Kidist Paulos Asrat
Curriculum Vitae
kidistpaulosa@gmail.com
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
+251903276894
EDUCATION
-Primary Education: Ethiopia, France and England
-Secondary Education: Dover College, Dover, Kent, England
-B.A. Natural Sciences, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven PA, USA
-M.S. Clinical Nutrition/Nutrition Education, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
-PhD (ABD) Nutritional Sciences,
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT, USA
And
The National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City and the Solís rural research health center, Solís Valley, Mexico
-Certificate in New Media, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
-Advanced Studies in New Media, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
-Textile Surface Design, Ontario College of Art Design, Toronto, Canada
TRAINING: GENERAL
-Certificat de Langue Française
Institut Catholique de Paris:
Institut de Langue et de Culture Française
(Catholic Institute of Paris:
Institute of French Language and Culture)
Paris, France
-Advanced Diploma in Spanish Language
Centro de Enseñanza para Extranjeros:
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico - CEPE-UNAM
(Learning Center for Foreigners:
National Autonomous University of Mexico)
Mexico City, Mexico
-Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
International Communicative Languages Service
Toronto, ON, Canada
TRAINING/ INTERNSHIPS:
SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
-Practicum toward MS degree
in Nutrition Education
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Women Infants and Children (WIC)
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
-Practicum toward MS degree
in Nutrition Education
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
-Instructor to undergraduate students
for Teaching Assistantship requirements
Course: Introduction to Nutrition
Department of Nutritional Sciences
University of Connecticut, Stores, CT, USA
-Research Assistant on Vitamin B12
Department of Nutritional Sciences
University of Connecticut, Stores, CT, USA
In collaboration with
-Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
(The Mexican National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran)
And
-Centro de Estudios Rurales del Valle de Solís
(Rural Research Center of the Solis Valley)
Mexico City and the Solís Valley, Mexico
-Community Field Work Assistant
Field to Table
Toronto, ON, Canada
-Independent Visitor
INSERM
L'Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
(National Institute of Health and Medical Research)
Paris, France
TRAINING: ART AND DESIGN
-Film Production Workshop
El Museo Carrillo Gil
Under Filmmaker
Sergio Arturo Garcia Michel
Founder and Coordinator
Taller de Creación e Iniciación Cinematográfica
(Introductory Filmmaking Workshop)
Mexico City, Mexico
-Textile Surface Design
Ontario College of Art Design (OCAD)
School of Continuing Education
Numerous courses over three years
Toronto, Canada
-Landscape and Figure, Charcoal and Pastel drawing, and Watercolor Painting
Toronto District School Board
Night Program
Learn4Life
Adult General Interest Courses: Art
Numerous courses over three years
Under Visual Artist Michael Jenzen
Toronto, ON, Canada
-Watercolor Painting
Art Gallery of Ontario
Adult Art Courses
Under Visual Artist Michael Jenzen
Toronto, ON, Canada
-Botanical Painting
Toronto Botanical Garden
Adult Learning Workshops
In Art and Design
Numerous courses over two years
Under Botanical Artist Leslie Staple
Toronto, ON, Canada
-Printmaking
Open Studio
Print Courses
(Silk screen, Monoprint, Relief
Lithograph and Intaglio)
Courses over two years
Toronto, ON, Canada
-Bookbinding Techniques
Open Studio
Saddle stitched binding, adhesive binding and various methods from simple
notebooks to complex bound books
with fitted container boxes
Toronto, ON, Canada
WORK EXPERIENCE
-Present: Cultural Analyst
Study, describe and analyze contemporary art and culture in both written and image form
-2007-Present: Freelance writer
-2004-Present: Freelance designer
--Hand crafted and designed textile prints for patterned fabrics
--Hand crafted and designed decorative objects for homes and offices
-2004-Present: Freelance graphic designer
---Designed promotional material for cultural organizations
-2004-Present: Freelance website designer
--Designed websites for cultural organizations
-2013: Docent
--Cabbagetown Regent Park Community Museum
Toronto, ON, Canada
-2000-2001: Film Research Assistant
--Ryerson University (Now Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)
Toronto, ON, Canada
-1998-2004: English Language Instructor and Computer Graphics Instructor
--Toronto District School Board, Toronto
--Catholic School Board, Toronto, ON, Canada
--Bleecker Street Co-op
Toronto, ON, Canada
-1998-2000: Board of Director, Secretary
--Trinity Square Video
---Artist-Run Centre for Video Arts
Toronto, ON, Canada
-1994-1998: Counselor and Interpreter/Translator (Spanish, French and Amharic)
--COSTI Immigrant Services
Toronto, ON, Canada
-1993-1994: Assistant, Field to Table
--The Good Food Box
----Assisted in developing and distributing a nutritious and inexpensive monthly grocery box, for lower income multicultural Toronto residents
----Assisted in developing nutrition education material to complement The Good Food Box
Toronto, ON, Canada
PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES
-The Franciscan University
of Steubenville
The Power of Beauty Conference
Reclaiming Beauty
Steubenville, Ohio, USA
-The United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on the Status of Women Conference 60
--Parallel Event Workshop 1
How do we empower young women in the Third World?: Teaching them to understand their own beauty, and the beauty around them.
United Nations Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
-The United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on the Status of Women Conference 61
--Parallel Event Workshop 2
Cookbook Project Toward the Economic Sufficiency of Young Ethiopian Women
(Cookbook prepared by Kidist Paulos Asrat and Kidist Foods,
with photographs by Kidist
United Nations Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
-Sandford International School
Alumni Reunion
For the School's 75th Anniversary
The Kidist Foods Expanded Project in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ART: SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
-Trinity Square Video Toronto, Canada
--Short Film: Sketches
--Video Installation: (Toronto) Lake Ontario
Toronto, Canada
-Ryerson School of Image Arts
Ryerson University
(Now Toronto Metropolitan University)
--Video Installation: (Toronto) Lake Ontario
Toronto, Canada
-Le Fresnoy
Studio National des Arts Contemporains
- Experimental Film: Gathering the Ripples
Tourcoing, France
-Innis College, Innis Town Hall
University of Toronto
Ryerson University's: The Loop Collective
- Experimental Film: Gathering the Ripples
Toronto, ON, Canada
-Ryerson Student Gallery
Ryerson University (Now Toronto Metropolitan University - TMU)
- Photographs: Neighborhood Trees
Toronto, ON, Canada
-Allan Gardens Conservatory
- Photographs: Neighborhood Trees
Toronto, ON, Canada
-Mississauga Central Library
Photographs and Designs: Well-Patterned
Mississauga, ON, Canada
-Mississauga Central Library
Watercolours: Ontario Views
Mississauga, ON, Canada
-Mississauga Central Library
Photographs: The Mississauga Civic Centre
Mississauga, ON, Canada
OTHER CULTURAL PARTICIPATION
- Community Choir: New Brunswick, NJ, USA
- Gospel Choir: Lock Haven University, PA, USA
- Modern Dance Group: Storrs, CT, USA
- African Dance Group: New Brunswick, NJ, USA
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
- English: Excellent speaking, reading and writing
- French: Good speaking, reading and writing
- Amharic: Good speaking, reading and writing
- Spanish: Moderate speaking, reading and writing