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alexaannviolet@gmail.coma living index of my research and creative practice
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Alexa Ann Bonomo




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Current and Recent
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IndexWorkshop Series: Exsquisite Corpse and World Building2023Online
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University of San FranciscoAdjunct Professor2023-presentSan Francisco, CA
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Leonardo / ISASTOperations Coordinator2022 - presentOnline / Oakland, CA
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IndexProgram Coordinator2022 - presentOnline
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Education
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School for Poetic ComputationDigital Love LanguagesOnline, New York, NY
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University of California, DavisMFA DesignDavis,CA
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Gray Area Foundation for the Arts and TechnologyCreative Code ImersiveSan Francisco, CA
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Towson UniversityBFA Digital Art and DesignBaltimore, Maryland
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Research
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World Engines LabWorldbuilding, 3D Worlds, Motion Capture2024-presentSan Francisco, CA
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ViDi LabsData Visualization and Semiotics2018-2020Davis, CA
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Education, Organizing & Curation
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School for Poetic ComputationTeaching Assistant: Digital Love LanguagesFall 2024Online
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IndexInstructor: Archival WalksSummer 2024Online
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LeonardoNew Media Archiving 2024-presentOnline
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IndexInstructor: Intro to Coding for Designers, Asynhronous Online CourseUpcomingOnline
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IndexCuration: Index Resources, Archive2023-presentOnline
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IndexCuration: Index Online Freeform Radio2023-presentOnline
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University of San FranciscoAdjunct Professor: Digital Media Design, Visual Communications II2023-presentSan Francisco, CA
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University of California, DavisLecturer: Graphics for the Computer, Coding for Designers, Interactive Media I2020-2022Davis, CA
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IndexInstructor: Intro to Coding for DesignersSummer 2022Online
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IndexInstructor: Intro to Coding for DesignersSpring 2022Online
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University of California, DavisTeaching Assistant: Interactive Media I, Interactive Media II, Form and Color, Typography, Design Ideologies2020-2022Davis, CA
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Gray Area Foundation for the Arts and TechnologyTeaching Assistant: Creative Code ImersiveFall 2017San Francisco, CA
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Maryland Art PlaceCuratorial Assistant Intern2015-2016Baltimore, MD
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Towson University, Electronic Media and FilmFacilitator & Artist: Halfway Film Festival2015, 2016Baltimore, MD
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Towson University, Electronic Media and FilmFacilitator & Artist: 72 Hour Film Fesitival2015, 2016Baltimore, MD
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Walters Art MuseumTeaching Artist2014-2015Baltimore, MD
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University Teaching
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San Francisco UniversityInstructor: Visual Communications IISpring 2024San Francisco, CA
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San Francisco UniversityInstructor: Digital Media DesignSpring 2023San Francisco, CA
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University of California, DavisLecturer: Coding for DesignersFall 2022Davis, CA
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University of California, DavisLecturer: Graphics and the ComputerSpring 2022Davis, CA
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University of California, DavisLecturer: Interactive Media IWinter 2022Davis, CA
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University of California, DavisLecturer: Coding for DesignersWinter 2022Davis, CA
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University of California, DavisLecturer: Coding for DesignersFall 2021Davis, CA
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University of California, DavisLecturer: Coding for DesignersSummer 2021Davis, CA
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University of California, DavisLecturer: Graphics and the ComputerSummer 2021Davis, CA
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University of California, DavisLecturer: Graphics and the ComputerSpring 2021Davis, CA
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University of California, DavisLecturer: Graphics and the ComputerWinter 2021Davis, CA
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University of California, DavisLecturer: Graphics and the ComputerFall 2020Davis, CA
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University of California, DavisLecturer: Interactive Media IFall 2020Davis, CA
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University of California, DavisLecturer: Coding for DesignersSummer 2020Davis, CA
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Residencies
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Kala Art InstituteEmergent Artist in Digital Art Residency2017-2018Davis, CA
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Group Exhibitions & Installations
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Thatcher GalleryNightingales 2023San Francisco, CA
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Axis Gallerymemory.unshift()2022Sacramento, CA
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Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of ArtArtist: Growing Interventions2020Davis, CA
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Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of ArtArtist: Wonder Wander2019Davis, CA
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Exploratorium
Artist: Field of View - Mapping New Technologies
2017San Francisco
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PublicationsExploratorium
https://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/field-of-view-storytelling
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Codex Endogenous: Designing Interactive Self Data Visualization Tool for Trauma Impacted IndividualsShort Paper, ISEA 2022Summer 2022Barcelona, Spain
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Codex Endogenous: Visualizing the SelfMFA ThesisSummer 2020Davis, CA
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Talks
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Memory, Love, and the HandmadeArtist TalkSummer 2023San Francisco, CA
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ISEA 2023: Artist Talks, Memory, Love and the Handmade in Interactive Data InstallationsArtist TalkSpring 2023Paris, France
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ISEA 2022: Short Papers, Codex Endogenous: Designing Interactive Self Data Visualization Tool for
Trauma Impacted Individuals		Short Paper TalkSummer 2022Barcelona, Spain
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The Quantified Self and Designing for Generative JournalingGuest LectureSpring 2022Davis, CA
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Artist Talk: Using Metaphor and Naturalistic Geometry to Visualize Quantified Self DataArtist TalkFall 2020Montreal, QC Canada
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Press
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If I’d known then: the Art + Architecture Faculty TriennialUniversity of San FranciscoSpring 2023
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memory.unshift()Axis GallerySummer 2022
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Field of View: Mapping Emerging Media TechnologiesExploratoriumFall 2017
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