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Kidist Paulos Asrat Resume (CV)
Education
Primary Education: Ethiopia, France and England
The English School: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Prizes Awarded: General Knowledge Prize - Awarded Laura Ingalls' Little House on the Prairie
Artistic Participation:
- Piano performances
- Theatrical performances
- "Visual" poem published in the annual English School yearbook: The Raggle Taggle Snake
Betteshanger School: Kent, England
- Head Girl
- Prizes Awarded:
--- French, Music, Divinity (Scripture), and Ballet (3rd place in regional competition)
Artistic Participation:
- Piano performances
- Theatrical performances which included Potiphar's Wife in the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and the Strawberry Seller in the musical Oliver
Sports Participation:
- Netball and Field Hockey teams
- Ballet group
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Secondary Education: England
Dover College, Dover, England
- Astor Scholar (Tuition Waiver, with stipend)
- Prizes Awarded: Music and Poetry Prizes
Awarded:
-- Mozart's Complete Piano Sonatas Volumes 1 and 2
-- Book on the Impressionist Painters
- Published:
--- Poem "The Dancer" in the Dover College Year Book (which was awarded the Poetry Prize)
Artistic Participation:
- Editor for the Dover College Student Newsletter with published poem ("Untitled")
- Member of the Dover College Choir under Choir Director Leo Forsdyke, with various solo performances, and as part of the choir's touring member to renowned cathedrals, including St. Paul's Cathedral in London, and in Wurzburg, Germany
- Actress: as Mme Smith in La Cantatrice Chauve (The Bald Soprano) by Eugene Ionesco
Sports Participation
- Netball and Field Hockey teams
Social work;
- Weekly visits to an elderly lady, Mabel, with limited visual ability (later corrected through cataract surgery), who would prepare for me tea and biscuits. She gave me her ring, a gold ring, with her initial "M" as a gift, which I still have.
After her successful surgery, Mabel attended a theatrical performance in a small school production where I was the main character, and made her wise and prescient "critique" - giving me a good score!
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University Education: United States and Canada
Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA, USA
B.A. Natural Sciences
- Four-year scholarship - Tuition Waiver
- Prize Awarded: International Students Club Appreciation Plaque
Artistic Participation:
- Performances:
-- Solo piano performances of Grieg, Mozart, Handel and Debussy music at various venues and events
-- Soloist and member of Lock Haven University's Choir, of a variety of classical, modern, and contemporary music, including as a touring choir member
-- Organizer and member of the International Students' singing group, performing in local churches, especially during Christmas, where we sang carols in five to six languages, including Amharic
-- Participant in the Lock Haven Black Students' Gospel Choir
-- Member of the Lock Haven University's American Square Dance group
-- Founding member, and participant, in the Annual Lock Haven International Students' Festival, where we performed dances and theaters, and put together an International Dinner
-- Founding member, and participant, in the International Students' Festival Panel Discussion Group, where we tackled political and social issues, often with colorful, and controversial discussions
---This was my first presentation on Ethiopia and Food, where I proposed that we CAN feed the children
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
M.S. Applied Nutrition/Nutrition Education
M.S. Applied Nutrition/Nutrition Education
Practical Components:
Participation in community-based nutrition programs for low-income families
- Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
- Expanded Food and Nutrition Edcuation Program (EFNEP)
Artistic participation:
- New Brunswick (NJ) community choir performances of Mozart's and Faure's Requiem
- Performer in a local New Brunswick African Dance group
- Performer in a local New Brunswick African Dance group
Cultural enrichment:
- Regular audience member at the Rutgers Film Society
- Frequent travels to New York City (only an hour away), visiting museums, galleries, and especially free rehearsal concerts at Lincoln Center for their classical music, orchestral repertoire
University of Connecticut, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Storrs, CT, USA
PhD (ABD) Nutritional Sciences
- Teaching Assistantship - Full tuition waiver with salaried teaching post teaching fundamental nutrition courses to undergraduate students
- Collaboration with: the Mexican National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition - Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, and the Research Center of the Solis Valley - Centro de Estudios Rurales del Valle de Solís, Mexico City and Solís, Mexico
- Research Assistantship - Field and Clinical Research - Salaried project conducting field, clinical and laboratory work in the Centro de Estudios Rurales del Valle de Solís
- Blood plasma analyses for Vitamin B12 and related tests, short-term salaried position at the Glenn Tisman Hematology/Oncology Laboratory, Whittier, CA, USA
Artistic Participation:
University of Connecticut - Community Dance Program, Storrs, CT, USA
- Modern dance program, with dance instructor and performer Marcia Heath
- Performed in various public events
Centro de Enseñanza para Extranjeros (CEPE): National Autonomous University, Mexico City, Mexico
- Performed with CEPE's Mexican Folklore dance group as a soloist
- Performed with CEPE's Mexican Folklore dance group as a soloist
Cultural Enrichment:
Travel and study, visiting towns and villages, and attending theaters, films musicals,
concerts, festivals, and local performances throughout Mexico
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Certificate in New Media - Film/Photography/Digital Arts
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Advanced Studies in New Media - Film/Photography/Digital Arts
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Advanced Studies in New Media - Film/Photography/Digital Arts
Yearly grants towards tuition and material costs
Artistic Participation:
- Film and video screenings in the Ryerson Gallery, Toronto, Trinity Square Video, Toronto
and in various venues in Toronto, France and other European locations
- Photography exhibitions in the Ryerson Gallery, and in various venues in Toronto
Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Canada
- Textile Surface Design
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- Textile Surface Design
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Training
Institut Catholique de Paris Institut de Langue et de Culture Française, Paris, France
- Certificat de Langue Française (French Language Certificate)
Institut National de la Santé et de Recherche Médical (INSERM), Paris, France
- Interviews and discussions with INSERM nutritionists
Centro de Enseñanza para Extranjeros (CEPE): National Autonomous University, Mexico City, Mexico
- Advanced Diploma in Spanish Language and Literature
- Advanced Diploma in Spanish Language and Literature
Mexico City, Mexico
- Film production workshop, with Mexican film director Sergio Arturo Garcia Michel
International Communicative Languages Service, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language
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Experience
Present: Cultural Analyst - Study, describe and analyze contemporary art and culture in both written and image form
Present: Preparing and implementing The Kidist Foods Expanded Project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2013
Cabbagetown Regent Park Community Museum, Toronto, ON
- Docent
2007
2004-Present
1998-2004
Toronto District School Board, Toronto, ON
Catholic School Board, Toronto, ON
Bleecker Street Co-op, Toronto, ON
March 19, 2016
Presentations and Conferences
March 16, 2017
October 25, 2014
Language Proficiency
- English: Excellent speaking, reading and writing
2007
Botanical Artists of Canada Newsletter, Toronto, ON
- Writer
Trinity Square Video Newsletter, Toronto, ON
- Writer
- Writer
Among other publications
2004-Present
2004-Present
Well-Patterned, Toronto, ON/Mississauga, ON
- Textile and Decor Designer
--- Hand craft and design textile prints for patterned fabrics
--- Hand craft and design decorative objects for homes and offices
2004-Present
Well-Patterned, Toronto, ON/Mississauga, ON
--- Hand craft and design decorative objects for homes and offices
2004-Present
Well-Patterned, Toronto, ON/Mississauga, ON
- Graphic Designer
--- Design promotional materials for cultural organizations
2004-Present
Kidist Paulos Asrat Photographs, Toronto, ON/Mississauga, ON
- Photograph and install images for websites
- Photograph special events/conferences
2000-2001
- Photograph special events/conferences
2000-2001
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
- Film research assistant for filmmaker Bruce Elder
- Film research assistant for filmmaker Bruce Elder
1998-2004
Toronto District School Board, Toronto, ON
Catholic School Board, Toronto, ON
Bleecker Street Co-op, Toronto, ON
- English Language Instructor and Computer Graphics Instructor
1998-2000
Trinity Square Video, Toronto, ON
1998-2000
Trinity Square Video, Toronto, ON
- Board of Director, Secretary
1994-1998
COSTI-Immigrant Services, Toronto, ON
1994-1998
COSTI-Immigrant Services, Toronto, ON
- Counselor and Interpreter/Translator (Spanish, French and Amharic, and some Portuguese)
1993-1994
1993-1994
Field to Table, Toronto, ON
- Assisted in developing and distributing a nutritious and
inexpensive monthly grocery box, The Good Food Box,
for lower income multicultural Toronto residents
1990-1992
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran,
Mexico Mexico City, and the Solis Valley rural health station in the State of Mexico
- Field and clinical research on Vitamin B12 deficiency, with cultural components
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Solo and Group Exhibitions
2001
2001
Film: Sketches
Trinity Square Video, Toronto, ON
2001
Trinity Square Video, Toronto, ON
2001
Video installation: (Toronto) Lake Ontario
Ryerson School of Image Arts, Toronto, ON
2002
Ryerson School of Image Arts, Toronto, ON
2002
Experimental Film: Gathering the Ripples
Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing, France
2002
Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing, France
2002
Photographs: Neighborhood Trees
Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto, ON
October 25, 2014
Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto, ON
October 25, 2014
Visual Presentation: Reclaiming Beauty
The Power of Beauty Conference
Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio
The Power of Beauty Conference
Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio
- Photographs and textile and graphic works part of the presentation
March 19, 2016
Presentation/Speech: Strength in Beauty
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals conference
Commission on the Status of Women
United Nations, New York
March 16, 2017
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals conference
Commission on the Status of Women
United Nations, New York
March 16, 2017
Presentation/Speech: Urban Development through Small Businesses
Kidist Foods Cookbook introduction
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals conferences
Commission on the Status of Women
United Nations, New York
May 7-31, 2019
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals conferences
Commission on the Status of Women
United Nations, New York
May 7-31, 2019
Designs and Decor: Well-Patterned
Mississauga Central Library, Mississauga, ON
July 4-31, 2019
July 4-31, 2019
Watercolor Paintings: Ontario Views
Mississauga Central Library, Mississauga, ON
October 7-31, 2019
October 7-31, 2019
Color Digital Photographs: The Mississauga Civic Centre
Mississauga Central Library, Mississauga, ON
August 18 - September 6, 2021
Online group exhibit: Sunflowers
Kidist Paulos Asrat: Color Photograph: Riverwood Barn Sunflower Glow
Visual Arts Mississauga
Riverwood Conservancy, Mississauga, ON
August 23 - September 23, 2022
Online group exhibit: Southern Ontario Wildlife
Kidist Paulos Asrat: Color Photograph: Black Crowned Night Heron: Sentinel
Visual Arts Mississauga
Riverwood Conservancy, Mississauga, ON
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Presentations and Conferences
January 14, 2023
Sandford International School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
- Paper Presented: The Kidist Foods Expanded Project at the Sanford Addis Ababa Alumni Reunion
March 16, 2017
United Nations Committee on the Status of Women Conference
New York, NY
New York, NY
Parallel Event Workshop
- Paper Presented: “Cookbook project to economic sufficiency of young Ethiopian urban women.”
Sponsor: Nation to Nation Networking Limited, New York
- Paper Presented: “Cookbook project to economic sufficiency of young Ethiopian urban women.”
Sponsor: Nation to Nation Networking Limited, New York
Funding: Travel, expenses and conference costs
March 19, 2016
March 19, 2016
United Nations Committee on the Status of Women Conference
New York, NY
New York, NY
Parallel Event Workshop
- Paper Presented: "How do We Empower Young Women in the Third World? By teaching them to understand their own beauty, and the beauty around them."
Sponsor: Nation to Nation Networking Limited, New York
Funding: Travel, expenses and conference costs
- Paper Presented: "How do We Empower Young Women in the Third World? By teaching them to understand their own beauty, and the beauty around them."
Sponsor: Nation to Nation Networking Limited, New York
Funding: Travel, expenses and conference costs
October 25, 2014
Franciscan University Power of Beauty conference
Steubenville, Ohio
- Paper presented: “Reclaiming Beauty: Winning Back Our Western Civilization”
- Paper presented: “Reclaiming Beauty: Winning Back Our Western Civilization”
Partial funding for travel and expenses: Franciscan University
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Special Skills
- Research and research methods
- Writing and Editing
Special Skills
- Research and research methods
- Writing and Editing
- Digital photography and editing
- Digital video and editing
- Website Design
- Graphic Design
- Artistic renditions
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Language Proficiency
- English: Excellent speaking, reading and writing
- Amharic: Excellent speaking, Good reading and Good writing
- French: Good speaking, reading and writing
- Spanish: Moderate speaking, reading and writing
- French: Good speaking, reading and writing
- Spanish: Moderate speaking, reading and writing
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Travels
Ethiopia, France, England, Wales, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, The United States (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota, Georgia, California), Canada (Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, New Brunswick)