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ROMAN SUSAN operates as an art space and platform for exhibitions and events in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago.

Streetlight at Wedge Projects, 1448 West Howard Street January 7, 2019 - September 15, 2019 Weekly configurations of moving image work by individual artists will play via storefront windows on Howard Street and Rogers Avenue, visible from the street 24/7. 8/19 - 8/25: Cristen Leifheit on Howard Street and Patrick Jenkins on Rogers Avenue

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2019 UChicago MFA Thesis Exhibition coming up May-June 2019 May 10-26 Opening Reception: May 10, 6-8pm Maggie Jensen Michal Koszycki Cristen Leifheit Kevin Pang May 31-June 16 Opening Reception: May 31, 6-8pm Jazmine Harris Brandon Sherrod Krista Varsbergs Terence Wong

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July 21, 2017

Shown above is a video still from my new work, Remediated. The work was made for The Cube Art Project in Lincoln, NE at the Railyard. They will kickoff the project on July 21st with an event screening art works selected to show over the course of the next year. The “Cube” was made for public screenings of movies, games, and their public art initiative. I look forward to showing new work as part of this project.

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July 7, 2017

It’s that time of year where high schoolers take up studies at Notre Dame’s Summer Scholars program. As a guest lecturer for Jayson Bimber’s Photography class, I use the opportunity to lead a workshop where we make a collaborative and very experimental stop motion video. An opportunity to string images together to create sequences of transformation and movement, it’s always a fun and challenging exercise. Every year brings different ideas and outcomes, with exception of the banana. Somehow a banana makes it into every video, likely the result of asking students to collect props over lunch....

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Kalamazoo, MI- March 4, 2017

I am heading to Kalamazoo this weekend for two great events! First, check out the Teen Filmmaker’s Festival here: https://www.facebook.com/teenfilmfest/  I had the great pleasure of being on the jury for the finalists, and there are some wonderful upcoming filmmakers in Michigan. They will be screening those finalists on Saturday at the Chenery Auditorium. Details on their facebook page. Come check out the youth talent if you are in town!

Secondly, Yellow Gold is screening at NxMW Micro-Budget Film Festival on Saturday in three screening blocks! See the details for Yellow Gold here: http://nxmwfilm.org/2017/films/yellow-gold/ and the full schedule for all their great films here: http://nxmwfilm.org/2017/all-films-events/

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On Dec 6th, The Midwest Independent Film Festival held their annual “Best of the Midwest Awards” event. To my pleasant surprise, Yellow Gold took home an award for “Best Artistic Specialization” for its stop motion animation. Love this film festival for showcasing Midwest filmmakers year round. The video above lists all the award winners for 2016, and be sure to keep an eye out on new films every Tuesday at Midwestfilm.com  

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Paper Forest

PAPER FOREST A video screening on Swale October 22, 2016 7-10pm

Super thrilled that Power(less) screened for Biome Arts’ EcoHack2016 symposium on art, technology, and autonomy. Biome Arts is an organization that explores the concepts of ecology and technology intersection with social and cultural issues from the backgrounds of writers, artists, designers, engineers, architects, and activists. Read more about their mission here: http://biomearts.net/

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The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is a nonprofit art museum and school. Since 1924, the institute has offered art classes and programming, including exhibitions, lectures, events, activities and a permanent collection. The KIA's mission is to cultivate the creation and appreciation of the visual arts for the communities of West Michigan.

I am screening a collection of my short films and speaking about them next Thursday, October 13th at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. More info in link- small admission fee, but I would love to see some familiar faces if you can make it!

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The Chicago Park District and their Movies in the Parks program is bringing The Chicago Onscreen Local Film Showcase to the neighborhood parks this week to feature local Chicago filmmakers. Power(less) is playing in the screening block “Memory” at Gage Park on Friday and Revere Park on Saturday, but there are so many wonderful local films in lots of other parks to go see! Check out the trailer above and the full schedule here: http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/events/chicago-onscreen-schedule/

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Project 1612 and Backspace Collective are hosting their film festival this Saturday in Peoria, IL. They will show films from artists around the world including the UK, Canada, Russia, and France, and my three most recent films will be included in the lineup. Check it out if you are in central IL!

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Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods is hosting their annual outdoor film festival and it looks super promising! Check out the article with info about some interesting films with a bit of a natural focus. Sounds like a really nice time if you can make it.

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One of my favorite events is happening next Tuesday, August 2nd! Midwest Independent Film Festival is celebrating Midwestern women in film with their annual FEMALE FILMMAKERS NIGHT. “Yellow Gold” is having its Chicago Premiere there, and the festival has an amazing lineup and contains even more films than it did last year. I am super excited for this evening and hope that you can attend. See more of the lineup here: http://www.midwestfilm.com/pages/female_filmmakers_night_2016/796.php

#midwestfilm #femalefilmmakersnight #yellowgold #chicago

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Excited that another INNER NATURE Exhibition is taking place, this time at the Jardin Botanique de Marnay sur Seine in France. From their website: "This place is mainly aimed at environmental education and the initiation into natural sciences, also sensitizing those towards environmental issues. Being a recognized Botanical Garden of France, it also contributes towards scientific research and conservation." The gardens also host an artist residency, and I am thrilled for INNER NATURE to be showing there.

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Hey Chicago- "Power(less)" will play preceding "Moonstruck" in MILLENNIUM PARK on Tuesday, July 19th! Starts at 6:30, and is part of DCASE's Chicago Made Shorts Series where they showcase locally produced films prior to their Summer Films in Millennium Park. I hope to see your faces there!

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Slate Arts and Performance Gallery

Slate Arts and Performance Gallery has an opening this Saturday, July 16th for their second show, NATURE. My three most recent pieces will be on view with other artists’ works, and the opening will feature three performances throughout the evening. The gallery is new, and is an artist run community oriented space focused on New Media Arts and Performance, a welcome addition to the Chicago arts scene! Stop by if you can.

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Notre Dame has a Summer Scholars program, and I had the pleasure of guest lecturing to the photography class taught by @jaysonbimber. Additionally, I guided the students as they made a collaborative “exquisite corpse” style stop motion animation. Experimental in nature and a way to put photographs into motion, here is an excerpt from our adventures that day.