Visual artist living and working in Los Angeles, California.
Gagan Moorthy is an artist and creative director from Oklahoma who is based in Los Angeles, California.
Through photography and filmmaking, his lens reflects the beauty of everyday life and harmonizes the intersections of humanity and nature.
His work and practice are driven by a focus on cultural identity, a sense of place, the American West, and the immigrant experience.
As a creative director, he harnesses the power of storytelling to advance how artists, brands, and organizations convey their mission and inspire support.
Gagan has years of experience ideating and executing on editorial and commercial photo and motion-based projects — guided by his personal artistic focus on identity, people, and place.
As a creative director at Blue State, he’s developed creative digital campaigns that have communicated compelling stories across channels, raised millions of dollars, and mobilized communities for global humanitarian organizations as well as major tech and consumer brands.
Son of Indian immigrants. Confident. Curious. Rural Oklahoman. Professional chameleon. Believer in the most personal being the most creative. Big stepper. Gardener. Composter. Moisturized. Host of dance parties. Aimless wanderer. Smoothie maker. Dedicated list maker. Risk taker. Chef. Melanated. Pickled food eater. Sleepytime tea drinker. Cinema goer. Backpacker. Disciple of Mamba Mentality. Los Angeles Laker fan. Solange stan. Physical media collector. Architecture lover. Sunrise viewer. Sunset chaser. Schemer. Blessed. Highly favored.
