for the NYFA Immigrant Artist program, an advisor for the Diversity, Equity and, Inclusion committee at New York School of Interior Design (NYSID), and has extensive public speaking history including being a panelist at the Asian Arts Alliance “Art, Environment, and Justice in a Changing World” in 2019. She is also on the Board of the Brooklyn Raga Massive music collective. 

 Pandya earned her BFA with a concentration in Sustainable Design from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design and currently teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in sustainable building at NYSID. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

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Seema Lisa Pandya speaks about her art and process

RESUME / CV 

Current  Affiliations

  • Aritst

  • LEED AP- BD+C since 2007

  • LEED reviewer - GBCI - 7 Group

  • Senior Sustainability Manager- D2d Green Design

  • Adjunct Graduate and Undergraduate Professor at New York School of Interior Design (NYSID)

  • Member of New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission

  • Advisory Member of New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) Sustainability Commission

  • Board of Directors - Brooklyn Raga Massive

  • Member of the ResonantMind Collective

  • Curator – Co Founder FTP Art Salons, Brooklyn, NY

Past Affiliations

  • Executive Director- Brooklyn Raga Massive (music collective)

  • Senior Sustainability Manger for YR&G, a sustainability consulting company 2007-2015; New York, New York

  • Technical Expert and Co-Author for LEEDuser content, a LEED guidance tool developed in partnership with Building Green and the USGBC; 2009

  • Adjunct Graduate Professor at FIT SUNI College in NYC-The Future of Sustainable Interiors

  • Active Design guideline development with NYC Department of Buildings; 2011; New York, New York

  • New York Board of Directors Member of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA)

  • Co-chair of the IIDA NYC Sustainability Forum

  • Member of The Living Building Challenge’s NYC chapter

  • Member of U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) NYC Urban Green chapter

  • Co-Owner- Curator of Revoluciones Collective Art Space;1999 -2007; Denver, Colorado

Select Art Exhibitions, Commissions, and Residencies:

  • Public Art Sculpture - Brooklyn Botanic Gardens- Seed of Potential, Brooklyn, NY June- October 2023

  • Artist Fellowship - Ankhlave Arts Alliance, NYC 2023

  • Group Exhibition- Packard Collegiate Academy, Brooklyn, NY 2023

  • Group Exhibition - SAVAN Pakistan Flood Relief Auction, NY, NY, 2022

  • Solo Exhibition - Tabla Sculpture Series - Anderson Contemporary, NY, NY 2022

  • Group Exhibition - Greenwich Art Society, Greenwich, CT, 2022

  • Group Exhibition - Museum of Contemporary Art- Long Island, Patchogue, NY 2022

  • Group Exhibition - 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2021

  • Group Exhibition - Trolly Barn Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY 2021

  • Multimedia Theatrical Video Art - “Waves of Gravity” - Culture Hub, NY, NY 2021

  • Public Art - Reclaimed Parametric Wood Bench - Brockport College , Brockport, NY 2020

  • Group Exhibition – FTP Art Salon, Brooklyn, NY 2019

  • Group Exhibition – Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition, Brooklyn, NY 2019

  • Animation Sound Installation – Leon Gallery, Denver, CO 2019

  • BRIC Arts & Media - Group Exhibition - November - December 2017, Brooklyn, New York

  • New York School of Interior Design - Group Exhibition - October - December 2017, New York, New York

  • Goddard College - Guest Artist in Residence - September 2017 Ft. Townsend, Washington

  • Public Art Sculpture - Wagner College; July 2017 Staten Island, New York

  • Public Art Sculpture- Prospect Park - Art Slope - Seed of the Void; September 2016 Brooklyn, New York

  • Tabla Sculpture Series at Pioneer Works- Ragas Live Festival; July 2016; Brooklyn, New York

  • (SAW) Storefront Art Walk June 2016; Bay Ridge Brooklyn, New York

  • Public Art Sculpture - Governor's Island- Figment; 2014; New York, New York

  • Revoluciones Collective Art Space Solo Show; 2005; Denver, Colorado

  • Revoluciones Collective Art Space Solo Show; 2003; Denver, Colorado

  • Revoluciones Collective Art Space Solo Show; 2001; Denver, Colorado

Select Lectures and Speaking Engagements:

  • Panelist - How Interior Designers can Fight Climate Change, ASID and NYSID NY, Sept. 2022

  • Panelist - Climate Change is Real and Women’s Equality Day, NY Moves Forum, Aug. 2022

  • Panelist - The Intersection of Climate & Social Justice, IDEC Interior Design Education Council, NYC 2022

  • Moderator – Keynote Speaker Jennifer Graham, NYSID Teaching Green Symposium, NY, NY 2021

  • Featured Artist Talk, Art Sustainability and the Built Environment, Brooklyn Raga Massive Virtual Interview NY 2021

  • Moderator- Panel Lecture, Art, Environment, and Justice in a Changing World, Asian Arts Alliance, Brooklyn, NY 2019

  • Moderator- Panel Lecture, #Metoo and Power in South Asian Performing Arts, The Rubin Museum, NY,NY  2019

  • Featured Presenter, Creativity and Sustainability, FIT State University of New York, Sustainable Business and Design Conference NY, NY 2016

  • Panel Lecture, Regenerative Culture, MINDS, Treeline Pictures, Bitcoin Center, and US Dept. of Arts and Culture, People’s Xchange event, NY, NY, 2015

  • Guest Lecture, Art and Sustainability in the Built Environment, Pennsylvania State University, State College,        PA, 2015

  • Panel Lecture Facilitator, The WELL Building Standard, IIDA, NY, NY, 2015

  • Panel Lecture Facilitator, Beauty, Biophilia, and the Living Building Challenge, IIDA, NY, NY, 2014

  • Panel Lecture, Land Art Generator Book Launch, Arsenal Gallery Central Park, NY, NY, 2013

Select Sustainability Green Building Consulting Projects:

  • National Audubon Headquarters; New York City

  • Delos Living Multi-family; New York City

  • Starwood Offices; New York City

  • Westmoreland Museum; Greensburg, PA

  • 199 Mott Street Mixed-Use, Multi-family; New York City

  • 14th Street Mixed-Use; New York City

  • Columbia University, School of Journalism; New York City

  • WestLB Headquarters; New York City

  • Trinity Real Estate Headquarters; New York City

  • City Bank Corporate Offices,111 Wall Street; New York City

  • City Bank Changi Business Park; Singapore

  • Barclays Corporate Offices; Toronto

  • ING Headquarters; New York City

  • Kings County Courthouse; Brooklyn, NY

  • The Flea Theater; New York City

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Headquarters; New York City

  • Jean Nouvel Residential Tower, 100 11th Avenue; New York City

  • WilmerHale Headquarters; New York City

  • Active Design Guidelines Developer Outreach; New York City

  • Inscape Showrooms; New York City

  • University of Albany - Schuyler Building; Albany, NY

  • State University of New York - Oneonta Alumni Hall; Oneonta, NY

  • CREE - Mohawk Vally Microchip Fabrication Campus; Utica, NY

Publications:

  • Book Publication, Pollack and Melconi, Designing for Privacy and Related Needs, New York: Fairchild Publications, pg. 231 – 232, Pandya’s Nautilus Lounge, 2005

Awards:

  • 2019 Honorable Mention – Art Best In Show, BWAC, Recycle 2019. Brooklyn, NY

  • 2005 Competition 3rd Place National, IDEC Student Design Competition, Cradle to Cradle Eco Effective Design

  • 2004 Competition 1st Place, Fairchild Publications, Sustainable Design Concept, Denver, CO

  • 2004 Art Curatorial, Best Alternative Art Space, Top of the Rockies, Denver, CO

  • 2001 Art Curatorial, Best Gallery Award, Go-Go Magazine, Denver, CO

  • 2001 Art Curatorial, Best Gallery Award, City Search.com Editors Choice, Denver, CO

  • 2001 Art Curatorial, Valedictorian Award, Go-Go Magazine, Denver, CO

  • 2000 Art Curatorial, Editors Choice Best Gallery Award, City Search.com, Denver, CO

  • 2000 Art Curatorial, Audience Choice Best Gallery Award, City Search.com, Denver, CO

Certifications:

  • 2020 Parsons Health Material Lab, Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building Certificate, NY, NY

  • 2010 LEED Accredited Professional – Building Design + Construction, US Green Building Council

  • 2006 LEED Accredited Professional, US Green Building Council

Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts, Interior Design/ Area of Specialization in Green Design

    Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, Colorado

    FIDER Accredited, Suma Cum Laude , August 2003 - April 2005

  • University of Texas, Austin, Texas September 1994 - August 1996

  • Certificate, Digital Fabrication Program in Subtractive Fabrication

    New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY, January 2014 – May 2014

  • Certificate, Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building

    New School Parsons Healthy Materials Lab, NYC, Summer 2020