RESUME
Kidist Paulos Asrat--------------------------------------------------------------
EDUCATION
- Primary Education: Ethiopia, France and England
- Secondary Education (Astor Scholar): Dover College,
Dover, England
- B.A. Natural Sciences (Tuition Scholarship):
- B.A. Natural Sciences (Tuition Scholarship):
Lock Haven University, Lock Haven PA, USA
- M.S. Clinical Nutrition/Nutrition Education:
- M.S. Clinical Nutrition/Nutrition Education:
Rutgers University, NJ, USA
- PhD (ABD) Nutritional Sciences (Research and Teaching Assistant):
- PhD (ABD) Nutritional Sciences (Research and Teaching Assistant):
University of Connecticut, Storrs CT, USA/
With The National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City
With The National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City
and Solis rural research health center the Solís Valley, Mexico
- Certificate in New Media:
- Certificate in New Media:
Ryerson University. Toronto, ON, Canada
- Advanced Studies in New Media (Canada Millennium Scholar):
- Advanced Studies in New Media (Canada Millennium Scholar):
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Textile Surface Design:
- Textile Surface Design:
Ontario College of Art Design, Toronto, ON, Canada
TRAINING
- Certificat de Langue Française
Institut Catholique de Paris: Institut de Langue et de Culture Française
- Advanced Diploma in Spanish Language
Centro de Enseñanza para Etranjeros: National Autonomous University, Mexico City, Mexico
- Film production workshop, Mexico City, Mexico
- Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language: International Communicative Languages Service, 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
2000-2001: Film Research Assistant
- Ryerson University, Toronto
1998-2004: English Language Instructor and Computer Graphics Instructor
- Toronto District School Board, Toronto
- Catholic School Board, Toronto
- Bleecker Street Co-op, Toronto
1998-2000: Board of Director, Secretary
- Trinity Square Video, Toronto
1994-1998: Counselor and Interpreter/Translator (Spanish, French and Amharic)
- COSTI-Immigrant Services, Toronto
1993-1994: Assistant, Field to Table, Toronto
- 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
PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES
The Franciscan University of Steubenville The Power of Beauty conference, Steubenville, Ohio
TRAINING
- Certificat de Langue Française
Institut Catholique de Paris: Institut de Langue et de Culture Française
- Advanced Diploma in Spanish Language
Centro de Enseñanza para Etranjeros: National Autonomous University, Mexico City, Mexico
- Film production workshop, Mexico City, Mexico
- Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language: International Communicative Languages Service, 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
2000-2001: Film Research Assistant
- Ryerson University, Toronto
1998-2004: English Language Instructor and Computer Graphics Instructor
- Toronto District School Board, Toronto
- Catholic School Board, Toronto
- Bleecker Street Co-op, Toronto
1998-2000: Board of Director, Secretary
- Trinity Square Video, Toronto
1994-1998: Counselor and Interpreter/Translator (Spanish, French and Amharic)
- COSTI-Immigrant Services, Toronto
1993-1994: Assistant, Field to Table, Toronto
- 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
PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES
The Franciscan University of Steubenville The Power of Beauty conference, Steubenville, Ohio
Travel and Presentation Grant
Paper presented: Reclaiming Beauty
Paper presented: Reclaiming Beauty
October 25, 2014
United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on the Status of Women Conference 60, New York City
Parallel Event Workshop, New York
United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on the Status of Women Conference 60, New York City
Parallel Event Workshop, New York
Travel and Presentation Grant
Presentation: "How do we empower young women in the Third World?: Teaching them to understand their own beauty, and the beauty around them."
Sponsor: Nation to Nation Networking Limited
March 19, 2016
United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on the Status of Women Conference 61, New York City
Parallel Event Workshop, New York
Presentation: "How do we empower young women in the Third World?: Teaching them to understand their own beauty, and the beauty around them."
Sponsor: Nation to Nation Networking Limited
March 19, 2016
United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on the Status of Women Conference 61, New York City
Parallel Event Workshop, New York
Travel and Presentation Grant
Presentation: "Cookbook project toward the economic sufficiency of young Ethiopian women"
Cookbook prepared by Kidist Paulos Asrat and Kidist Foods, with photographs by Kidist Paulos Asrat
Sponsor: Nation to Nation Networking Limited
March 16, 2017
SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Sketches
Film
Trinity Square Video, 3rd Floor
Toronto
2001
(Toronto) Lake Ontario
Video Installation
Ryerson School of Image Arts, Room 302A
Trinity Square Video, 3rd Floor
Toronto
2001
Gathering the Ripples
Experimental Film
Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing, France
2002
Neighborhood Trees
Photographs
- Ryerson Student Gallery, Toronto
2001
- Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto
2002
Mississauga Central Library, Mississauga
Well-Patterned Design Exhibit
Photographs and designs
May 7 - May 31, 2019
Mississauga Central Library, Mississauga
Ontario Views
Watercolours
July 4 - July 31, 2019
Presentation: "Cookbook project toward the economic sufficiency of young Ethiopian women"
Cookbook prepared by Kidist Paulos Asrat and Kidist Foods, with photographs by Kidist Paulos Asrat
Sponsor: Nation to Nation Networking Limited
March 16, 2017
SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Sketches
Film
Trinity Square Video, 3rd Floor
Toronto
2001
(Toronto) Lake Ontario
Video Installation
Ryerson School of Image Arts, Room 302A
Trinity Square Video, 3rd Floor
Toronto
2001
Gathering the Ripples
Experimental Film
Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing, France
2002
Neighborhood Trees
Photographs
- Ryerson Student Gallery, Toronto
2001
- Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto
2002
Mississauga Central Library, Mississauga
Well-Patterned Design Exhibit
Photographs and designs
May 7 - May 31, 2019
Mississauga Central Library, Mississauga
Ontario Views
Watercolours
July 4 - July 31, 2019
Mississauga Central Library, Mississauga
The Mississauga Civic Centre
Photographs
October 7-31, 2019
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
- English: Excellent speaking, reading and writing
- French: Good speaking, reading and writing
- Amharic: Good speaking, reading and writing
- Spanish: Moderate speaking, reading and writing
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