Low Tide / High Root: APIDA Diasporic Perspectives

    

        


    





    
    
    

        

            
  
        
    

    
    

        
    
    

        

                

        
        

            

                    
                
                     
            
        
    
    
    
    

        

                

                    

                        







Low Tide / High Root brings together seven Tampa Bay artists of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) backgrounds for a layered, immersive exploration of identity, place, and belonging. Moving between personal narrative and collective memory, the works in this exhibition reflect the blending of cultures, traditions, and technologies—ranging from reimagined traditional forms to AI-driven animation and pop-culture–inspired storytelling.

Set against Florida’s familiar image as a tropical paradise, the exhibition looks beneath the surface. Like a low tide revealing what is usually unseen, these artists examine Florida as both a site of beauty and a space of cultural negotiation, tension, and transformation. Their work speaks to the emotional, geographic, and cultural distances that shape diasporic life, while also celebrating creativity born at the intersections of many influences.

Together, the artists present a powerful portrait of APIDA identity in Tampa Bay—rooted in heritage, shaped by place, and continually evolving. Low Tide / High Root invites viewers to consider how identity is formed, challenged, and reinvented over time, revealing what emerges when cultures collide, adapt, and take root.

Participating Artists:


	

	
Saumitra Chandratreya
	
	

	
Akiko Kotani
	
	

	
Samo Davis + Petra Gurin
	
	

	
Joo Woo
	
	

	
Kirk Ke Wang
	
	

	
Shengwei Zhou
	






 


 





 

                    
                
                
        
        
        

                

        Low Tide/High Root APIDA Diasporic Perspectives
    

    
    

            

                

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Date and Time
            

                Friday Jan 16, 2026
                Sunday Feb 22, 2026
            
            
On Show January 16 - February 22

Mon - Fri: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Sat & Sun: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
        
            

                
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Dunedin Fine Art Center

1143 Michigan Blvd.

Dunedin, FL, 34698
                                                            
        

            
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