19 original works exploring how the women in my life shaped my identity as a leader, scientist, and storyteller — across acrylic, watercolor, Tanjore painting, oil pastel, pencil, mixed media, and community art.
This portfolio is a visual autobiography. Each piece draws on a relationship, a moment of mentorship, or a cultural thread that has shaped how I lead — as Commanding Officer of NJROTC, as a teacher of Tamil language and heritage, and as a robotics engineer who builds systems that depend on trust.
The works span twelve media: acrylic, oil paint, watercolor, charcoal, pencil, oil pastel, digital art, photography, collage, color pencil, poster, and storyboard. Together they form a single answer to the question I keep returning to — what does it mean to lead with memory?
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I'm Suhasni Sampath — a junior in the Troy Tech Magnet program at Troy High School in Fullerton, California. I am a Commanding Officer in NJROTC, a robotics engineer who competed at the VEX Nationals, a Tamil language teacher, and an artist.
My art grows out of the same questions my engineering does: how do systems hold together under pressure? How do inherited structures — family, culture, service — shape what you build? The 19 works in this portfolio are my answer, painted, drawn, photographed, and animated across four years.
I plan to study Industrial Engineering or Management Science, bridging technology and the human systems that make it matter.
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