Good for the Bees is a creative studio using art to help people thrive.
About
Artist Zara Fina Stasi founded Good for the Bees in 2019 in New York City. Weaving her experience in art and strategy together, she founded the studio to help people thrive through art.
Focusing on murals, visual capture, illustration, and painting, her work has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal and U.S. News & World Report. She has worked in Mexico City, Shanghai, London, Hong Kong, Rome, Beijing, Amsterdam, Bogota, and throughout the US.
She brings 10+ years of experience using art as a positive tool for change. She is passionate about addressing our climate crisis, empowering others, transforming spaces, and creating community.
Zara graduated Magna Cum Laude from William and Mary with her BA in Studio Art and History. She has consulted for Columbia University’s Digital Storytelling Lab and for William and Mary’s Entrepreneurship Center. She is a national Madewell Hometown Hero and a Nest Guild member.
Where does ‘Good for the Bees’ come from?
From an old Roman quote that roughly translates to “That which is not good for the hive, is not good for the bees,” Zara wanted to build a studio that was both good for the individual and the collective- the hive and the bees.This quote popped up when she started to think about leaving the corporate world to build this studio and it continues to help her decide on the types of projects she takes on.
Clients
Collaborations
Good for the Bees collaborated with Anthropologie to create this Tropical Monogramed Tote.
Good for the Bees represented NYC as one of nine makers from across the U.S. picked to partner with Madewell in their Hometown Heroes Collective.
EDUCATION
2012 - THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY / Bachelor of Arts
Study abroad in Paris, France and in Rome, Pompeii, and Naples, Italy.
EXPERIENCE
FOUNDER / GOOD FOR THE BEES LLC / 2019 - PRESENT
NATIONAL GREENHOUSE ARTIST / DELOITTE GREENHOUSE / 2015 - 2019
GLOBAL LAB DESIGNER / DELOITTE GLOBAL GREENHOUSE / 2014 - 2015
PRESS
2024 Nestig. Mural Nursery Tour.
2023 Chief Executive. Stop ‘Pseudo Listening’ And Prepare To Be Present
2022 Farmboy Fine Arts, BDNY Artist Spotlight
2021 Observer. A Labor of Love: How Community Murals Thrive in NYC
2020 William and Mary. Alumni Spotlight: Creative and Critical Thinkers
2020 Peddie School Feature. Grounded, with Zara Stasi ‘08
2018 U.S. News and World Report How to Design a Job You Love
2017 The Wall Street Journal The Art of Business
2016 William and Mary Alumni Magazine The Art of Business
SELECTED PUBLIC ART
2023 New York City Department of Transportation, Vision Zero Mural. Brooklyn, NY
2023 William and Mary Murals. W&M Student Center. Williamsburg, VA
2022 Vickers Realty Mural. East Village, Manhattan, NY
2022 Cobble Hill Recycled Community Mural. Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY
2020 New York City Department of Transportation Mural. Brooklyn, NY
2019 Columbia University Murals. Columbia Business School. Manhattan, NY
2019 Times Square Nasdaq Digital Murals. Manhattan, NY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023 Red Hook Strong Rope - Brooklyn, NY: Solo Show: Dewey
2022 La Nature - Brooklyn, NY: Solo Show: Plant People
2021 Mana Contemporary- Jersey City, NJ Group Show: Longing for Something
2021 St. Hrouda Gallery- Brooklyn, NY Solo Show: Zara Fina Stasi
2020 Mariboe Gallery - Hightstown, NJ Solo Show: Grounded
2018 Andrews Gallery-Williamsburg, VA Group Show: 100 Years of Women at W&M
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
The Doe Fund. Multiple Paintings. Brooklyn, NY
Revive by Element, Marriott International, New York, NY
Lokal Hotel Group, Cape May, NJ
William and Mary, Dean’s Office. Williamsburg, VA
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2024 Milkwood, Children’s Book Illustrators, South Kortright, NY
Previously
Before Good for the Bees, Zara was the first ever National Greenhouse Artist at Deloitte. In a role she designed herself, she traveled globally to bring art as a tool into bespoke C-suite facilitated sessions through experience design, facilitation, and live visual capture. The practice she founded is still thriving today.
