Eugene Ahn
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Education
2010 Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, California
M.A. Engaged Humanities
Areas of study: Mythological studies, depth psychology, social justice praxis
1995 University of California, Los Angeles
B.A. English literature with concentration in creative writing
Areas of study: Short story, fiction, nonfiction, American fiction, Scandinavian literature, Australian literature
1988 Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Areas of study: Korean language, Korean cinema, Korean history


Professional
2012- inframundi, Los Angeles
Principal of web development and data visualization studio. Develop and produce interactive data-driven experiences using digital media and the web. Web3 solutions focused on application of blockchain, metaverse, and crypto for emerging markets and communities.
1998- wigglefish, Los Angeles
Principal of communications design and publishing services studio. Develop and produce information experiences using digital media and the web.
2000-2007 Strategic Partners, Inc., Chatsworth, California
Director of Web Development for Los Angeles apparel design and manufacturing company. Conceptualize, design, execute, and manage the production of web sites, intranets, extranets, and e-commerce systems that support the company's information delivery needs worldwide. Supervise and coordinate design, programming, and content-producing teams.
1996- Media West Photographic
Principal of imaging studio providing commercial photography, editorial photography, still production photography, and digital video production services. Clients and projects include Polar Air Cargo, Anchor/Doubleday, Shinchosha, ARCO, United States of Poetry, Great Leap.

Arts Education
2020-present Roski School of Art and Design at University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Adjunct lecturer. Courses designed and taught: Web Design, Digital Tools, 3D Digital Tools.
2018-present Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles
Adjunct lecturer, Visual and Media Arts department. Courses designed and taught: Responsive Web Design, Interactive Web Design, Web App Design.
2008-present Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
Adjunct lecturer, Fine Arts department (2008-2009), Extension department (2013-present). Courses designed and taught: Digital Photography I, Digital Photography II, Virtual Reality Photography, Web Design I, Web Design II, Web Design III, Web Design IV, Digital Storytelling, Digital Imaging I, Digital Imaging II, Digital Imaging III, Intro to Video, 3D Digital Modeling I, 3D Digital Modeling II, Art in the Drone Age, Build Your Own Drone, Coding for Kids, Lenticular Imaging Workshop
2004-2009 Venice Arts, Venice, California
Artist mentor at youth visual arts center. Subjects include documentary photography, video narrative, web publishing.

Storytelling Praxis
2020 3D Design to Help Save Lives - The PVNet Story (video), Los Angeles
Digital media artist and educator Eugene Ahn tells the story of PVNet, a community nonprofit STEM technology center that started producing face shields for health care workers and first responders when its center was closed along with other businesses as part of California's Safer-at-Home quarantine.
2019 HANGRY (video series), Los Angeles
Director for social media video series featuring spoken word performances of restaurant Yelp reviews.
2012 The Kolo: A Community of Healing (HD video, 5 minutes)
Cinematographer for short documentary profile of war trauma healer Danica Anderson, founder of Kolo: Women's Cross-Cultural Collaboration. Produced by International Association of Women in Radio and Television.
2/2012 Cooking with Blood and Honey, Los Angeles
Organizer and host of pop-up dinner event featuring menu curated from the world's conflict zones. Collaboration with war trauma healer Danica Anderson and chef Paloma Parfrey.
7/2010 Shooting Back from Palestine, Palestine Territories
Photography mentor facilitating storytelling workshops and field work for youth living in Palestine. Project led by photographer Jim Hubbard for PalTel Group Foundation.
2009 Voices of Venice: The Boardwalk, Los Angeles
Project producer and artist mentor for documentary film created by youth media artists. Funded by California Council for the Humanities and facilitated by Venice Arts filmmaking program.
2007 War survivor circle, Bosnia
Collaborator and yoga resource facilitator in reunion and experience reclamation circles for Bosnian war survivors. Collaboration with Danica Anderson of Kolo: Women's Cross-Cultural Collaboration.
2007 The House is Small but the Welcome is Big, Mozambique
Artist mentor for international collaboration facilitating photodocumentary storytelling for HIV/AIDS orphans. Mentor participants and build public website. Collaboration between government of Mozambque, UNICEF, Venice Arts participant storytelling program.
1998-1999 Local Libraries / Local Knowledge, Los Angeles
Technology and visual arts consultant for Getty Research Institute public program. Work as part of a curriculum design team to develop visual arts and Internet curriculum. Lead workshops and lectures on website design for selected classes at Los Angeles area high schools. Produce program web site.
1997-1998 Pomona Unified School District, Pomona, California
Principal producer of a curriculum initiative integrating photography and Internet in elementary school education. Coordinate a school-wide photography workshop at an 800-student school site. Develop an intranet. Train staff on Internet education strategies. Produce exhibitions of student work.
1995- Throwaway Camera
Principal producer of photography program utilizing second-hand disposable cameras which have been modified for indefinite re-use. Research and develop methods to extend product life beyond intended disposable lifespan. Design curriculum, run workshops, and support project to engage youth of culturally transitioning communities in practices of visual inquiry and personal narrative. Lead student workshops and mentor teachers in visual literacy teaching strategies. Curriculum and resource development for this project funded by Rockefeller Foundation grant. Location history: United States, Australia, Philippines, India, Congo, Bosnia, Haiti.

Land Praxis
LA UROBORA
Principal garbologist exploring cycles of waste and renewal within Los Angeles' gentrification culture.
Hollowgrass
Principal designer and builder of post-contemporary structures utilizing foraged/salvaged/upcycled bamboo/arundo/grass in handcrafted and machine-crafted applications of cultural vectoring. Site-specific installation locations include Pyramid (2013), Elysian Park, Los Angeles; Backpack (2013), Mount Langley, California; Outdoor Projection Screen (2014), Mar Vista, Los Angeles; Merch Tent (2015), Williamsburg, New York.
Rio Porciúncula, Los Angeles
Principal navigator of urban exploration initiative utilizing bicycles to trace the active waterways and cultural vectors of the Los Angeles River.

Events/Workshops
10-12/2019 Popup Makerspace / Occupy Sculpture! / Beyond the Bridge: Los Angeles
Facilitator of popup makerspace at Los Angeles City College. In collaboration with Visual and Media Arts Department, Student Housing Action Coalition, and One Mile of Change.
10/2019 Drone Workshop, Los Angeles
Designed and led workshop introducing Los Angeles City College journalism students to drone flight and aerial imaging for visual nonfiction storytelling.
6-7/2019 Beyond the Bridge: Pasadena
Workshop facilitator for One Mile of Change game design and community storytelling program working with youth at La Pintoresca Teen Education Center in partnership with Side Street Projects.
5/25/2019 Knot Explorer at L.A. River Fishing Workshop, Los Angeles
Workshop facilitator teaching urban fishing families how to tie fishing knots at California State Park's Bowtie Project alongside the Los Angeles River.
2/12/2019 Artist Lecture Series, Los Angeles
Invited speaker at Los Angeles City College artist lecture series Spring 2019.
12/2018 Coding Boot Camp, Los Angeles
Lead instructor for interdisciplinary STEAM coding boot camp held at Los Angeles City College. Organized by physics, cinema, and art departments in partnership with Gear Up 4 LA for Los Angeles Unified School District high school students exploring futures in coding and college academics.
11/19/2018 Otis Centennial, Los Angeles
Workshop facilitator for Arduino electronic music making workshop.
7/2018 Beyond the Bridge: Elysian Valley, Los Angeles
Workshop facilitator for One Mile of Change community program building solidarity around gentrification challenges.
5/27/2018 Knot Explorer at Causeplay, Los Angeles
Workshop facilitator teaching ropework to celebrants of the Chinatown Yard Alliance and the story of Los Angeles State Historic Park.
4/21/2018 Knot Explorer at Bowtie Field Day 3, Los Angeles
Workshop facilitator teaching ropework to urban adventurers at California State Park's Bowtie Project urban park lands.
9/23/2017 Knot Explorer at Bowtie Field Day 2, Los Angeles
Workshop facilitator teaching ropework to urban adventurers at California State Park's Bowtie Project urban park lands.
9/9/2017 Knot Explorer at Bone Up Depot, Los Angeles
Workshop facilitator teaching ropework at Seeing Trails Hike Gang popup collective, Sibling Studios.
7/28/2017 Knot Explorer at Natural History Museum, Los Angeles
Workshop facilitator teaching knot tying at Summer Nights in the Garden series.
4/22/2017 Knot Explorer at Los Angeles State Historic Park, Los Angeles
Workshop facilitator teaching knot tying at Los Angeles State Historic Parks grand opening on Earth Day 2017.
2/11/2017 Knot Explorer at Bowtie Field Day, Los Angeles
Workshop facilitator teaching ropework to urban adventurers at California State Park's Bowtie Project urban park lands.
5/21/2016 Knot Explorer at L.A. River Campout #5, Los Angeles
Workshop facilitator teaching urban campers at California State Park's Bowtie Project how to tie knots especially useful around waterways.
10/17/2015 Knot Explorer at L.A. River Campout #4, Los Angeles
Workshop facilitator teaching urban campers at California State Park's Bowtie Project how to tie knots especially useful around waterways.
2/22/2015 Dirty Deeds, Los Angeles
Invited speaker for urban farming group circle discussion on connections between art and gardening practices.
11/23/2014 Universal Knots, Los Angeles
Instructor of knot tying workshop for Los Angeles-area hiking club Seeing Trails.
1/25/2014 Rappelling Workshop, Los Angeles
Instructor of rappelling workshop for Los Angeles-area hiking club Seeing Trails.
11/16/2013 Koreatown Mapping Art Project, Los Angeles
Art workshop facilitator for participants of a cultural walking tour of Los Angeles Koreatown. Organized by LA Commons and the Center for International Education at Otis College of Art and Design.
7/2011 Seed Circus FORAGE, Oakland, California
Invited panelist for Oakland Museum of California public discussion on statewide food foraging trends. The Oakland Standard, Seed Circus.
7/2009 Enkidu Humanities Conference, Mexico City, Mexico
Invited delegate presenting on topics of participant-produced photography and storytelling practices in war trauma therapy.
4/2008 Multimedia Practices for Poets, University of Miami
Invited facilitator for weeklong series of English Department graduate and undergraduate workshops on creation and use of digital video in spoken word poetry performance.
2/2008 Poets of the Unreeled, New York City
Technical director producing multimedia for live movietelling performances at Galapagos Art Space and Bowery Poetry Club.
6/2000 Getty Grant Program, Los Angeles, California
Invited panelist speaking on Internet industry trends.
7/1998 San Diego Area Writing Workshop, University of California, San Diego
Workshop coordinator for summer undergraduate photography and writing laboratory.
9/1995 Crisis Carnival, San Diego State University
Invited presenter at College of Arts and Letters annual academic conference.

Selected Web Design Clients
George Harrison Estate, Father John Misty, Regina Spektor, Boz Scaggs, UC Davis Children's Hospital, Amargosa Opera House, Forage.

Media/Publications/Exhibits
2022 Mestizo Dispossessed. Interactive augmented reality and lenticular images. Collaboration with Ismael de Anda III. Presented by Port Perak and AOC F58 Galleria Bruno Lisi as a satellite exhibition for the Pera + Flora + Fauna collateral event of the 59th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia. Rome. July 18-30, 2022
2021 Revolutions Regenerator. Interactive site-specific augmented reality projection with integrated live broadcast drone performance. Collaboration with Ismael de Anda III.Exhibited at High Beams #5: Night Moves. Bendix Building Rooftop, Los Angeles. October 30-31, 2021
2021 Revolutions Generator Evolutions. Digital video with interactive augmented reality interaction. Collaboration with Ismael de Anda III. Exhibited as part of Betwixt and/or Between curated by John David O'Brien. Angels Gate Cultural Center, Los Angeles. Fall 2021.
2017 Arch Study 20_100. Sculpture: Lenticular images, styrofoam. Included in Radical Cartography organized by Michael Parker and Vi Ha. Palm Springs Art Museum. May 2017.
2015 Frame Trail. Interactive installation. Seeing Trails DFA land art performance. High Desert Test Sites. Utah. October 2015.
2015 We Love Mom. Photography of beloved recipes from mom's home cooking. Lucky Peach.
2009 OH Los Angeles. Photography. Illustrating Mike Davis essay "Fortress Los Angeles: The Militarisation Of Urban Space" in There Goes the Neighbourhood: Redfern and the Politics of Urban Space. Sydney, Australia.
7/2005 Venice Pier/Life 360. Site-specific photographic collage and installation. Venice Centennial. Venice Pier, Los Angeles.
2002 Stew and Heidi. Back cover artist photography. The Naked Dutch Painter / Stew. Image Entertainment.
7/2002 Project 690. Web art / photography of appropriated video. Chimera Review. Los Angeles.
4/1995 Lotte World. Photo essay. Muae: A Journal of Transcultural Production. Kaya Press, New York.

Journalism
2006, 2007 Yogi Times, Los Angeles
1990, 1991, 1992 Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage, Alaska
1989, 1990 Los Angeles Times

Bibliography
2019 "SHAC Takes Creative Approach to Help Homeless Students"
Los Angeles Collegian, Vol. 183, Num. 6, December 4, 2019
2018 "Come Fly With Us: Otis College Extension Offers Build-A-Drone Workshop"
Otis College of Art and Design, July 23, 2018
2013 "Urban Fruit"
Roman Zenz (Director)
2006 "Eugene Ahn: Handstanding Mentor"
Venice Arts, Vol. 8, Num. 3, Fall 2006
1995 "Vejar Community Photography Workshop"
KCAL-9 TV Los Angeles
1995 "What Immigrant Children Write About"
Cecilia Salazar Parreñas
1992 "THE VIEW FROM A BRIDGE: Changing the World Is Just a Matter of Changing Our Perspective"
Carolyn See; Los Angeles Times Magazine; July 26, 1992; page 6

Grants/Awards
2019 Grantee, Academic Development Grant, "VAMA Creative", Los Angeles Community Colleges.
2019 Grantee, Academic Development Grant, "Web App as Interdisciplinary Collaboration", Los Angeles Community Colleges.
2018 Recipient Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award, Los Angeles City College.
2008 Lead technology developer under grant from ZeroDivide; web application software supporting online literacy arts resources for a California community networking initiative.
2008 Lead technology developer under grant from California Emerging Technology Fund; web application software supporting digital storytelling resources and archive.
1995 Principal developer under grant from Rockefeller Foundation; curriculum and resource development for promoting visual literacy practices in culturally transitioning communities.
1992 Recipient of Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association C.B. Blethen Memorial Award for Distinguished Consumer Investigative Reporting; for magazine article "Leaping in the Dark" Anchorage Daily News; September 29, 1991.

Contact
mailing address P.O. Box 86807
Los Angeles CA 90086
mobile (818) 648-2430
e-mail eugeneahn@gmail.com