CV
Education
- 2018
MFA in Sound/Music, Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College.
- 2014
BFA in Design & Technology, Parsons The New School for Design, with honors.
Long Term Collaborative Projects
- 2011-2015
Trade School Everywhere. Self organized education network and online platform.
- 2010-2014
Fantastic Futures. Online platform, performances, and public programming.
Exhibitions
- 2024
Blank Tape, Brew Arts House, Pittsburgh, PA.
- 2023
Repositories of Memory, Shoe Bones Gallery, Salem, MA.
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Art+Code Showcase, Dunkunsthalle, New York, NY.
- 2022
Branding Conflict, Space 204 Gallery, Nashville, TN.
- 2019
The Body Responds By Lying Down, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY.
- 2018
What We Make, with Huong Ngo, Ross Art Museum, Delaware, OH.
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Collaborative Collissions, with Qais Assali, CC's Art Garage & Gallery, Chicago, IL.
- 2017
Intimate Zoo, Bard MFA Thesis Show, Red Hook, NY.
- 2015
Recess Analog, Recess, New York, NY.
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RESPOND, Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY.
- 2014
Media Futures, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL.
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The Shortest Distance, Syndicat Potential, Strasbourg, France.
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NYC Makers: The MAD Biennial, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY.
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Making/Meaning, Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries, New York, NY.
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Earlids, Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, New York, NY.
- 2013
Dissident Futures, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA.
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Exchange Cafe, curated by Caroline Woolard, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY.
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The Silent Period, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA.
- 2012
Interactive Space, in collaboration with Trade School. Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY.
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Art, Environment, Action!, in collaboration with Trade School. Sheila C. Johnson Design Center.
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Studio Final Exhibition, in collaboration with Huong Ngo, 161 Bowery, New York, NY.
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March 2012 Project, Site Sante Fe, Sante Fe, NM.
Selected Performances
- 2024
Teach Me to Play 1948, Bates College, Lewiston, ME. (forthcoming)
- 2023
Decentered, Crit Night at Ace Hotel, Brooklyn, NY.
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When a Reference to a Name is Lost, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY.
- 2015
Ongoing Listenings, South Oxford Space, Brooklyn, NY.
- 2014
Refest: Art+Tech, Culturehub, New York, NY.
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Heart, Song, Voice: Three Meetings Performances, The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY.
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Through Body, Through Earth, Through Speech, Queens Museum, Queens, NY.
- 2013
Through Body, Through Earth, Through Speech, Eyebeam, New York, NY.
- 2011
The Future is Fantastic (If You Want It), The New Museum, New York, NY.
Presentations, workshops
- 2023
EFA Open Studios, at EFA, New York, NY.
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DEMO DAY 2023, organized by NEW INC at New Museum, New York, NY.
- 2022
Technologies of Friendship and Solidarity, Conference on the Creative Economy, organized by WESTAF. Panelist.
- 2018
Panel on identity, Nova Frontier Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY.
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The Nakba of His Inauguration, The Overlook Place, Chicago, IL.
- 2017
Eyebeam Stop Work, Brooklyn, NY.
- 2014
Fantastic Futures, The 2nd Annual International Conference on Deep Listening, Troy, NY.
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Arts Education 2.0: Exploring Alternative Education Models, at ArtsTech, New York, NY.
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Open Engagement, organized by the Vera List Center for Arts and Politics, New York, NY.
- 2013
Meet the Organizers: A Conversation with Cofounders of Barter Network OurGoods.org and Organizers of Barter School TradeSchool.coop, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY.
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Brown Bag Session, Organized by College Art Association, New York, NY.
- 2012
Disrupting Higher Ed: Barter and Mentor Based Education, Maker Faire, New York, NY.
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Trade School, TEDxYouth, Organized by Brooklyn Free School, Brooklyn, NY.
Residencies, Incubators
- 2024
NEW INC Community Member
- 2023
Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts short term residency.
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C/Change R&D Lab
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Pioneer Works Residency
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NEW INC Community Member
- 2022
NEW INC Incubator Member
- 2019
NARS International Artist Residency Program
- 2018
Project Third, with BFAMFAPHD
- 2017
Eyebeam Project Residency, with Caroline Woolard
- 2013
iLAND iLAB residency, with Fantastic Futures.
Fellowships, Awards
- 2023
2023 Jerome Hill Artist Finalist (Jerome Foundation)
- 2016
Prix Ars Electronica Digital Communities Honorary Mention
- 2014
Culture Push Fellowship for Utopian Practice
- 2013
Culture Push Fellowship for Utopian Practice, with Fantastic Futures.
Grants
- 2023
Artist2Artist, Art Matters Foundation.
- 2015
Brooklyn Arts Council Community Arts Fund
- 2011
Rhizome commission, with Fantastic Futures.
Teaching
- 2020 - Present
Part Time Faculty, Design and Technology MFA, teaching Thesis Studio 2 at Parsons School of Design, New York, NY.
- 2020 - Present
Part Time Faculty, Design and Technology BFA, teaching Thesis 2, Core Systems Lab at Parsons School of Design, New York, NY.
- 2017 - 2022
Part Time Faculty, Communication Design BFA, teaching Creative Computing, Core Studio Interaction, at Parsons School of Design, New York, NY.
- 2017 - 2019
Part Time Faculty, First Year Program, Integrated Studio 1: Avatar and Integrative Studio 2: Systems & Strategies, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY.
- 2013
Teacher Assistant, Projects in Multi-Sensorial Spaces, taught by Ernesto Klar at The School for Public Engagement, The New School.
Visiting Teacher
- 2024
Learning Associate, Bates College, Lewiston, ME. (forthcoming)
- 2019
Co developed the course Tools: Anvils to Androids with Shannon Mattern and taught ten workshops as part of the Code As Liberal Arts program at Lang, The New School, New York, NY.
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Visual Music Studio, Parsons, The New School, New York, NY.
- 2018
Thesis 1, Design & Technology BFA, The New School, New York, NY.
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Digital Social Practice, ITP MFA, NYU, New York, NY.
- 2016
Integrated Studio 5 & 6 BFA, The New School, New York, NY.
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Collaboration, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY.
- 2015
Time: Studio, The New School, New York, NY.
- 2014
Internal Contradictions and Support Systems of Artist-Organized Learning Spaces, seminar at CUNY Grad Center, New York, NY.
Curriculum Development & Service
- 2022
Communication Design BFA Core Interaction course coordinator, Parsons, The New School, NY.
- 2020-2023
Design and Technology BFA sophomore and junior core curriculum, Parsons, The New School, NY.
Professional Experience
- 2023
Research Engineer, art.coop
- 2022
Research Engineer, The Metagovernance Project, Inc.
- 2016 - 2022
Senior Platform Engineer, B-Live LLC, New York, NY.
- 2015 - 2016
Senior Software Engineer, Actions Without Borders, New York, NY.
- 2010 - 2015
Consultant, B-Live LLC, New York, NY
- 2008 - 2016
Freelance Web Developer.
- 2014 - 2016
Freelance Sound Designer for art installation and theater productions.
Technical Skills
- Code
Javascript, Node, Python, C#, PHP, Relational & Graph Databases, Processing, HTML, CSS
- Frameworks
Svelte, React, Redux, Django, OpenFramework, Unity, Twilio
- Systems
AWS, Heroku, Git, SVN, VoIP
- Electronics
Arduino, Rasperry PI, analog audio circuits, robotics, soft circuits
- Fabrication
Woodworking, lasercutting, screen printing, mold making, casting
- Audio
Protools, Cubase, Max/MSP, studio recording, interactive installations
- Video
Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, color correction and grading
- Design
Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma