Curatorial Strategist, and Global Creative Practitioner

Shalandrea Houchen is an internationally recognized curator and educator whose work redefines the intersection of art, neurobiology, and communal wellness. With a career spanning over a decade, she has mastered a unique methodology that uses the sensory arts to cultivate connection and creative vitality within diverse ecosystems. Her work spans from world class cultural institutions to high performance corporate environments.

Shalandrea’s expertise has been sought by global benchmarks of culture including the Getty Museum, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, and the Skirball Cultural Center. Her craft is built on the philosophy that art is a universal language. She merges culturally diverse traditions with modern wellness science to design immersive environments that resonate on a global scale.

As the architect of What’s Ya Vibe?, Shalandrea has pioneered a Circular Impact model that has become a blueprint for social responsibility in the creative industry. By integrating botanical art, somatic movement, and vocational exploration, she doesn’t just facilitate workshops. She designs transformative sanctuaries that allow individuals to move past creative depletion and into a state of inspired, peaceful clarity.

“My work is rooted in the belief that the human need for expression and connection is global. I am here to build the spaces where that vitality can thrive, wherever the community may be.”