KRISTEN PALANA
E-mail: k.palana@aur.edu

EXHIBITIONS LIST

Animation and Film Festivals:

2009 -International Film Festival Egypt. Larry and Roz. Cairo, Egypt.

2008 -FuzzB Family Film Festival. Larry and Roz. Bowling Green, KY. USA.

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.

Online Exhibitions:

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


Selected Additional Animation and Film Screenings:

2006- One World International Human Rights Documentary Festival, Videotheque. Lucky. Prague, Czech Republic.

2006- William Paterson University - Lucky. Communication Department Lecture. "Media That Matters." Wayne, NJ.

2005- Tufts University - Lucky, Yellow Ribbons, Peeper, and Five O'Clock Shadows. Medford, MA.

2005- Bob Jones University - Lucky. Greenville, SC.


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 Exhibitions:

1999- Envy Gallery. Temple Bar. Dublin, Ireland

1999- Montaque’s Café. Dublin, Ireland

1995- Huntington Gallery. Boston, MA.

Two Person Exhibitions:

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


Selected Juried and Group 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.



Freelance Graphic Design:

Present- United Nations LESA ROME. Currently creating the logo/corporate identity and promotional materials for the UN’s Local Expatriate Spouse Association of Rome, Italy.

2005 -Designed CD packaging for the LP album, Heroine by Jim Palana

2005. -Designed wine label for New Jersey wine maker, Joseph Strelkoff’s Sharpshooter Cabernet Sauvignon

2004 -Designed CD packaging for the folk album Here and Gone by Jim Palana.

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.

Selected Awards:

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.

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


Professional Web Sites Published:

Present –Aura’s House. This website was founded in June 2004 and has raised over $55,000 to date for impoverished families in developing countries. The site has raised money for housing, health, and education projects for needy families in Central and South America, Asia, and Africa. Donations are 100% US. Tax Deductible. URL: http://www.aurashouse.com

Present -Rome Review. Contributing writer and web consultant on site design and functions. Also co-produce segments for the site's Podcast.
URL: http://www.romereview.com

2008- United Nations World Food Programme WingsII Website
Created digital graphics for use on the WFP’s internal WingsII website.

2003-2006 -The B-52’s Official Website. Recently created a new website with over 40 line drawings and a full flash animated introduction. On the current site- designed the Flash intro, created pages and digital graphics, and added streaming video. This well known 25 year-old band has several multi-platinum albums and made its distinct mark on new wave, punk, and modern dance music. URL: http://www.theb52s.com

Summer 2005- Maua Hills Vocational Training Centre Website, Tanzania. Taught at the Maua Hills Vocational Training Centre in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. Helped set up an art, music, and computer program to enable locals to learn marketable skills. Also aided the teachers in learning web design and together we started the school's first website which they now maintain themselves.
URL: http://mauahills.bravehost.com

2001-2003 –Lost City Arts. NYC, NY. Redesigned, updated, and maintained the company’s website. URL: http://www.lostcityarts.com

2001. –Andrea Rose Fashions. NYC, NY. Created digital graphics for website. URL: http://www.andrearosefashions.com

1999-2000. –Computer Graphics and Interactive Media Website, Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, NY. Maintained, updated, and designed the CGIM website during Summer 2000. URL: http://www.pratt.edu/ad/cgim/index.html

Personal  and Educational Websites:

2000-2008. Kristen Palana’s Online Portfolio -URL: http://www.kpalana.com

2006-2008. The American University of Rome Class Websites

Animation, Editing, and Special Effects (COM316)
Digital Imaging (ART/COM241)
Web Graphics, Coding, and Site Design (COM218)
Introduction to Mass Media (COM200)
The Computer as a Media Tool (COM215)
Introduction to the TV Commercial (COM306)
Media Technology (COM217)

2001-2005. WPUNJ Class Websites

Intro. to Electronic Publishing (ARTS 282)
Web Design 1 (ARTS 383/583)
Interactive Online Media (ARTS 483/583)
Print and Publications (ARTS 350)
Compositing, Editing, and Motion Graphics (ARTS 386/586)
Interactive Multimedia CD-ROM (ARTS 484/584)

Newsletter Articles:

1999-2002- The Pixel. Computer Graphics and Interactive Media Newsletter, Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, NY. -Articles were contributed three times a year on a wide range of subjects relating to the Computer Graphics Industry.

Online Publications:

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