KRISTEN PALANA
E-mail: k.palana(at) aur.edu

EXHIBITIONS LIST

Animation and Film Festivals:


2010 -Victoria International Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Victoria, Australia

2010 -Society for Photographic Education Women's Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Philadelphia, PA.

2009 -European Film Festival. Larry and Roz. London, England.

2009 -Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Chicago, IL.

2009 -Online New England Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Internet.http://newenglandfilm.com. Award: Selection for Special Monthlong Screenings at Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline, MA.

2009 -San Francisco Women's Film Institute Tour. Larry and Roz. San Francisco, CA.

2009 -42nd Humboldt Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Arcata, CA.

2009 -Hollywood East Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Danbury, CT.

2009 -Reel HeART International Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Award:Top 3 in Animation and New Media Category. Toronto, Canada.

2009 -DIY Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Award: Best Animated Short. Hollywood, CA. USA.

2009 -Sunscreen Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Award: Best Animated Short. St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Tampa, FL. USA.

2009 -Washington DC Independent Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Washington DC. USA.

2009 -Southeast New England Film, Music and Arts Festival. Larry and Roz. Award: Best Animated Film. Providence, RI. USA.

2009 -Washougal International Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Washougal, WA. USA.

2009 -New Beijing International Movie Week. Larry and Roz. Beijing, China.

2009 -Smogdance Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Award: Best Animation. Pomona, CA. USA.

2008 -FuzzB Family Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Internet.

2008 -Zero Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Los Angeles, CA. USA.

2008 -Radar Hamburg International Independent Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Nomination for Best Art and Animation. Hamburg, Germany.

2008 -Gold Lion International Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Masuru, Lesotho.

2008 -Bushfire Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Manzini, Swaziland.

2008 -Rome International Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Rome, GA. USA

2006- Black Maria Film Festival. -Lucky. Director's Citation Award. Traveling Festival, USA.

2006- 7th DC Independent Film Festival. Lucky. Washington, DC. USA.

2006- The Seaside Repertory Film Festival -Lucky. Santa Rosa Beach, FL. USA.

2003- Creative Alliance Film Festival -Five O'Clock Shadows. Baltimore, MD. USA.

2003- 4th DC Independent Film Festival -Five O'Clock Shadows. Washington, DC. USA.

2003- 1st Annual Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival -Five O'Clock Shadows. Nevada City, CA. USA.

2002- 36th New York Exposition of Short Film and Video- Five O'Clock Shadows. Juror's Citation Award. NYC. NY. USA.

Film Distribution:

2009 -Indiflix. Larry and Roz. This film channel has non exclusive rights to the film.

2009 -Crushed Planet. Larry and Roz. This is online network affiliated with HBO has non exclusive rights to the film.

2009 -Glimtz. Larry and Roz. This Swedish online film channel has non exclusive rights to the film.

Online Exhibitions:

2009 -Online New England Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Internet. http://newenglandfilm.com

2008 -FuzzB Family Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Internet.

2007 -U.S. State Department E-Journal, Economic Perspectives. September 2007. U.S. Food Aid: Reducing World Hunger. Video Feature: End Child Hunger.

2007 -Walk the World Liberia -Video Compilation and School Feeding Liberia -Still Photo Gallery. The UN's World Food Programme's Fight Hunger Division.

2007 -The United Nations World Food Programme Official Campaign. End Child Hunger - Multimedia Animation Viral Video.

2005 -Poetry Southeast -an online journal of poetry and art. Digital artwork was featured in the Fall 2005 issue.

2004 -MoveOn.Org. -Bush in 30 Seconds. Political Ad- Yellow Ribbons

2002- Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo. Art on the Net 2002. Tokyo, Japan -Pause- Web Video Installation



DVD Compilations:

2004. Independent Media Magazine DVD. Political Ad- Yellow Ribbons. Independent Media Magazine is a DVD Video Magazine featuring short films, music, videos, animation, movie trailers, computer game trailers, PSA’s, and other democratic based video material.

One Person Gallery Exhibitions:

1999- Envy Gallery. Temple Bar. Dublin, Ireland

1999- Montaque’s Café. Dublin, Ireland

1995- Huntington Gallery. Boston, MA.

Two Person Gallery Exhibitions:

1998- Installation Station. Aftermath. Massachusetts College of Art. Boston, MA.



Selected Juried and Group Gallery Exhibitions:

1996-2007- Narrows Center For the Arts. Fall River, MA.
2002-2005 Art Department Faculty Show, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ.
2002- Pratt Show. Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC. NY.
2002- CGIM Gallery. Sugar and Spice: Women in Computer Graphics.
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
2001- Pratt Show. Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC. NY.
2000- PostArtum. Visiting. The Vault. Long Beach, CA.
1999- Provincetown Art Association Members Show. Provincetown, MA.
1998- Tower Gallery. Massachusetts College of Art. Me4. Boston, MA.
1998- Gallery 349. Provincetown, MA.
1998- Wellflleet Art Co-op. Wellfleet, MA.

October 2005. –Was a guest speaker at Tufts University in Boston, MA. and led a class entitled, Art, Community, and Social Activism.

2005 -Led a web design workshop at the Maua Hills Vocational Training Centre in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. Students were teachers at the school and will implement eight art, music, and computer courses I created, including Web Design. Together we started the school's first website which they now  maintain themselves.



Online Publications:

2010 -Help Liberia Foundation. Video Feature on Website: School Meals Liberia
2007 -U.S. State Department E-Journal, Economic Perspectives. September 2007. U.S. Food Aid: Reducing World Hunger. Video Feature: End Child Hunger
2005 -Poetry Southeast -an online journal of poetry and art. Digital artwork was featured in the Fall 2005 issue.
2003- 2005 -NetArt Review. -An art criticism website that reviews web art. Contributed reviews and articles on a monthly basis. URL: http://www.netartreview.net
2004. -Furtherfield.org in conjunction with Rhizome and Net Art Review. -Featured review. URL: http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=103.


Selected Awards:

2009 -Online New England Film Festival. Larry and Roz.
Selection for Special Monthlong Screenings at Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline, MA.

2009 -Top 3 Award in Animation and New Media Category. Reel HeART International Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Toronto, Canada.

2009- Best Animated Short. Sunscreen Film Festival. -Larry and Roz. Tampa, St. Petersburg, & Clearwater, FL.

2009 -Best Animation. Smogdance Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Pomona, CA. USA.

2009 -Best Animated Film. Southeast New England Film, Music and Arts Festival. Larry and Roz. Providence, RI. USA.

2009- Best Animated Short. DIY Film Festival. -Larry and Roz. Hollywood, CA.

2008- SiggraphAsia. -Selected to co-teach an animation course at 2008 Conference in Singapore.

2007- First Place. UN World Food Programme's Fight Hunger Viral Video Competition. End Child Hunger.

2006- Director's Citation Award. Black Maria Film Festival. -Lucky. Traveling Festival, USA.

2005- ART. William Paterson University. Assigned Release Time for academic year 2005-2006. Project was a multimedia documentary called Lucky.

2004- ACM Siggraph. -Selected to co-teach an animation course at 2004 Conference.

2003- ACM Siggraph. -Selected to co-teach an animation course at 2003 Conference.

2002- Juror's Award for Animation. 36th New York Expo of Short Film and Video -Five O'Clock Shadows

2002- Altman Foundation Award. Pratt Institute

2002- Pratt Circle Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Pratt Institute

2001- Barret Endowed Scholarship. Pratt Institute.

2000- Milia 2000. Nominee. -Zeitgeist Interactive CD-ROM. Cannes, France.

1999-2000- CGIM Department Graduate Assistantship. Pratt Institute.

1999- CGIM Department Fellowship. Pratt Institute.

1994- National Talent Search. Top 10 Finalist. Pratt Institute

1994- National Talent Search. Top 10 Finalist. Maryland Institute