Ava Sayaka Rosen (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist, poet, musician, naturalist, surfer and educator living in Oakland on unceded Lisjan Ohlone land. Their work is firmly grounded in the understanding that art can support personal and collective healing, and inspire stewardship of our more-than-human community.

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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 co-ran Open Windows Cooperative, a shared studio, print shop, gallery and artist residency in San Francisco.

After working in arts education for ten years, they now manage volunteers and facilitate surf programs at Salted Roots, which centers the experiences of girls, women and gender-expansive people of color based in Oakland. She sings and plays bass with Galore, whose second full length album, Dirt, was released in 2025 by Speakeasy Studios SF.