PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
ANIMATION
TuneBoom Harmony, Dragon Frame, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe Audition.
Experimental, music video, short film, documentary.
Character & Illustration
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop.
Abstract and surrealist, comical existentialism.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.
Alongside portraiture, I documented abandoned places, often trespassing into left behind structures suspended in time. These spaces quiet, deteriorating, and sometimes vacant - began my fascination with entropy, time and memory, places not meant to return to that will be replaced again. In 2014, I began photographing weddings and events. During COVID-19, my practice turned inward. I photographed my evolving sense of self and intimacy of my home. Across all of my work, photography functions as both a record and a way of seeing.
LIVE ACTION
Adobe Premier Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut pro,
Adobe Audition, Logic Pro, Audacity.
Long form short film, documentary, music video, genre based, experimental and existentialism.
PAINTING & drawing
Combining bold, gestural brushwork with an emotionally charged palette. My pieces reflect dreams, love, and sensuous communication. Snapshots of the diversity and chaos through humor in everyday life. Deriving from the subconscious, my process is spontaneous and continuous. Pivoting movements are present in both narrative and composition.
2025 - Present
Associate Curator, VAEFF
2022 - Present
2026
2025
Producer, Ashley Gavins Sunday Sqool
Panelist, Queens Arts Fund
Associate Curator, VAEFF
Freelance
2014 - 2025
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Oral of the Story (2025) directed/produced live action film NYC
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Good Mythical Morning: Smell & Taste Experiment (2021) 2D/stop motion animated short
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One Love (2021) 2D/stop motion animated music video | Vocalist: Mavado and Mya
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The Immaculate Beings: I’ll Be Home Soon (2020) 2D/stop motion animated music video
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The Immaculate Beings: Don’t Come Back (2020) live action/2D animated music video
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KO Kid (2020) stop motion animated music video | Producer: BJ Burton | Vocalist: Jake Luppen
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Photographer (2014 - 2018) events and celebrations, portrait, street, experimental
Exhibitions
2021 - 2025
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Fandi Mata, solo exhibition NYC (2026) paintings -- showing 40 pieces (8" x 10") - (48” x 60”)
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Cannavita dispensary gallery, group show NYC (2026) paintings -- Normal People (48” x 60”) | Mr. Mind (48” x 60”) | Negotiating Rapacity (48” x 60”)
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The Greenpoint Gallery, group show NYC (2026) paintings -- Kiss (20” x 18”) | Lost in the Subway a Bee Covered in Honey (20” x 20”) | Subway Conversation (15” x 24”) | Red Portrait (18” x 20”) | Yellow Portrait (18” x 20”)
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Satellite group show NYC (2025) -- Lingered Hug, performance
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Astoria Art Center group show NYC (2024, 2025) paintings -- Kiss (20” x 18”) | Lost in the Subway a Bee Covered in Honey (20” x 20”) | Sniff Sniff (18” x 20”)
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Sourmouse NYC (2024, 2025) -- Father Forgive Me, reoccurring performance
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Cut Rope exhibition MN (2021) -- KO Kid, stop motion music video
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Made at MCAD exhibition MN (2021) -- Restaurant Industry, animated documentary
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Minneapolis Institute of Art, Foot in the Door 5: virtual exhibition MN (2021) -- Dom and Sub, sculpture​
2018 - 2025
Festivals
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Filmmaker Sessions Volume 9 virtual (2025) -- DRÔLE Clown, experimental film
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Heron Bay Film Festival (2025) CA -- Love Story, animated short
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NanoCon International Film Festival WA (2025) -- Bathtub Cold Read, short live action film
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Filmmaker Sessions Volume 8 virtual (2025) -- Love Letters, feature live action film
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​The Art of Movie Making Film Festival NYC (2024) -- Fly Swatter Assassin, animated short
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Scream It Off Screen MN (2021) -- KO Kid, stop motion music video
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​Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival NY (2020) -- Restaurant Industry, animated documentary
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Sausalito Art Festival American Icon Art Competition CA (2018) -- 2nd Place | Fast-Food Worker, photography
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2018 - 2025
Recognitions
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​KFAI Radio Interview (2020) – Discussion on Stop-Motion Animation
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MCAD Art Sale (2018–2021) – Photography, Painting, Illustration
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Study Breaks Magazine (2018) – Photo Article: Pale Fire and Blue Warmth in Minneapolis​
Education
2017 - 2021
Minneapolis College of Art and Design | Bachelor of Fine Art
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2D & Stop-Motion Animation