17 May 2025 – Blue Mountains Radio Live Mix Radio Show ft. K.RAY & Dins.
29 November 2024 – Sounds Different 001 Music Production Residency. Indonesia.
16 November 2024 – Sound Artist, Watch This Space Gallery Members Only Exhibition.
13 October.2024 – SpinFX Live Mix Radio Show ft. K.RAY.
28 September 2024 – Synth Sound Art Curated Selections, Desert Festival, ft. Sleep D.
13 September 2024 – In the Mix DJ Residency.
February 2022 – December 2023: Director of the Linda Vista Mural Project at Access non-profit.
May 2022: Lead actress of “Stolen Glance” short film, written and directed by Rose Sanchez. Featured at San Diego Film Week at the Museum of Photographic Arts. Winning best LGBTQIA film of 2022.
September 2021: Solo exhibition curated by Roann Mesina produced by Synergy at Mixed Grounds.
April 2020: Group exhibition “Wrapped Womxn” produced by MYANM/ART. Featuring; Sandar Khaing, Tina Grigoryan, Nge Lay, Danuta Zasada, Soe Yu New, Araya Komai, Jacqueline Bishop and Ronnie Su Myat Yadanar.
October 2019: Director, Editor, Co-Writer of “Stampede” a short film on a performance art piece addressing the climate crisis. Videographer and Co-Writer French artist Daniel R. (Inya Lake, Yangon, Myanmar).
July 2019: Director, Editor, Writer, Sound engineer of “Horizontal Sounds” an experimental short film. Featured in Myanmore.
September 2018: Director, Editor, Writer, Producer of “Queer Domesticity Ft. Nemani Rakanace” a short documentary.
Exhibitions as Assistant Manager
2020 Wrapped Womxn: Sandar Khaing, Araya Komai, Tina Grigoryan, Nge Lay, Danuta Zasada, Soe Yu New, Jacqueline Bishop and Ronnie Su Myat Yadanar. MYANM/ART. (Yangon, Myanmar). 4 June 2020.
2022 Hybridized Beings: Soe Yu Nwe. MYANM/ART. (Yangon, Myanmar). 5 May 2020.
2020 Ink Lake: Maria Brinch, Aung Myint, and Bendik Baksaas. (Yangon, Myanmar). MYANM/ART. 5 April 2020.
2020 A Chauk: Richie Htet. MYANM/ART. (Yangon, Myanmar). 6 February 2020.
2019 Food for Thought: Ko Ko Gyi. MYANM/ART. (Yangon, Myanmar). 8 December 2019.
2019 Everyday Justice: Ko Z, Brang Li, Htehin Lin, Emily Phyo, Maung Yu Py, and Kaung Su. European Union, British Council, and MYANM/ART. (Old Tourist Burma Building. Yangon, Myanmar). 15 November 2019.
2019 A Country, A Town, A Human. Khin Thet Htar Latt. MYANM/ART. (Yangon, Myanmar). 16 October 2019.
2019 Ashes of Time: Kaung Su. MYANM/ART. (Yangon, Myanmar). 10 September 2019.
2019 Consciousness of Realities: Aung Myat Htay. MYANM/ART. (Yangon, Myanmar). 9 July 2019.
Editorial Projects
2013 My America, Our America. Co-author with High Tech High.
Film Screenings + Artist Talks
10 March 2020. “Marina Abramović – The Artist Is Present”. MYANM/ART. (Yangon, Myanmar).
25 February 2020. “Johannesburg’s Born-Free Queer Artists and Activists”. MYANM/ART. (Yangon, Myanmar).
Education
BA in English Literature, San Diego State University (Honors).
Study abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina at Universidad de Belgrano studying Spanish.
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