Darya Warner

Darya Warner is a bio-artist (Buffalo, NY). She is also the Director of Operations at Cayo Art + Science Residency. Warner is fascinated by the beauty of living organisms that often goes unnoticed. She has mastered the art of microscopy and has led multiple workshops on this subject (School of Visual Arts in NYC; Queens New York Botanic Gardens; Cayo Residency, Bahamas). Warner works with fungi, researching ways that everyday mass-produced items can be replaced with more ecologically friendly materials.

Warner’s sculptures and installations often include biologically living material and scientific data. She is an educator on the subject of sustainable art practices, sustainable living practices, urban farming, and plastic consumption reduction. Warner is the recipient of many awards for her work, including KHOJ International Artists Association, Art+Science Grant, the Biodesign Challenge (2nd place), Gold Award for IGEM team Art and Design at SVA, Amelia Geocos Memorial Award, and the Frances R. and Louis B. Morrison Grant (awarded to build a MycoPrinter -- using mycelium as the substrate -- based on an open-source design).

More information about her can be found here.