Education
2019 - 2022 MFA, Theatre: Interdisciplinary Digital Media & Performance, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2014 - 2017 BFA, Emphasis in Expanded Media, University of Kansas School of the Arts, Lawrence, KS
2007 - 2011 BA, double major in International Studies and Political Science, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS
Solo exhibitions & directed works
2022 Hello, World! the i.d.e.a. Museum, Mesa, AZ
2019 Dea Ex Machina, The Bourgeois Pig, Lawrence, KS
2017 How to Feed a Two-Headed Snake, KU Union Gallery, Lawrence, KS
Selected Exhibitions & SCREENINGS
2021 Alternate Digital Aesthetics, Mood Room, Phoenix, AZ
——— DBR Lab Presents, Kerr Cultural Center, Online Broadcast
——— designspace: a new drive-thru sensory experience, ASU Gammage, Tempe, AZ
2020 DBR Lab Works in Process, Online Broadcast Hosted by The Kerr Cultural Center, AZ
——— Music, Dance & Theatre Fall Celebration, Arizona State University, Online
——— Signals/Signs, Phoenix Art Museum First Fridays, Phoenix, AZ
——— A Tribute to Leonardo, Tempe Museum of History, Tempe, AZ
2019 First Friday, i.d.e.a. Museum, Mesa, AZ
——— Polymorphous, Gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
——— Afternet: New Works by Yuri Zupancic | Group Exhibition, Cider Gallery, Lawrence, KS
——— Her Art: Who Does She Think She Is, InterUrban Art House, Kansas City, MO
——— Benefit Art Auction 2019, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
——— Truth in Comedy, Hosted by Byron Stamps, The Break Room, Topeka, KS (featured artist)
——— CELEBRATI♀N, curated by CelebrateWomxn845, Roost Studios, New Paltz, NY
2018 run riot, PLUG Projects, Kansas City, MO
——— Empowerment, co-curated by Creative Debuts & Nasty Women Exhibition, Black & White Building, London, UK
——— Benefit Art Auction 2018, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
2017 -American, The Bourgeois Pig, Lawrence, KS
——— 12” x 12” National Juried Exhibition (juried by Hong Chun Zhang), Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
———The Modern Venus: The Female Perspective, Finishing School for Modern Women, Wichita, KS
——— Emergence, Lawrence Creates Makerspace, Lawrence, KS
——— Senior Show, Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
——— Convergence - 2017 Juried Student Art Show, Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS
——— Benefit Art Auction 2017, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
2016 HOT SPOT, Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (collaborative installation)
——— CreActive International Open Film Festival, Dkahar, Bangladesh
——— Scholarship Exhibition, Chalmers Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2015 Mr. Mercury’s Magik Lantern Show, Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
——— Scholarship Exhibition, Chalmers Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2014 An Abounding Asset, Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City, MO (collaborative commission)
INTERMEDIA DESIGN
2022 Hello, World! an immersive performance for very young children MEDIA, PROJECTION, SYSTEM DESIGN. i.d.e.a. Museum, Mesa, AZ
2021 Don G MEDIA/SOUND DESIGN. [Nue]Box Studios, Phoenix, AZ
——— Hidden Treasures in Selleh Park MEDIA DESIGN. Selleh Park, Tempe, AZ
——— Heddatron. ROBOT DESIGN. Galvin Playhouse, Tempe, AZ
——— Body Sleuth: MFA Applied Thesis by Ri Lindegren MEDIA DESIGN. Virtual Production
——— Transitions: Mira Hills MEDIA DESIGN. Bulldog Hall, Tempe, AZ
2020 If It’s Any Constellation MEDIA DESIGN. Binary Theatre, Virtual Production
——— The Snow SHADOW PUPPET DESIGN. Lyceum Theatre, Tempe, AZ
2019 Cream! ASSOCIATE MEDIA DESIGN. Galvin Playhouse, Tempe, AZ
PERFORMANCE
2022 Hello, World! an immersive performance for very young children DIRECTOR, PERFORMER i.d.e.a. Museum, Mesa, AZ
——— Cycle 7 SARAH. Lyceum Theatre, Tempe, AZ
2021 Don G, PERFORMER. [Nue]Box Studios, Phoenix, AZ
——— En-DANGER-ed! THE GREAT AUK, THE ASSISTANT, THE COLLECTOR. ASU TheatreLAB, Broadcast
2020 Secret Knots PERFORMER, PRODUCER. ASU Cultural Kerr Center, YouTube Broadcast
——— Lost Boy PETER. Arizona State University Theatre Lab, Online
——— Hand Wash PERFORMER. Dixon Place TV, Online
——— Plink! Ploink! Plonk! PLOINK, PLONK. i.d.e.a. Museum, Mesa, AZ
2019 Endlng PUPPETEER. Plug Projects, Kansas City, MO
——— Endlng PUPPETEER. Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
——— The Runaway Orchestra PERFORMER, PUPPETEER. Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
——— The Middle Tell PUPPETEER. Replay Lounge, Lawrence, KS
2018 Color Play PERFORMER, COLLABORATOR. Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
——— The Middle Tell PUPPETEER. Free State Festival, Lawrence, KS
——— PANTS (Pantomime and Non-Traditional Theatre) PERFORMER, WRITER. Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
——— DOT: A Dance Performance for the Very Young DANCER, COLLABORATOR. Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
2017 Take Care (a solo exhibition by Marina Peng) PERFORMER. 50/50 Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2008 Macbeth LADY MACBETH. Baker University, Baldwin City, KS
——— The Bottom of Everything LETA. Baker University, Baldwin City, KS
——— The Complete History of America: Abridged SELF. Baker University, Baldwin City, KS
2007 J.B. REBECCA. Baker University, Baldwin City, KS
——— Ghosts REGINA. Baker University, Baldwin City, KS
2004 Anthem SOLIDARITY 9-6347. Florida International University, Miami, FL
RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS
2021 [Nue]Box Collective SEED Resident, Phoenix, AZ
2020-21 Molly Blank Teaching Artist Program Fellow, Phoenix, AZ
2019-20 ArtistINC Fellow, Lawrence, KS
ARTIST TALKS / WORKSHOPS
2022 Conference Co-Presenter, Theatre & Dance for the Very Young Virtual Conference - “Technologies of Play: Responsive Performance for Very Young Audiences” (Virtual)
2021 Conference Co-Presenter, SloMoCo (International Conference on Movement & Computing) - “[ALT]SOLAS | The Future of Workplace Wellness” (Virtual)
2020 Conference Speaker: Designing the Zone, Arizona State University (Virtual)
2019 Visiting Artist/Lecturer, P.E.O.P.L.E. Program, University of Wisconsin - Madison
——— Slide Slam Artist Talk, Artist Inc, Cider Gallery, Lawrence, KS
2018 Papier-mâché Mask Workshop, Tonantzin Society, Topeka, KS
——— Papier-mâché Puppet Workshop, Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence, KS
——— Visiting Artist/Lecturer, P.E.O.P.L.E. Program, University of Wisconsin - Madison
——— Papier-mâché Puppet Workshop, Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence, KS
——— Jerzy Grotowski Movement Workshop Leader, Play 12, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence
AUXILIARY TRAINING
2017 Arduino + Processing + Sensors, with Joshua Davis, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, CO
——— Summer Apprentice (Performance & Puppeteering), Bread & Puppet Theatre, Glover, VT
2016 Awagami Papermaking residency, Tokushima, Japan
——— MI-LAB Mokuhanga residency, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan
Awards
2022 Outstanding Graduating Student, Excellent in Innovation and Creative Practice, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University
2022 Polaris Grant, Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts, Arizona State University
2021-22 Graduate & Professional Association Research Grant Award, Arizona State University
2021-22 Graduate College Fellowship, Arizona State University
2020-21 Katherine K. Herberger Scholarship Award in Film, Dance and Theatre
2020 Arizona State University Grad Fellowship Award
2017 ACM SIGGRAPH Student Volunteer Travel Award, Los Angeles, CA
——— Brosseau Student Art Award, Runner-Up, Spencer Museum of Art Spencer Student Advisory Board
——— Hollander Family Foundation Award from the University of Kansas Department of Visual Art, School of the Arts
2016 Best Short Film (Work-in-Progress) Award, CreActive International Open Film Festival
——— Brainerd Art Scholarship Award, University of Kansas Department of Visual Art, School of the Arts
——— Ada Bechtel Heuser Scholarship Award, University of Kansas Department of Visual Art, School of the Arts
——— Thomas A Klaverkamp Scholarship Award, University of Kansas Department of Visual Art, School of the Arts
——— Amsden Award, University of Kansas Department of Art History
2015 Amsden Award, University of Kansas Department of Art History
——— Rubin Art Scholarship Award, University of Kansas Department of Visual Art, School of the Arts
———Talbot Memorial Art Scholarship Award, University of Kansas Department of Visual Art, School of the Arts
2014-2017 University of Kansas Honor Roll
2011 KNBU Radio Award for Best Student DJ, Baker University
2010 International Studies Major of the Year Award, Baker University Honors Symposium
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2022-Present Creative Manager, University of Technology Office, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ | Exhibiting, demoing, and sharing the magic of XR art/product design developed through Learning Futures at Arizona State University.
Fall 2021 Management Intern, Herberger Institute of Design & the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ | Providing professional-level project management and administrative support to the Meteor Studio at the School of Arts, Media & Engineering and the Immersive Creation Studio at the Learning Futures Collaboratory. Responsibilities include managing project deliverables for Career Arcade, a virtual learning environment; producing 3D assets as needed; website copy editing; general administrative projects; research and analysis; procedural studies and technical planning.
Summer 2021 Extended Reality (XR) Creative Developer: Modeling/Animation, Immersive Creation Studio, Remote | Responsible for building augmented reality, virtual reality, and otherwise immersive experiences
Summer 2020 Summer Graduate Assistant for the Office of Student Engagement, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ | Assisting in the planning and coordination of college specific orientation and fall welcome programs and initiatives for first-year students, transfer students and their families; assisting with the marketing and communication of college transition materials and fall welcome programs; developing assessment instruments to measure the outcomes and validity of fall welcome initiatives, particularly new initiatives; co-supervising, training and mentoring a team of undergraduate student staff to assist with all the above initiatives.
2014-2019 Program Coordinator, Lawrence Arts Center School of Dance, Lawrence, KS | Responsible for coordinating all School of Dance events/productions, in addition to managing all related communication with faculty & families including but not limited to all email correspondence, handouts, flyers and poster board materials. Offered administrative support to School of Dance Director, Artistic Directors, School of Dance faculty, guest artists and families. Administrative responsibilities include monthly blog entries, bookkeeping, contract drafting, data entry and acting as a program liaison to the public.
Fall 2017 Hang12 Facilitator, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS | Advised and facilitates curatorial discussion for Hang12, a high school student run curatorial group which promotes emerging and established local artists across the age spectrum.
2016-2017 Studio Assistant, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS | Experience with Expanded Media studio needs, general studio maintenance, managing relevant studio supplies and equipment, and assisting students with program hardware/software.
2013-2015 Costume Technician, Lawrence Arts Center Lawrence, KS | Responsible for the design, construction, acquisition & maintenance of costumes for performances; additional responsibilities include leading teams of student/parent volunteer groups and designing summer camp costume activities for children.
STUDIO ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE
Summer 2021 Studio Assistant (remote), Dr. Daniel Bernard Romain, Artist & Composer | administrative assistant preparing Dr. Romain for tenure application.
2016-2017 Expanded Media Studio Assistant, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS | experience with Expanded Media studio needs, general studio maintenance, managing relevant studio supplies and equipment, and assisting students with program hardware/software.
TEACHING experience
Summer 2021 Youth Instructor, School of Music, Dance and Theatre Summer Institute, Arizona State University, Remote | Designing Projections for Theatre Production
Spring 2021 Molly Blank Fund Teaching Artist Residency, Girl Scout Troop 118, Remote | Designed and led a 3-day online residency for middle schoolers focusing on linear relationships in collage art. Students designed and created their own digital collages using Pixlr, following principles of one-point, two-point and three-point perspective.
2019-2021 Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Music, Dance & Theatre, Arizona State University - Tempe
THF 255: Media Authorship Spring 2020-21 | Teaching assistant aiding in surveying the manipulation, editing, compression, encoding and search engine optimization of digital sound and video media. Responsibilities include recording and producing tutorial videos, grading and corresponding with students.
THF 215: Design & Composition for Film & Theatre Fall 2019, Spring 2020 | Introduces the aesthetic principles and practices employed by designers/artists of the stage and screen, including: basic knowledge of the elements and principles of design; conceptualization of design for theatre and film; director/designer collaboration models; methods and modes of visual communication for theatre and film (storyboards, renderings, models, etc.).
THF 126: Professional Development II: Multidisciplinary Collaboration Spring 2020 | Community building within the School of Film, Dance and Theatre; connections with faculty; foundations of creative process; attendance and written response to performance and media events.
Spring 2018 INVENTOR GRRRLS Lead Curriculum Designer / Instructor, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS | Designed a 16 week curriculum aimed at encouraging girls in STEM; students develop hands-on skills such as sketching, prototyping, and technical knowledge, as they pursue the solutions to student-driven, community-oriented STEM projects. Women in STEM were specifically highlighted through presentations, and field trips to localized, women-led institutions such as Gould Evans Architectural Firm and Bowersock Dam, introducing girls to real-world role models and potential mentors. Class includes reflective journaling sessions, in addition to group discussion based on short readings and culminated in a Symposium featuring project presentations by students.
2015-2018 STEAM Youth Educator, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS | Developing and implementing STEAM curriculum focusing on art & technology for youth; working knowledge of basic circuitry, Makey-Makey microcontrollers. Press: Leach, Mark Richard “Where Making Matters” American Craft Council. American Craft Council. Web. https://craftcouncil.org/magazine/article/where-making-matters. (December 2016)
Press
Chaffe, Lacy. “'This is the place I was meant to be': ASU grad combines creative practice with technology” ASU NEWS April 2022, Online https://news.asu.edu/20220502-place-i-was-meant-be-asu-grad-combines-creative-practice-technology (April 2022)
“DBR Lab with special guests Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Paola Prestini and members of the New Jersey Symphony” National Sawdust https://live.nationalsawdust.org/event/daniel-bernard-roumain-and-dbr-lab-with-special-guests-marc-bamuthi-joseph-paola-prestini-and-performers-from-the-new-jersey-symphony (April 2022)
Rabinowitz, Chloe. “Daniel Bernard Roumain and DBR Lab to Return to National Sawdust” Broadway World March 2022, Online https://www.broadwayworld.com/brooklyn/article/Daniel-Bernard-Roumain-and-DBR-Lab-to-Return-to-National-Sawdust-20220324 (March 2022)
Campbell, Anna. "Art students collaborate on immersive drive-thru art installation" The State Presshttps://www.statepress.com/article/2021/04/spcommunity-students-collaborate-on-an-immersive-parking-garage-experience# (April 2021)
Hanssen, Libby. “50 Women Have Something To Say In This Overland Park Art Show” KCUR Online. https://www.kcur.org/post/50-women-have-something-say-overland-park-art-show#stream/0 (March 2019)
McDonough, Matthew. “Roost Studios Hosts CelebrateWomxn845” The New Paltz Oracle Online. https://oracle.newpaltz.edu/roost-studios-hosts-celebratewomxn845/ (January 2019)
Lysen, Dylan. “‘Color Play’ launches Lawrence Arts Center performances for early-childhood audiences” Lawrence Journal World http://www2.ljworld.com/living/arts-entertainment/2018/oct/04/color-play-launches-lawrence-arts-center-performances-for-early-childhood-audiences/ (October 2018)
“Spotlight on Dot: Meet Amanda Pintore and Olivia Hernández.” Lawrence Arts Center, http://www.lawrenceartscenter.org/2018/04/spotlight-on-dot-meet-amanda-pintore-and-olivia-hernandez/ (April 2018)
“Nasty Woman: Empowerment - An Interview with the Artist ONOH.” ODEANDIEFREUDE Online. http://www.odeandiefreude.com/Nasty-Woman-Empowerment-ARTIST-ONOH (March 2018)
Anderson, Heather. "Student's Film Wins International Award." KU Collegian. Lawrence, KS, United States. Magazine Publication (April 2017).
Hertzog, Steve. “Ben Ahlvers & Olivia Hernandez Discuss Lawrence Arts Center Art Auction” Lawrence Business Magazine Podcast. Prod. Steven Hertzog. Dir: Steven Hertzog. 1320 KLWN. Lawrence, KS. 6 April. 2017. Radio.
Childers, Briana “Art in Focus: Olivia Hernández creates visual art inspired in part by France” The University Daily Kansan. Lawrence, KS, United States. Online. http://www.kansan.com/arts_and_culture/art-in-focus-olivia-hern-ndez-creates-visual-art-inspired/article_6bcd85f2-f3d6-11e6-be01-ab74e8cba6d7.html (February 17, 2017).
Gailer, Valerie "KU Portraits” KU Giving Magazine. Winter 2017. Lawrence, KS, United States. In Print & Online. http://www.kuendowment.org/News-Stories/KU-Giving-Magazine (January 30, 2017).
Sanchez, Omar “A University installation art class creates 'HOT SPOT' at Chalmers Hall” The University Daily Kansan. Lawrence, KS, United States. Newspaper & Online. http://www.kansan.com/arts_and_culture/a-university-installation-art-class-creates-hot-spot-at-chalmers/article_7b8c473c-ad07-11e6-b3c0-376da85046ad.html (November 2016).
Puppe, Steve “Class Credit” KU Alumni Magazine. Lawrence, KS, United States. Magazine Publication (September 2016).
Anderson, Heather “Visual art student wins international film festival award” KU News. Lawrence, KS, United States. Online.https://today.ku.edu/film-ku-visual-art-student-wins-international-film-festival-award (August 2016).
Bierman, Courtney “Senior visual art student wins award at international film festival” The University Daily Kansan. Lawrence, KS, United States. Newspaper & Online. http://www.kansan.com/arts_and_culture/senior-visual-art-student-wins-award-at-international-film-festival/article_cc255ecc-699b-11e6-8e6f-0f8bc5643d68.html (August 2016).
VOLUNTEER WORK
Summer 2021 Animator, Co-Producer, Youngtimers | Co-produced a five-minute, patient-centered animation for Youngtimers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving individuals and families affected by early onset familial Alzheimer's disease. This animation was produced with Dr. Lindsay Hohsfield, Claire Redfield (MFA) and Kelly Fielder (MFA).
June 2021 SIGGRAPH Virtual Conference, Online - Student Volunteer | Produced 20 hours of closed-captioning work for ACM SIGGRAPH Virtual Conference
April 2021 Production Assistant, Phoenix Art Museum, Remote | Assisted with organizing performers and program management for an evening of networked performances
August 2020 SIGGRAPH Virtual Conference, Online - Student Volunteer
June 2018 Bread & Puppet Theatre, Glover, VT - Puppeteer; helped with the creation and maintenance of papier-mache
June 2017 SIGGRAPH Conference, Los Angeles, CA - Student Volunteer (25 hours) | Competitively selected to staff the world’s largest annual conference & exhibition in computer graphics/interactive techniques. Individual responsibilities included assisting with registration, checking badges, answering attendees’ questions. Staffing areas included the Art Gallery, the Computer Animation Festival and the Exhibition Hall.
April 2016 Teaching Assistant, Lawrence, KS - Teaching assistant for a .gif-making workshop aimed at high school students, as part of the University of Kansas’ Visual Arts Day.
June 2014 Commission Team Member, Federal Reserve Project, Lawrence, KS - University of Kansas, Visual Art Department Commission for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, “An Abounding Asset, The Diligent Reserve” | Member of a two-year initiative with a budget of $25,000 that conceived, created, and installed a 100th anniversary commissioned sculpture for permanent exhibition at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Portions of the sculpture are on display throughout the 10th Federal Reserve District including Omaha, NE; Oklahoma City, OK; and Denver, CO. Experience with team organized building methodologies; client relations; public art commissions; speaking with the press; representing KU in a professional capacity at the official November 2014 unveiling ceremony.
June 2014 Free State Film Festival, Lawrence, KS - Festival liaison, badge creation, ticket dispersal
Fall 2012 ArtStream, Silver Spring, MD - Working with developmentally disabled performers, assisted with in-class skits and performance exercises.
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
2017 Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics & Interactive Techniques (ACM SIGGRAPH). Los Angeles, CA (Student Volunteer)
2017 Open Engagement. Chicago, IL
2010 International Studies Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA