CHRISTIE BENKER
@christiebenker
I am a filmmaker, dancer, actress, fine artist, musician, an ethical fashion + costume designer, humanist, and environmentalist. I am currently receiving a MFA in MFA in Theatre and Dance (Concentration: Dance) (Focus Area: Screendance/New Media Installation) from the University of Hawai'i at MÄnoa. I have received a MFA in Moving Images from The University of Sydney, and BAs in Studio Art and Creative Media (Digital Cinema) from The University of Hawai'i MÄnoa. As an undergraduate, I have studied at the University of Southern California (USC), Yale, Harvard,Ā Stanford University (and SVIA), San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI),Ā UC Berkeley,Ā California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), The Academy of Art University, and University of Hawai'i Maui College. I have a partially completed MFA in Fine Art degree, from The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). I have received an AA-LBRT degree from the University of Hawaii Maui College.Ā I have also received certificates from The Universitate de Barcelona, and CalArts Extended Studies.Ā I briefly studied at the Univeristy of Melborune (MFA in Dance), and Lesley College (MFA in Visual Arts). I have studied French, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and several other langauges. I love learning new ones, and more! Please email me for purchases.