Shar Simpson

Studio manager, American Mime Theatre

MFA Visual Narrative
sharsimp.com

Education

BFA, Bates College; MFA, California Institute of the Arts

 

Professional experience includes

Narrative designer, Creep LLC; artist coordinator, California Institute of the Arts

 

Clients include

Meow Wolf, Choose Your Own Adventure. Former clients include: Kinfolk, Reimagine Well

 

Exhibitions and workshops include

International Festival of Arts & Ideas, New Haven, CT; The Shed; Chicago Underground Film Festival; Coaxial Arts Foundation, Los Angeles; Copenhagen International Documentary Festival; Cannes XR, France; Tribeca Film Festival; IDFA DocLab Forum

 

Publications include

Choose Your Own Adventure: Eighth Grade Witch; Choose Your Own Adventure: Brooklyn Mermaid

 

Awards and honors include

POV Spark Labs Grant, American Documentary; Interdisciplinary Grant, California Institute of the Arts; Turner Fellowship Grant, Sundance Institute