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Miriam Kanaris
[edit]Miriam Kanaris is an American multidisciplinary artist, creative director, and founder of the sustainable art initiative Fungi Mission. Based in New York City, her work explores the intersection of biotechnology, material storytelling, and ecological ritual, often using living materials such as mycelium.[1]
Biography
[edit]Kanaris trained in art and sustainable design. Her early career focused on ecological storytelling and women’s health. In the early 2020s, she began using fungal biomaterials, developing a unique style based on interactive and sensory installation.
Career
[edit]She is the founder of Fungi Mission, a creative project that produces biodegradable sculptures from mycelium, often with embedded sensors reacting to touch, breath, and humidity.[1] Kanaris also co-founded AYOL_NYC, a collective focused on material ritual and ecological collaboration.[2]
Artistic Themes
[edit]Miriam Kanaris’s work explores the role of fungi as collaborators and challenges anthropocentric design. Her projects focus on decay as beauty, ritual as interface, and collapse as memory.[1]
Exhibitions and Media
[edit]In 2024, she was featured in the exhibition "From Paris to New York: Neotu, The Visionary" at Spring Studios, New York.[3] She also gave an in-depth interview published on Medium in 2025.[1] Her design work for Fungi Mission was published on Behance.[4]