Short bio: 
Manisha AR is a Bengaluru-based writer, cultural critic, and communications professional. Her work spans indepedent journalism, publishing, and institutional projects. 

Long bio:

Her professional path, like mycelium, branches across art, higher education, journalism, and community-building—creating connections between criticism, publishing, and cultural discourse. As a writer, editor, and project lead, she approaches contemporary art not as an isolated field, but as part of a broader ecosystem shaped by institutions, economies, technologies, and public life.

Her writing work sits at the intersection of art journalism and cultural critique, primarily within independent media. She is interested in criticism not merely as documentation or mediation, but as a practice that produces interpretation, historical memory, and public engagement.

Alongside editorial and publishing work, she develops narrative strategy and editorial direction for cultural, arts, and knowledge-driven projects like educational institutions and community advocacy spaces. She is the co-founder of TNL, a digital platform for time-based media, consults on media strategy for a Mumbai-based gallery Six Continuum and worked as editor on an artist book for ceramic artist Kushala Vora. 

She is always open to collaborations, creative experiments, and new projects in any of the fields mentioned above.