ecao@risd.edu
949.568.7110
Education
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) 2022-2026
BFA in Film/Animation/Video
Concentration in History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences
Skills
2-D: Drawing, painting, animation, sculpture, design
3-D: Embroidery, textile design, papermaking, bookbinding, metalsmithing, film, tufting, sewing
Studio Equipment: Panasonic Lumix GH5, Bolex camera, Steenbeck editing, Zoom microphone, shotgun microphones, Aputure lights
Fabrication: Laser cutting, UV printing, vinyl cutting, vacuum forming
Software: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, Dragonframe, Procreate
Experience
Peer Tutor|RISD Co-Works|Fall 2023-Present
Trained fellow RISD students on fabrication machines such as the laser cutter, UV printer, vinyl cutter, tufting gun, and sewing machines. Helped students explore fabrication techniques for various projects.
Videographer for On the Edges; Everywhere; Ballroom as Radical Pedagogy|RISD|May 2024
Shot ballroom workshops and the Kiki Ball on film for RISD’s Ballroom as Radical Pedagogy event with FAV professor Sara Jordeno. Final film records will go into the Fleet Library as part of RISD’s Ballroom archive.
Workshop Instructor | City of Providence Sustainability Department | April 2024
Led workshops teaching local elementary and middle schoolers about rain barrels for Earth April. Showed students how to paint barrels using stencils and acrylic paint. Barrels were auctioned off to promote sustainability and educate the city population about stormwater.
Teaching Assistant | RISD Precollege | Summer 2023
Assisted multiple professors with preparation and instruction of Design, Drawing, and Theory+History of Art and Design class. Aided students in designing fonts, figure drawing, composition, and critique. Provided guidance to sixty Precollege students to prepare their portfolios for college applications.
Exhibitions
Wild Bodies and Genderless Landscapes, RISD Memorial Hall, Providence, RI, 2023
Publications
Journal of Art Criticism, May 2024 online issue
Ouch! Magazine, “Galaxy” and “Science” issues, 2021
Visions Magazine, Fall 2023 issue
Upcoming Exhibitions
Vessels, curated by Robyn Mallery, San Francisco