Sonhita Chakraborty
Sonhita is a Toronto-based plant biologist who seeks new and interesting ways to meld two of her biggest passions – science and art. While completing her PhD in plant molecular biology, Sonhita took to making whimsical watercolour and digital paintings of cells.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Sonhita wants to breakdown complex biological concepts into simple playful renderings that highlight the beauty of the biological systems she’s passionate about. Her science art has been featured in undergraduate biology laboratory manuals at the University of Toronto and science journals. Her artwork was also displayed at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) jamboree held in Paris, France and in the “a bunch of” pocket sciart guides to plant families.
Sonhita is a Toronto-based plant biologist who seeks new and interesting ways to meld two of her biggest passions – science and art. While completing her PhD in plant molecular biology, Sonhita took to making whimsical watercolour and digital paintings of cells.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Sonhita wants to breakdown complex biological concepts into simple playful renderings that highlight the beauty of the biological systems she’s passionate about. Her science art has been featured in undergraduate biology laboratory manuals at the University of Toronto and science journals. Her artwork was also displayed at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) jamboree held in Paris, France and in the “a bunch of” pocket sciart guides to plant families.
$100.00
Printed digital art.
8x10"
Limited edition 1 of 20.
Genetic information is conveyed from DNA to RNA, then from RNA to protein
$70.00
Printed digital art.
8x10"
The hand of a biologist reaches out from the pits of despair to send hope. Hope streams out of the pipette towards (from left to right) microbiology (darker green), artificial intelligence and genetic circuitry (cyan), solar punk (brown), neuroscience (blue), regenerative medicine (red), agriculture (green), cell signaling (purple), and stem cell research (pink)
$100.00
Printed digital art.
8x10"
Limited edition 1 of 15.
I am a strange loop
$120.00
Printed digital art.
8x10"
Limited edition 1 of 15.
Double-stranded DNA unwinds so proteins can help copy it to produce two identical DNA strands again
$30.00
Printed digital art.
8x10"
Everything that dies is mourned in its own right
$30.00
Printed digital art.
8x10"
Everything that dies becomes worm food
$30.00
Printed digital art.
8x10"
Everything that dies is returned to the cosmos
$100.00
Printed digital art (framed).
8x10"
Limited edition 1 of 20.
A conscious existence between soft petals and tough stems