christineabanna@gmail.com
Education
2014 MFA Studio Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Medford, MA
2009 BFA Painting (minors in Art History and Photography), Boston University, Boston, MA
Teaching Experience
2016-present Adjunct Faculty, Lesley University, Lesley Art & Design, Animation & Motion Media department, Cambridge, MA (Digital Animation 2D, Principles of Animation II, Drawing for Animation, Animation Seminar, Sophomore Seminar II, starting Fall 2016)
2017-present Adjunct Faculty, Fitchburg State University, Humanities department, Fitchburg, MA (Art Appreciation, Drawing I, starting Spring 2017)
2017-present Proctor, Harvard University, Accessibility Services, Cambridge, MA
2017-2018 Instructor, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA (Experimental Animation and Concepts of Cinema, Pre-College Summer Program, Summer 2017)
2016 Instructor, Brookline Adult Education Center, Brookline, MA (Painting Nature in Oil, Inks/Washes)
2015-2016 Adjunct Faculty, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA (Traditional to Digital Animation, Animation & Media Projects I, starting Spring 2015)
2014-2016 Instructor, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA (Animation Essentials, Pre-College Summer Program)
2013 Teaching Assistant, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (Painting with Technology Spring 2013 and Advanced Digital Imaging for Video & Installation Fall 2013)
Lectures & Professional Experience
2019 part time Stage Operations, American Repertory Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
2017-2018 Professional Mentor for student Jesse Trainor, Independent Immersion Program, Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA
2016-2018 Instructor, Stop Motion Workshop for Boston International Kids Film Festival in conjunction with Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
2016 Lecturer, Brookline Adult Education Center, Brookline, MA (From Muybridge to Memes: the History of the Moving Image and its Impact on Society)
2016-2017 Judge, Annual Art Show Competition at the Topsfield Fair, Topsfield, MA
2009 Lecturer, Harvard University, Classics Department, Cambridge, MA (The Hero and Anti-Hero in Ancient Greek Civilization, Dr. Gregory Nagy, Fall 2009)
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Violent Reactions, Conant Gallery, Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA
Film Festivals
2018 WANDERERs, Official Selection, Another Hole in the Head – San Francisco Independent Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
2018 WANDERERs, Official Selection, Boston Short Film Festival, Somerville, MA
Group Exhibitions
2018 Lines of Thought, CICA Museum, Gimpo, South Korea (juried)
2018 Micro/Macro, Foundry Art Centre, Saint Charles, MO (juried)
2016 One Step Forward Two Steps Back, Art on the Marquee, Boston CyberArts, BCEC, Boston, MA (juried)
2016 Untitled (violent reactions), This is Revolting, Online Exhibition (juried)
http://www.thisisrevolting.land/
2016 Uncharted Territory, Fitchburg Video Project, Fitchburg, MA
2016 Projections, Jamaica Plain Arts Council, the Brewery Complex, Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA (juried)
2014 Uncharted Territory, Alfond Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2014 Uncharted Territory, SMFA MFA Thesis, Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2013 VIVRE, BLAA (Boston LGBT Artist Alliance), The MALE Center, Boston, MA
2013 Alumni Show Gallery 5, Boston University, Boston, MA (juried)
2013 I Know What You Did Last Summer, Mission Hill Gallery, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2012 Annual Photo-Show, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (juried)
2012 New Student Salon Show, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2009 BFA Senior Thesis, Stone Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA
Projection Design
2019 Projection Designer, “Dream Machine” Youngarts Miami Classical Concert, directed by Cynthia Wong, National Youngarts Foundation, Miami, FL
2019 Projection Designer, “Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strauss II, directed by Cassandra Lovering, MassOpera, Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2018 Projection Designer, “The Salonniéres” by Liz Duffy Adams, directed by Weylin Symes, Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, MA
2018 Projection Designer, “Delicate Particle Logic” by Jennifer Blackmer, directed by Betsy Goldman, Flat Earth Theatre Company, Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
2018 Projection Designer, “Old/New Borrowed/Blue” (double bill of Dominick Argento’s Miss Havisham’s Wedding Night and Dan Shore’s The Beautiful Bridegroom), directed by Cassandra Lovering, MassOpera, Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2017 Projection Designer, “A Bright Room Called Day” by Tony Kushner, directed by Dori A. Robinson, Flat Earth Theatre Company, Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
Bibliography
-Studio Visit Magazine, Issue 43, Winter 2018.
-“Les Salonnieres is witty, clever and stylish” Rich Fahey’s On Boston Stages, review of the projection design on “The Salonnieres”, November 2018.
https://onbostonstages.blog/2018/11/02/les-salonnieres-is-witty-clever-and-stylish/
-“Gender, class, and clashes in a Parisian literary salon” Boston Globe – stage review by Don Aucoin,
October 2018. https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2018/10/29/gender-class-and-clashes-parisian-literary-salon/u7IFZ0dEUNk7QotI9aHVAI/story.html
-“In a Paris salon, telling fairytales is a feminist act” Boston Globe – Arts, preview by Terry Byrne,
October 2018.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2018/10/17/paris-salon-telling-fairy-tales-feminist-act/UYP2qkGZ7Ulx7aHIKXP6mI/story.html
-“Review: Beneath its potent calculations, Flat Earth Theatre’s ‘Delicate Particle Logic’ is a compelling
love story”, The Sleepless Critic, review of the projection design on “Delicate Particle Logic”,
October 2018.
https://sleeplesscritic.com/2018/10/07/review-beneath-its-potent-calculations-flat-earth-theatresdelicate-particle-logic-is-a-compelling-love-story/
-“Quick Take Review: Fission Vision at Flat Earth”, Boston Arts Review by Beverly Creasey, review of
the projection design on “Delicate Particle Logic”, October 2018.
https://bostonartsreview.blogspot.com/2018/10/quick-take-review-by-beverly-creasey.html
-“Delicate Particle Logic – Flat EarthTheatre”, Rabbit Reviews Boston by James Wilkinson, review of
the projection design on “Delicate Particle Logic”, October 2018.
https://www.rabbitreviewsboston.com/home/2018/10/4/delicate-particle-logic-flat-earth-theatre
-“From a Basement Lab, A Woman Changed the Wold”, Rich Fahey’s On Boston Stages, review of
the projection design on “Delicate Particle Logic”, October 2018.
https://onbostonstages.blog/2018/10/03/from-a-basement-lab-a-woman-changed-the-world/
-“Meet Christine Banna…”, Boston Voyager, June 2018.
http://bostonvoyager.com/interview/meet-christine-banna-na-medford/
-“This is Revolting”, (curated by Allison Cekala) December 2016.
https://www.thisisrevolting.land/
-“Christine Banna: Uncharted Territory”, Fab Feminist: Art for Social & Eco Justice by Callie Garp, July 21, 2015.
http://fabulouslyfeminist.com/christine-banna/
Collections
Media collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Education
2014 MFA Studio Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Medford, MA
2009 BFA Painting (minors in Art History and Photography), Boston University, Boston, MA
Teaching Experience
2016-present Adjunct Faculty, Lesley University, Lesley Art & Design, Animation & Motion Media department, Cambridge, MA (Digital Animation 2D, Principles of Animation II, Drawing for Animation, Animation Seminar, Sophomore Seminar II, starting Fall 2016)
2017-present Adjunct Faculty, Fitchburg State University, Humanities department, Fitchburg, MA (Art Appreciation, Drawing I, starting Spring 2017)
2017-present Proctor, Harvard University, Accessibility Services, Cambridge, MA
2017-2018 Instructor, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA (Experimental Animation and Concepts of Cinema, Pre-College Summer Program, Summer 2017)
2016 Instructor, Brookline Adult Education Center, Brookline, MA (Painting Nature in Oil, Inks/Washes)
2015-2016 Adjunct Faculty, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA (Traditional to Digital Animation, Animation & Media Projects I, starting Spring 2015)
2014-2016 Instructor, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA (Animation Essentials, Pre-College Summer Program)
2013 Teaching Assistant, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (Painting with Technology Spring 2013 and Advanced Digital Imaging for Video & Installation Fall 2013)
Lectures & Professional Experience
2019 part time Stage Operations, American Repertory Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
2017-2018 Professional Mentor for student Jesse Trainor, Independent Immersion Program, Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA
2016-2018 Instructor, Stop Motion Workshop for Boston International Kids Film Festival in conjunction with Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
2016 Lecturer, Brookline Adult Education Center, Brookline, MA (From Muybridge to Memes: the History of the Moving Image and its Impact on Society)
2016-2017 Judge, Annual Art Show Competition at the Topsfield Fair, Topsfield, MA
2009 Lecturer, Harvard University, Classics Department, Cambridge, MA (The Hero and Anti-Hero in Ancient Greek Civilization, Dr. Gregory Nagy, Fall 2009)
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Violent Reactions, Conant Gallery, Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA
Film Festivals
2018 WANDERERs, Official Selection, Another Hole in the Head – San Francisco Independent Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
2018 WANDERERs, Official Selection, Boston Short Film Festival, Somerville, MA
Group Exhibitions
2018 Lines of Thought, CICA Museum, Gimpo, South Korea (juried)
2018 Micro/Macro, Foundry Art Centre, Saint Charles, MO (juried)
2016 One Step Forward Two Steps Back, Art on the Marquee, Boston CyberArts, BCEC, Boston, MA (juried)
2016 Untitled (violent reactions), This is Revolting, Online Exhibition (juried)
http://www.thisisrevolting.land/
2016 Uncharted Territory, Fitchburg Video Project, Fitchburg, MA
2016 Projections, Jamaica Plain Arts Council, the Brewery Complex, Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA (juried)
2014 Uncharted Territory, Alfond Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2014 Uncharted Territory, SMFA MFA Thesis, Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2013 VIVRE, BLAA (Boston LGBT Artist Alliance), The MALE Center, Boston, MA
2013 Alumni Show Gallery 5, Boston University, Boston, MA (juried)
2013 I Know What You Did Last Summer, Mission Hill Gallery, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2012 Annual Photo-Show, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (juried)
2012 New Student Salon Show, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2009 BFA Senior Thesis, Stone Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA
Projection Design
2019 Projection Designer, “Dream Machine” Youngarts Miami Classical Concert, directed by Cynthia Wong, National Youngarts Foundation, Miami, FL
2019 Projection Designer, “Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strauss II, directed by Cassandra Lovering, MassOpera, Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2018 Projection Designer, “The Salonniéres” by Liz Duffy Adams, directed by Weylin Symes, Greater Boston Stage Company, Stoneham, MA
2018 Projection Designer, “Delicate Particle Logic” by Jennifer Blackmer, directed by Betsy Goldman, Flat Earth Theatre Company, Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
2018 Projection Designer, “Old/New Borrowed/Blue” (double bill of Dominick Argento’s Miss Havisham’s Wedding Night and Dan Shore’s The Beautiful Bridegroom), directed by Cassandra Lovering, MassOpera, Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2017 Projection Designer, “A Bright Room Called Day” by Tony Kushner, directed by Dori A. Robinson, Flat Earth Theatre Company, Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
Bibliography
-Studio Visit Magazine, Issue 43, Winter 2018.
-“Les Salonnieres is witty, clever and stylish” Rich Fahey’s On Boston Stages, review of the projection design on “The Salonnieres”, November 2018.
https://onbostonstages.blog/2018/11/02/les-salonnieres-is-witty-clever-and-stylish/
-“Gender, class, and clashes in a Parisian literary salon” Boston Globe – stage review by Don Aucoin,
October 2018. https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2018/10/29/gender-class-and-clashes-parisian-literary-salon/u7IFZ0dEUNk7QotI9aHVAI/story.html
-“In a Paris salon, telling fairytales is a feminist act” Boston Globe – Arts, preview by Terry Byrne,
October 2018.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2018/10/17/paris-salon-telling-fairy-tales-feminist-act/UYP2qkGZ7Ulx7aHIKXP6mI/story.html
-“Review: Beneath its potent calculations, Flat Earth Theatre’s ‘Delicate Particle Logic’ is a compelling
love story”, The Sleepless Critic, review of the projection design on “Delicate Particle Logic”,
October 2018.
https://sleeplesscritic.com/2018/10/07/review-beneath-its-potent-calculations-flat-earth-theatresdelicate-particle-logic-is-a-compelling-love-story/
-“Quick Take Review: Fission Vision at Flat Earth”, Boston Arts Review by Beverly Creasey, review of
the projection design on “Delicate Particle Logic”, October 2018.
https://bostonartsreview.blogspot.com/2018/10/quick-take-review-by-beverly-creasey.html
-“Delicate Particle Logic – Flat EarthTheatre”, Rabbit Reviews Boston by James Wilkinson, review of
the projection design on “Delicate Particle Logic”, October 2018.
https://www.rabbitreviewsboston.com/home/2018/10/4/delicate-particle-logic-flat-earth-theatre
-“From a Basement Lab, A Woman Changed the Wold”, Rich Fahey’s On Boston Stages, review of
the projection design on “Delicate Particle Logic”, October 2018.
https://onbostonstages.blog/2018/10/03/from-a-basement-lab-a-woman-changed-the-world/
-“Meet Christine Banna…”, Boston Voyager, June 2018.
http://bostonvoyager.com/interview/meet-christine-banna-na-medford/
-“This is Revolting”, (curated by Allison Cekala) December 2016.
https://www.thisisrevolting.land/
-“Christine Banna: Uncharted Territory”, Fab Feminist: Art for Social & Eco Justice by Callie Garp, July 21, 2015.
http://fabulouslyfeminist.com/christine-banna/
Collections
Media collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA