American artist Augustina Droze (1981) is most recognized for her large-scale murals and detailed paintings of insects, animals and other natural forms. She is dedicated to connecting communities internationally through her work with US Embassies and Consulates. Droze holds an MFA from the University at Buffalo and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern Queensland. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums internationally in numerous shows, notably the Castellani Art Museum, Niagara Falls, New York (2014), Banaras Hindu University as Fulbright Senior Scholar, Varanasi, India (2017), the Beijing US Embassy (2022) and the Huzhou Art Museum (2023).