JANA L. PICKART
EDUCATION
2015 M.A. in Arts Politics, New York University, NYC
2010 B.A. in Anthropology, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2015
- Art and Public Policy Summer Fellowship, NYC
- Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Scholarship, NYC
- Tisch GSO Interdepartmental Collaboration Grant, NYC
2013
- Draper Tuition Scholarship, New York University, NYC
- Juniper Tuition Scholarship, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
2011
- Summer Writers Tuition Scholarship, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
CONFERENCES AND PANELS
2016
- Tin House Summer Writers’ Workshop, Portland, OR (with Gregory Pardlo)
2015
- “Cartography of Erasure,” Art and Public Policy Summer Research Fellows Panel, NYU, New York, NY, October 7, 2015.
2013
- Tin House Summer Writers’ Workshop, Portland, OR (with Dorianne Laux), July 14 – 21, 2013.
- Juniper Summer Writing Institute, Amherst, MA (with Matthea Harvey), June 23 – 29, 2013.
2011
- Summer Writers Seminar, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY (with Joan Silber, Lucy Rosenthal), June 19 – 24, 2011.
2009
- “Korean Co-Ed Body Image,” Beyond Southern Borders: 44th Annual Meeting, Southern Anthropological Society, Wilmington, NC, March 14, 2009.
TEACHING
ESOL Instructor, JPCCALP, Jamaica Plain, MA (2017 – Present)
Teaching Assistant, Peacebuilding and the Arts Program, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (2013)
Social Media Instructor, Brookline Community & Adult Education, Brookline, MA (2013)
Freelance Media Instructor, Cambridge Community Television, Cambridge, MA (2012 – 2013)
Founder, Jamaica Plain Society of Younger Poets, Jamaica Plain, MA (2012 – 2013)
EDITING
Editor and Curatorial Assistant, Art and Public Policy, NYU (2014 – 2015)
Web Editor, Anamesa Journal, New York University (2013)
Editorial Assistant, Boston Review, Cambridge, MA (2011-2012)
CONTACT
jana (dot) pickart (at) gmail (dot) com
Follow her: @JanaPickart
Full CV and references available upon request.