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
2025 Director, “Frequencies”, Short Film
2022 - 2026 Character Animator & Background Artist, Tiny Siren Animation, Feature Film
2023 Director, “Banned Ballet”, Abilities Dance Boston, Commissioned Short
2022 - 2023 Character Animator, “Spaceman: A Love Story”, PokeGravy Studios, Visual Album Short Film
2022 - 2023 Animator, Catriona Baker, “Ball Lightning,” 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”, 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)