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EDUCATION

- NYU Tisch School of the Arts - New York, NY Performance Studies - M.A. Candidate
- Sandberg Instituut - Amsterdam, The Netherlands -MA in Fine Arts – Cure Master
- Tufts University - Medford, MA- Bachelor of Arts - Double Major in Anthropology and Community Health Graduated with Honos Civicus Public Service Scholar Award
- School for International Training (SIT) - Nairobi, Kenya - Health and Community Development study abroad program
University of Paris-Sorbonne IV - Paris, France- Advanced French Language and Civilization courses

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

Art is Dead Long Live Art: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Performance London, UK | Presenter “Ethical Means, Radical Opportunity: Pets in Performance”
Anti-Racism and Animals: Syl Ko Masterclass UvA, Amsterdam, NL | Presenter “Animalization in the News”
Animal Agency Conference UvA, Amsterdam, NL | Presenter “Inanimate Animal Objects”
Matrix Botanica Nonhuman Persons book launch San Serriffe, Amsterdam, NL | Presenter “Inanimate Animal Objects: Amsterdam Homes Edition”
Cure Café De Punt, Amsterdam, NL | Group Presenter “Lunchbox” feminist food preparation collective presentation
Tufts Spring Student Anthropology Symposium Medford, MA | Presenter
“Digital Death Short Take” taking a closer look at the practice of Facebook memorialization


SELECTED CREATIVE WORK

littenband: A Gender Diverse Affair Neverneverland, Amsterdam, NL | Solo Performer - ChuckIt - The Singing Dog Walker
Torpedo Theatre Amsterdam, NL | Solo performer- Musings of a Dog Walker - musical monologue presented as the opening act for a comedian
Mister Motley Salon Online | Featured artist
Home (Not) on the Range h ttp://www.mistermotley.nl/salon/home-not-range-hallie-abelman
Sandberg Instituut Graduation Show Burgerweeshuis, Amsterdam, NL | Presenter & Contributor Hobby Horse & Panda Pillow in Anchored Witnesses feminist collective presenting original texts, Exercises for Unlearning the Animal , Coolhunting & Home Tours screened on loop for one week
Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts (AMNUA) China | Contributor The One Minutes on Tour Nanjing: Remake - Waxidermy
Reykjavík International Film Festival Iceland | Contributor Waxidermy s hort film
EYE FIlmmuseum Amsterdam, NL | Film Finalist
Waxidermy - "The One Minutes Presents: Melanie Bonajo, Communication with the Non Human"
Het Vijfde Seizoen (The 5th Season) Den Dolder, NL| Artist in Residence
Selected to live and make work with and among residents of a psychiatric institution for a season

PUBLISHED WORK

- Matrix Botanica Nonhuman Persons Amsterdam, NL | Editor
- OUCH Prescription for Pain Exhibition publication Het Vijfde Seizoen - Den Dolder, NL | Contributing Artist
- School for International Training Independent Study Field Research Nairobi, Kenya | Contributor
Buttresses and Makers : The Art Spaces Behind Nairobi’s Amateur Artist Careers Tuftscope | Contributor
Interview with Dr. Jim O’Connell of Boston Health Care for the Homeless program, Opposing Viewpoints: Disturbing or Persuasive? The Pros of Explicit Imagery on Cigarette Packaging, & News briefs: Fighting Cervical Cancer with Vinegar and Ingenuity & Drugs to treat A.D.H.D. Reach the Preschool Set

SERVICE AND COMMUNITY WORK:

VNA Care Network & Hospice Cambridge, MA | Volunteer Help staff administer palliative care to patients
Cambridge Doula Program Cambridge, MA | Intern
Facilitate biweekly lactation support group, mail welcome packets to pregnant moms working
with the doulas, research childbirth education options in Boston area for grant application materials
Health Leads, Hasbro Children’s Hospital Providence, RI | Summer Fellow
Advocate for families getting treatment at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and connect them to basic resources and social services in the Providence area to improve overall health
Grey2KUSA Somerville, MA | Volunteer
Make calls and manage mailings to local government officials around the United States to pass stronger greyhound protection laws and to end dog racing both in the United States and internationally

SKILLS:

Languages: proficient in French, basic Kiswahili & basic Dutch ● Technical: Wordpress, MS Office, Social Media, iMovie, Final Cut Pro ● production assistant experience ● freelance text editing experience