| 2017 | Invited speaker at Chicago Humanities Festival/17: Belief regarding True Memories and Other Falsehoods. In conversation with WBEZ Film commentator, Milos Stehlik. No. 7 on New City’s Film 50 2017 Chicago’s Screen Gems. Recipient of a year long Alice B. Kaplan Institute for the Humanities Fellowship for her (in process) documentary feature, True Memories and Other Falsehoods. |
| 2015 | No. 8 on New City’s Film 50 2015 Chicago’s Screen Gems. |
| 2013 | Contemporary Art Council grant to co-curate “The Presence of Absence”, Hairpin Art Center, Chicago, IL. Described by the Chicago Tribune as “a remarkable group exhibition” and by Chicago magazine as “One of the best art gallery shows in Chicago right now” Selected, Associated Student Government’s Faculty Honor Roll |
| 2012 | Best Documentary Feature Award for Fast Talk, Chagrin Documentary Film Festival, Chagrin, OH. Best Documentary Award for Fast Talk, Iowa Film Festival, June 25, 2012, Quad Cities, IA. Nomination Winter Film Award for Fast Talk, Documentary Competition, Winter Film Award Festival, February 10- 12, 2012, New York, NY. |
| 2011 | Platinum Reel Award for Fast Talk, Documentary Film Competition, Nevada Film Festival, December 3, 2011, Las Vegas, Nev. Best Documentary Award for Fast Talk, LA Femme International Film Festival, October 13-16, 2011, Los Angeles, CA. Award of Excellence for Fast Talk, The Indie Fest, La Jolla, CA. Award of Merit for Fast Talk (editing), The Indie Fest, La Jolla, CA. Award of Merit given to Fast Talk for excellent creative and technical artistry, Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood. Award of Merit given to Fast Talk for exceptional achievement in craft and creativity, The Accolade Competition, La Jolla, CA. |
| 2010 | Clarence Simon Award for Teaching and Mentoring |
| 2009 | Co-Curator, The Horror Show, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, New York City (www.dorsky.org), chosen as a “Voice Choice for Art” by The Village Voice |
| 2008 | Award of Excellence, exhibit catalogue for “The Horror Show,” (Tolchinsky/Tolchinsky) and chosen for inclusion in the UCDA Design Show. Top Award of Artistic Merit for Smoke and Mirrors I, video installation, University Film and Video Conference, new media exhibit, “Ideas in Mediation.” |
| 2007 | Grant, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts Grant, The Center for Global Culture and Communication |
| 2006 | Grant, The Center for Global Culture and Communication Nominee, Program for New Media Artists, sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation |
| 2004 | Nominee, The Richard Driehaus Foundation’s Individual Artist Award |
| 2003 | Nominee, Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards |
