Lectures, Presentations & Academic Service:
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2021
Invited Speaker, High-Performance Graphics Conference, DEI Panel Discussion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Volunteer, SIGGRAPH 2021
SIGGRAPH LGBTQ+ Meetup, “Augmented Reality Drag Show” using AR via Zoom (Event), ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference
Invited Speaker, Princeton ResInDe Virtual Conference, IDEA- Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility, Princeton University
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2020
Living at the Intersection Symposium (LIS), Princeton University, Animation Collaboration with musician Bora Yoon
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2019
Visiting Lecture, UCLA Digital Media Arts, Summer Course, invited by Miles Peyton
Visiting Lecture, Imitation of Life, Virtual Reality Workshop, Cooper Union, New York, NY
Invited Lecture, Gender Representation in Computer Graphics, SIGGRAPH Asia, Brisbane, Australia
Panel member & organizer, Rendering Gender, with Jacob Gaboury, Bo Ruberg, Siggraph Conference, Los Angeles, CA
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2018
Organizer, Diversity and Inclusion Summit, Siggraph Conference, Vancouver, BC
Founder, “Others” in Computer Graphics, Siggraph Conference, Vancouver, BC
Invited Lecture, Robotics and the History of the Humanoid, Lecture, University of Maine IMRC, Orono, MN
Invited Lecture, Introduction to Augmented Reality using ARKit, Workshop, University of Maine IMRC, Orono, MN
Visiting Lecturer, Artificial Intelligence and Art, with Prof. Sofian Audry, University of Maine IMRC,
Orono, MN
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2017
Invited Lecture, Towards an Artist in the Lab Framework, iRos Robotics Conference, Workshop, Vancouver, BC
Science Educator, with Dr. Chris Atkeson, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
Visiting Lecturer, Figure Drawing for Humanoid Robots, Columbia University School of the Arts, New York, NY
Visiting Critic, Physical Computing, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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2016
Visiting Critic, Senior Studio, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Visiting Lecturer, Six X Eight Artist Lecture Series, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh
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2015
Committee Member, Open Engagement, Public Arts Project Selection, Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate Review Committee, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Selected Projects and Exhibitions:
2021
Jone of the City, Urban Augmented Reality Theatre Project (freelance consultant, in development)
Blind Man Running Through the Light of the Night, Virtual Reality Documentary (in production)
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2020
Virtual Princeton Art Museum Exhibit, online virtual experience of Princeton University Art
Collections
Federico Solmi: The Bacchanalian Ones, Rowan University, NJ (Freelance VR Developer)
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2019
Boo Box: VR installation, New Orleans Film Festival, Cinema Reset VR Exhibit, curated by Rachel
Lin Weaver, New Orleans, LA
Index Art Center, New & Improved, Group Exhibit curated by Sophie Sobers, Newark, NJ
Dancing Plants, Science Festival, The Institute for Creativity, Art, and Technology, Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg VA
Visual Language of Chromatin Architecture, ICAT Day, The Institute for Creativity, Art, and Technology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA
Curator, Open at the Source, Exhibit on the intersection between Art & Science, The
Institute for Creativity, Art, and Technology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA
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2018
History of Computer Graphics, Interactive Animation, SIGGRAPH Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
The Blue Plate, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
Mainframe, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
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2017
Robot Museum, Interstate Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Et Tu, Art Brute? Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, NY
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2016
Grandmother’s House, Space Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Virtual Newell/Simon Simulation, Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon MFA Thesis Show,
Pittsburgh, PA
Ivan Sutherland’s Trojan Cockroach, Posner Center, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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2015
Grandmother’s House, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
An Evening with Cara Benedetto, Performance, Museum of Contemporary Art,
Cleveland, OH
The Blue Plate: History of Computer Graphics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Intergalactic Immigration Office, curated by Jen Delos Reyes, Open Engagement 2015, Pittsburgh
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2014
Andy Warhola’s Living Room, The Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
City of Lost Men, Kresge Theatre, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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2013
Grandmothers House, 4022 Woolslayer Way, Pittsburgh, PA
Digital Archive 2011-2013, curated by Rebecca Jampol, Gateway Projects, Newark Penn Station, Newark, NJ
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2012
Queer Profiles in Courage, curated by Christopher Mitchell, Leslie/Lohman Museum of Gay & Lesbian Art, NY, NY
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2010
Mix23 NYC Experimental LGBTQ Film Festival, Theatre for the New City, NY, NY
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2009
Last Days of the Iron Maiden, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
Mason Gross BFA, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
One City, Jajo Gallery, Newark, NJ
Multiformity: The Art of Disease curated by Deana Haggag, Jajo Gallery, Newark, NJ
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Residencies:
2021
Media Archaeology Lab, University of Colorado at Boulder (Forthcoming)
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2018
University of Maine, Innovative Media, Research and Commercialization Center
Researcher in Residence, Orono, ME
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2017
Interstate Projects, Brooklyn, NYC, NY
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2016
The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
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Selected Bibliography:
2021
Pittsburgh City Paper, CMU launches Project showcasing the History of Robotics at the University,
by Lauryn Nania.
NEXTPittsburgh, Robotics Project traces the roots of today’s robots to CMU, by Michael Machosky
Ground Truth, Carnegie Mellon University Launches The Robotics Project to Preserve and Promote the Field’s Legacy, by GT Staff.
TribLive, Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Project aims to preserve History of Robotics with large-scale Archive, by Julia Felton.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, From trading cards to 'cannibilized' robotic parts, CMU embarks on a mission to archive the Robotics Field, by Lauren Rosenblatt.
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2020
Virginia Tech News, The Sound of Plants Dancing, Max Esterhuizen.
The Virginian Pilot, Virginia researchers are studying ‘the sound of plants dancing’ to better the future of agriculture, By Katherine Hafner
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2017
Vice, Creators Project, An Artist built an exact replica of Artificial Intelligence’s Birthplace, by Sean Neumann.
Digital Trends, Artist re-creates the birthplace of Artificial Intelligence, by Dyllan Furness.
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2016
Atlas Obscura, Where Should Robots Go When They Retire?, by Sarah Laskow.
iProgrammer, Sutherland’s Trojan Cockroach On Show, by David Conrad.
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2015
Pittsburgh City Paper, The Year in Visual Art by Robert Raczka.
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2014
The Warhol Blog, Andy Warhola’s Living Room
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Grandma's belongings live as art installation in Lawrenceville, by Donna Nelson-Jones.
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Grants and Scholarships:
2018
ICAT Major SEAD Grant, Dancing Plants, Virginia Tech
ICAT Sead Grant, Visual Language of Chromatin Architecture, Virginia Tech
Steelcase Education Grant, Virginia Tech
2017
Robotics Artist-in-Residence Grant, Carnegie Mellon University
2016
Innovation with Impact, Graduate Research Grant, Carnegie Mellon University
Rembacher Chamber Music Award, Carnegie Mellon University
2015
Studio for Creative Inquiry Grant, Carnegie Mellon University
2013
Full Tuition Merit Based Scholarship, Carnegie Mellon University
2010
Public Art Scholarship, Rutgers University
Professional Affiliations:
Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SIGGRAPH
Association for Computing Machinery