Allie Wist is an artist, photo director, and independent researcher whose work is anchored in food culture, food systems, and the environment. She holds a BA from Boston University and an MA in Food Studies from NYU, and she currently teaches food and performance art at NYU. Her work has been featured in Saveur, Roads & Kingdoms, BBC, Promopress's Food Futures: Sensory Explorations in Food Design, and Honolulu Biennial's Visions of the Future exhibition series.