Ava Sayaka Rosen is a multidisciplinary artist, poet, musician, naturalist and educator living in Oakland on unceded Lisjan Ohlone land. Ava earned an M.F.A. in Book Art and Creative Writing from Mills College, a California Naturalist Certificate from U.C. Davis, and a B.A. in Literature with a Creative Writing emphasis from U.C. Santa Cruz. From 2016-2022 she ran Open Windows Cooperative, a shared studio, print shop, gallery and artist residency in San Francisco. Ava teaches Jewish values through art at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. She sings and plays bass with Galore, whose debut album was released by Rocks in Your Head in 2020. Ava is passionate about bridging art, nature and education; her work is firmly grounded in the belief that art is a powerful tool that can support personal and collective healing, and inspire stewardship of our more-than-human community.