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Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

Nathania Rubin

Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing
Office
CVA Center For The Visual Arts 211c
Office Phone
(309) 438-3265office
phone
Email
nkrubin@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Biography

Nathania Rubin is a visual artist originally from New York City. She has shown hand-drawn animations, drawings and other works in over fifteen countries.

Current Courses

ART 317.001 Advanced Animation: Drawing and Stop Motion

ART 217.002 Animation: Drawing and Stop Motion

ART 213.001 Life Drawing

Teaching Interests & Areas

Drawing, Animation, Advanced Courses for BFA and MFA students.

Research Interests & Areas

Construction of the self, memory and forgetting, narrative as a tool for intersubjectivity.

MFA

Queens College, CUNY
New York, NY

Bachelor of Arts

Haverford College
Haverford, PA

Creative Activity Initiative Award - College Level

Illinois State University
2021

Creative Activity Initiative Award - University Level

Illinois State University
2021

Seattle International Film Festival

2021

Grants and Contracts

What Water Feeds Exhibition
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
Fell Trust. January 2023 - June 2024
"Film Festival Management and Curation: A Hands-On Course for Creating a Local Film Festival in Bloomington-Normal"
Andrew Ventimiglia, Brent Simonds, Nathania Kurtz Rubin, Liv Stone.
College of Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Initiative Grant Program. January 2020

Performances and Exhibits

Beyond the Screen
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2024 - 2024
Rory and Jess's First Kiss/Faculty Biennial
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2024 - 2024
The Tooth Fairy
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
Run for Cover Records. 2024
Amsterdam Short Film Festival - Official Selection
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
Australia Film Festival - Honorable Mention
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
Berlin Short Award - Semi-Finalist
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
Chicago Indie Film Awards - Official Selection
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
Dallas Movie Awards Festival - Semi-Finalist
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
Dubai International Film Festival - Semi-Finalist
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
Hong Kong Indie Film Festival - Semi-Finalist
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
Japan International Film Festival - Award Winner
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
LA Indies - Film Festival - Nominee
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
Madrid Arthouse Film Festival - Semi-Finalist
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
Mexico Film Awards - Official Selection
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
Munich Short Film Awards - Semi-Finalist
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
New York Independent Cinema Awards - Nominee
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
Snow Leopard International Film Festival - Official Selection
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
Sydney Indie Short Festival - Semi-Finalist
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022 - 2022
The Academy of Death Car Racers Film Festival
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2022
AVIFF Cannes Art Film Festival
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
July 2021 - July 2021
Animaze Film Festival
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
December 2021 - January 2022
Arizona Underground Film Festival
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
September 2021 - September 2021
Bogotá Experimental Film Festival
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
August 2021 - September 2021
Brooklyn Film Festival
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
June 2021 - June 2021
Crowded/Independent Days Film Screening at ZKM
Nathania Kurtz Rubin.
2021