{"id":120,"date":"2017-04-18T07:11:32","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T07:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.cocobasic.com\/ocularus-wp\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2025-09-09T23:33:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T23:33:53","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/somethingkindofwonderful.com\/selectedworks\/about\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p-pgsuJn1xU&amp;list=PLxJuJKBFydX5JAXv6RUfhKOUkERSOu1CO?autoplay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;mute=1&amp;playlist=p-pgsuJn1xU&amp;list=PLxJuJKBFydX5JAXv6RUfhKOUkERSOu1CO\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/figure><\/figure><br>\n\n\n<div class = \"one_fourth \">\n<div class=\"progress_bar \">\r\n               <div class=\"progress_bar_title\">FILM<\/div>               \r\n               <div class=\"progress_bar_field_holder\">   \r\n               <div class=\"progress_bar_field_perecent\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/div>    \r\n               <\/div>              \r\n               <\/div>\n<div class=\"progress_bar \">\r\n               <div class=\"progress_bar_title\">WEB <\/div>               \r\n               <div class=\"progress_bar_field_holder\">   \r\n               <div class=\"progress_bar_field_perecent\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/div>    \r\n               <\/div>              \r\n               <\/div>\n<div class=\"progress_bar \">\r\n               <div class=\"progress_bar_title\">INTERACTIVE MEDIA<\/div>               \r\n               <div class=\"progress_bar_field_holder\">   \r\n               <div class=\"progress_bar_field_perecent\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/div>    \r\n               <\/div>              \r\n               <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!--\n[skills title=\"HTML\/CSS\" percent=\"90%\"]\n[skills title=\"FLASH\/ANIMATE\" percent=\"80%\"]\n[skills title=\"WORDPRESS\" percent=\"70%\"]\n[skills title=\"DREAMWEAVER\" percent=\"65%\"]\n[skills title=\"ILLUSTRATOR\" percent=\"70%\"]\n[skills title=\"PHOTOSHOP\" percent=\"70%\"]\n[skills title=\"MAX MSP\/JITTER\" percent=\"75%\"]\n[skills title=\"PROCESSING\" percent=\"40%\"]\n[skills title=\"AFTEREFECTS\" percent=\"40%\"]\n[skills title=\"PREMIERE\" percent=\"70%\"]\n[skills title=\"FINAL CUT PRO\" percent=\"70%\"]\n[skills title=\"ENCORE\" percent=\"35%\"]\n[skills title=\"PROTOOLS\" percent=\"50%\"]\n[skills title=\"TINKERCAD\" percent=\"25%\"]\n[skills title=\"OCULUS QUILL VR\" percent=\"15%\"]\n[skills title=\"TILT BRUSH VR\" percent=\"15%\"]\n[\/col]--><\/p>\n\n\n<div class = \"three_fourth last \">\n<p><b>Jennifer Goya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a Hawaii born and raised new media artist working with video, web, and audio\/visual programming.\u00a0 Her work explores the distinction between reality and simulation in hyperrealistic presentations of lived experiences. She created an interactive multimedia installation about Rapid &#8216;\u014chi\u02bba Death, which was honored with the John Young Award at the Honolulu Museum of Art\u2019s 2021 Artists of Hawaii Now exhibition.\u00a0 Her multimedia work has been exhibited in various juried group exhibitions throughout the United States.\u00a0 Jen received her BA in Video from Hampshire College (Amherst, MA) and an MFA in Computer Arts from the School of Visual Arts (New York, NY).\u00a0 She has worked in digital art education for the past 15 years and is currently an Assistant Professor of Multimedia at Hawai\u2019i Pacific University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/somethingkindofwonderful.com\/selectedworks\/2019\/02\/22\/ordnance-ordinance\/\">View Selected Works<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MFA Computer Art, <a href=\"http:\/\/mfaca.sva.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">School of Visual Arts<\/a>\u00a0(New York, NY) <br \/>BA Video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hampshire.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hampshire College<\/a>\u00a0(Amherst, MA)<\/p>\n<p><strong> GROUP EXHIBITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boston Cyberarts &#8211; CyberFrames (Jamaica Plain, MA), July 21-September 2025<br \/>Foothills Art Association &#8211; Digital Art Gallery (La Mesa, CA), July 10 &#8211; Aug 15 and May 15 &#8211; June 2025<br \/>Chaminade University &#8211; Sullivan Library (Honolulu, HI), December 9, 2024 &#8211; January 5, 2025<br \/>Chaminade University &#8211; Sullivan Library (Honolulu, HI), June 15-July 15, 2024<br \/>Mosesian Center for the Arts (Watertown, MA), May 17-June 21, 2024<br \/>Artists of Hawaii, Downtown Art Center (Honolulu, HI), November 3-25, 2023<br \/>Gallery on the Pali (Honolulu, HI), November 2-30, 2023<br \/>Video Sound Archive &#8211; Season 8, Premiere October 6, 2023 @ 3PM HST\u00a0<br \/>Digital Art Society of Hawaii, Ho&#8217;omaluhi&#8217;a Botanical Garden Art Gallery, July 1-31 2023<br \/>Las Laguna Art Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA), Jan 2023<br \/>Digital Art Society of Hawaii, Pauahi Tower (Honolulu, HI), Sept &#8211; Nov 2022 <br \/>Artists of Hawaii, Honolulu Museum of Art (Honolulu, HI), Sept 2021-Jan 2022 <br \/>Misbits Retrospective, Powerhouse Community Art Center \/ Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (Oxford, MS), Mar-Apr 2020 <br \/>Honolulu Printmakers 92nd Annual Exhibition, Honolulu Museum of Art School (Honolulu, HI), Jan-Feb 2020<br \/>Selections from Contact 3017, The ARTS at Marks Garage (Honolulu, Hawaii 2017)<br \/>Contact 3017, Honolulu Museum of Art School (Honolulu, Hawaii 2017)<br \/>Westside Gallery (New York, New York 2010)<br \/>User Generated, SVA Gallery (New York, New York 2009) <br \/>MonkeyTown (Brooklyn, New York 2009) <br \/>Hawaii International Film Festival (Honolulu, Hawaii 2003)<\/p>\n<p><strong> SOLO EXHIBITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Misbits Gallery (Oxford, Mississippi 2017)<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\"><strong>SELECTED PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS <\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">+Assistant Professor of Multimedia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii Pacific University<\/a> (Fall 2022-current) <br \/>+Lecturer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeward.hawaii.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeward Community College<\/a> (Spring 2020-May 2023) <br \/>+Digital Art Instructor, <a href=\"http:\/\/pueodigital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mid-Pacific Institute<\/a>\u00a0(2010-2022) <br \/>+Digital Media Arts Program Head, <a href=\"http:\/\/pueodigital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mid-Pacific Institute<\/a>\u00a0(2010-2016) <br \/>+Lecturer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hpu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hawaii Pacific University<\/a>\u00a0(2013) <br \/>+Web Production Assistant, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Daily Beast<\/a>\u00a0(New York, 2008-2010) <br \/>+Video Editor, <a href=\"https:\/\/tribecafilminstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tribeca Film Institute<\/a>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribecafilminstitute.org\/films\/detail\/the_stereotype_project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tribeca Teaches<\/a>\u00a0(Bronx, 2008) <br \/>+Senior Coordinator, <a href=\"https:\/\/storycorps.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">StoryCorps<\/a>\u00a0(Brooklyn, 2006-2008)<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\"><strong>AWARDS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\"><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">John Young Award, Honolulu Museum of Art, Artists of Hawaii Now (2021)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Paula Rhodes Award for Excellence in Computer Art (2010)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">School of Visual Arts, MFA Computer Art A\/V Lab Assistantship (2008-09)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">School of Visual Arts, MFA Computer Art Scholarship (2008-10)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Shelia Cook Award (2004)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\"><b><b>PRESS + PUBLICATIONS<\/b><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Broderick, D., Meyer, M., Emi, M., &amp; Tengan, J. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativebookshawaii.org\/products\/contact-2014-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Contact 2014-2019<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Artists of Hawaii Now. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/honolulumuseum\/docs\/2021_mag_fall2021_final_lores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Honolulu Museum of Art<\/i><\/a>, <i>Sept-Oct-Nov<\/i>.<br \/>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.khon2.com\/local-news\/new-art-exhibit-showcasing-issues-of-urgency-in-hawaii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New art exhibit showcasing issues of urgency in Hawaii<\/a>.&#8221; Kamaka Pili. KHON2, October 21, 2021.\u00a0 Television.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiipublicradio.org\/the-conversation\/2021-09-23\/new-homa-exhibit-explores-hawaiis-social-issues-through-creativity-and-technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New HoMA Exhibit Explores Hawaii&#8217;s Social Issues Through Art and Technology<\/a>.&#8221; Catherine Cruz. Hawaii Public Radio, September, 23, 2021. Radio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">Green, Channing. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.djournal.com\/oxford\/special-exhibit-coming-to-misbits\/article_89942aa0-1ee5-5c93-935d-c72e7c1dc649.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Special Exhibit coming to Misbits.<\/a>\u201d\u00a0 \u200b\u200b<em>OxfordCitizen<\/em>. A\u200bpril 20, 2017. Pages 2 and 12<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">Schlick, Jacqueline. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thedmarchives.com\/misbits-gallery-hawaii-to-south\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interactive art installation brings Hawaii to Oxford.<\/a>\u201d \u200b<em>The Daily Mississippian<\/em>.\u200b April 24, 2017. 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