Me!

Hello! Сәләм! Привет!

The three languages in my head are often tangled up in a big knot, therefore I'm constantly finding ways to express thoughts visually, no matter the media.

Talk to me about your creative projects and strange dreams. 

 

Info:

M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (2012)
B.S. in Graphic Design from University of Minnesota Twin Cities (2006) 

 

Awards/Highlights: 

Selected as one of the filmmakers to take part in the Talent Lab at the Reykyavik International Film Fest.

Short film - "My Egaugnal":

  • Official selection, Golden Egg competition, Reykjavik International Film Fesival, Reykjavik, Iceland
  • Grand Prize winner, Critical Forum 4, Juried Art Exhibition, Carbondale, IL
  • Official selection, Code-Switchers Juried Exhibition screening, The LAB, San Francisco, CA

Short film - "To-From-To-From":

  • Third Place winner for Short Documentary, Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival, Charleston, IL

Short film - "Maybe":

  • Winner of the Best Experimental Short Film Award, Riverside Saginaw Film Festival, Saginaw, WI

Glass Sculpture - "Now What?":

  • Second Place Winner, Critical Forum 4, Juried Art Exhibition, Carbondale, IL