clairerosemary [at] aol [dot] com
currently based in Orange County, NC
EDUCATION
2026 Master of Fine Arts in Experimental Documentary Arts, Duke University - Durham, NC
2023 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation and Media Studies, DePaul University - Chicago, IL
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2025 "Viewers Who Aren't Always Like You", Freethought Today - Madison, WI
2025 "Sweet Alamogordo", Camas - Missoula, MT
2025 "Space Invaders", ZAUM - Rohnert Park, CA
2024 "How It Went Down", Bluestem Magazine - Charleston, IL
2022 "Why So Koi?", The Bookends Review - Online
2021 "A College Course on Star Trek: Voyager Helped Me Accept My Asexuality", Women at Warp - Online
2021 "Thoughts of Jouska from the Southwest Chief", Helix Literary Magazine - New Britain, CT
TEACHING
2025 Teaching Assistant, "Graphic Design in Motion", Duke University - Durham, NC
2025 Teaching Assistant, "Sound in Cinema: Sonic Theories in Film", Duke University - Durham, NC
2021-2024 Offered private tutoring lessons in creative writing, animation, video production, digital arts, guitar, and music theory
EXPERIENCE
2026 Web Designer, Duke MFAEDA Class of 2026 Thesis Show Promotional Website - Durham, NC
2025 Logo Designer, Dark K9 Design - Oakland, CA
2025 Contributing Artist, Boxes of My Life, self-published comic edited by Dr. Adam Rosenblatt - Durham, NC
2024 Audio Technician, Project X/Spring Showcase, Ignite Dance Company - Chicago, IL
2022 Background Artist/Animator, Project directed by Professor Jacob Ciocci, School of Cinematic Arts at DePaul University - Chicago, IL
2022 Soundboard Operator, Short and Sweet Theatre, Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture - Chicago, IL
2020 Sound Designer/Soundboard Operator, Our Town, DePaul Theatre Union - Chicago, IL
2019 Assistant Director/Stage Manager, Clue: On Stage, Olathe South Theatre - Olathe, KS
2018 Lighting Technician, Clara's Dream/Holiday Recital, Miller Marley School of Dance and Voice - Overland Park, KS
2018 Assistant Director/Stage Manager, The 39 Steps, Olathe South Theatre - Olathe, KS
2018 Stage Manager/Soundboard Operator, The House at Pooh Corner, Olathe South Theatre - Olathe, KS
PRESENTATIONS/READINGS/SCREENINGS/EXHIBITIONS
2026 MFA Thesis Reading, Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University - Durham, NC
2025 ICYMI! Group Exhibition, The Northside District - Chapel Hill, NC
2024 Grand Opening Group Exhibition, Studio 928 - Oak Park, IL
2024 Hellavision Television Episode #20, Hellavision Television Network, Various locations - Toronto, ON, Chicago, IL, London, UK,
Atlanta, GA, Brooklyn, NY, Minneapolis, MN)
2024 Agitator Animation!, Agitator Gallery - Chicago, IL
2023 Animation Capstone Screening, School of Cinematic Arts at DePaul University - Chicago, IL
2022 “Incorporating Comparative Intercultural Perspectives in the Global Learning Experience Program,” in collaboration with
Professor Luisela Alvaray, DePaul University Global Learning Experience Spring Showcase, DePaul University - Chicago, IL (Virtual)
HONORS/AWARDS
2025 6th Place, Cornelius Vander Broek Memorial Essay Contest, Freedom from Religion Foundation - Madison, WI
2024 MFA Scholarship, Duke University - Durham, NC
2023 Graduated Magna Cum Laude, DePaul University - Chicago, IL
2019 Dean's Scholarship, DePaul University - Chicago, IL
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE/VOLUNTEERING
2025-Present Editor, Wikipedia