Marisa Morán Jahn

Marisa Morán Jahn also known as Marisa Jahn is a multimedia American artist, writer, educator, activist based in New York City.[1] She is also the founder of Studio REV-, a nonprofit arts organization using art for social advocacy. She teaches at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and The New School.[2][3]

Work

Jahn is an alum of University of California, Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Some of her more notable art projects have included the literacy project El Bibliobandido (2010) in which she created workshops and video with a village in Honduras,[4][5] the multi-part project of experimental videos on the black market called Video Slink Uganda (2013),[6] Contratados (2014) which is a website to help migrant workers review worksites, NannyVan (2012) the public art project, mobile app, and phone hotline[7] and the public art project, web series and mobile studio called CareForce (2017) which addresses issues with the caregivers.[8][9]

Her project NannyVan was presented at the White House in 2012.[10]

She is the recipient of various awards including; Creative Capital,[11] Sundance Institute, Tribeca Film Institute's New Media Fund, Rockefeller Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) amongst others.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Proyecto artístico busca dar visibilidad a trabajadoras domésticas". El Nuevo Herald (in Spanish). 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  2. ↑ "Marisa Jahn". MIT. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  3. ↑ "Marisa Jahn". The New School. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  4. ↑ Rossetti, Chloé. "Marisa Jahn talks about El Bibliobandido". Art Forum Magazine (in en_US). Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  5. ↑ "Cooperative art exhibit delights as it explores the Caribbean". National Catholic Reporter. 2012-11-24. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Video Slink Uganda with Marisa Jahn and Paul Falzone". apexart.org. 2013. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  7. ↑ Newman, Andy; Correal, Annie (2014-04-24). "City Room, New York Today: The Nanny Van". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  8. ↑ "Marisa Morán Jahn". When We Fight, We Win. 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  9. ↑ Waxman, Lori (2016-12-28). "Winter Preview: 10 Art Shows Not To Miss". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  10. ↑ "White House CTO Todd Park: Civic Media know-your-rights audio interface is "super-cool!" | MIT Center for Civic Media". MIT Center for CivicMedia. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  11. ↑ "2016 awardees in literature, performing arts and emerging fields - Announcements". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  12. ↑ "Marisa Morán Jahn - Open Documentary Lab at MIT". Open Documentary Lab at MIT. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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