EDUCATION
2022 | BFA Animation, Literature Minor, Lesley University College of Art + Design, Cambridge, MA
2024 | Sheltered English Instruction (SEI) for Art Educators (Certification Course), Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
ANIMATION WORK
2026 | Director & Lead Animator, “Vel Fyra: Firebird II”, Abilities Dance Boston, Commissioned Short
2026 | Director, “March 16, 1950”, Short Film Installation
2025 | Director, “Frequencies”, Short Film Installation
2022 - PRESENT | Character Animator & Background Artist, "Sirenetta: Part Time Mermaid", Tiny Siren Animation, Feature Film
2023 | Director, “Banned Ballet”, Abilities Dance Boston, Commissioned Short
2022 - 2023 | Character Animator, “Spaceman: A Love Story”, PokeGravy Studios, Award-Winning Visual Album Short Film
2022 - 2023 | Rough Animator, Environmental Animator, Catriona Baker, “Ball Lightning,” Award-Winning Short Film
2022 | Animator, FableVision Studios, Children’s Interactive Game
2022 | Director, “Just Leave It,” BFA Thesis Film
2022 | Animation Assistant, PokeGravy Studios, Animated PSA Series
2021 - 2022 | Video Editor & Motion Graphics Artist, “The Visual Messiah,” Handel & Haydn Society, Commissioned Film
2021 | Animation & Production Assistant, “ONCE : Virtual Venue” & “ONCE x Boynton Yards 2021 Summer Concert Series”, ONCE Somerville
2021 | Co-Director, “A Seal Story”, Award-Winning Student Short Film
2020 | Director, “A Union Forged”, Student Short Film
2019 | Production Intern, Clambake Animation, Interactive Animated Experience
2019 | Co-Director, “Jabberwocky Abridged”, Student Short Film
ARTS EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
2026 | Guest Juror, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA (Sophomore Animation Seminar Spring 2026, Instructor Mike Annear)
2024 | Studio Art Instructor, “Art on the Plaza”, MassArt Art Museum, Boston, MA
2024 | Curriculum Developer, “Courage to Care” ICA Art Lab Installation, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
2024 | Gallery & Studio Art Educator, WallTalk Program (Grades 8 - 12) Firelei Báez Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
2024 | Lead Artist & Educator, “Create Wearable Art!”, ICA Watershed Studio Art Program, Boston, MA
2024 | Guest Artist Lecturer, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA (Business of Animation, Instructor Mike Annear)
2024 | Guest Artist Lecturer, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA (Junior Animation Seminar, Instructor Ari Grubb)
2024 | Lead Educator & Curriculum Developer, “Destiny Doorways” ICA Art Lab Installation, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
2023 - 2024 | Lead Educator & Curriculum Assistant, “Classroom Kits - Simone Leigh & Firelei Báez Exhibitions” (Grades 8 - 12), ICA x Boston Public Schools Arts Education Outreach Program
2023 | Lead Educator & Curriculum Developer, “Shadow Play” ICA Art Lab Installation, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
2023 | Lead Artist & Educator, “Memory Mobiles” ICA Watershed Studio Art Program, ICA Watershed, Boston, MA
2023 | Lead Artist & Educator, “Wonder Wheels” April Vacation Programming (Grades K - 5), Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
2022 - 2023 | Gallery Lecturer, “Pop-Up Talks” series, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
2022 | Teaching Assistant, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA (History of Animation, Instructor Tim Finn)