Working on whiteness // CAST AND CREW
DeA Brown (they/them/theirs) is a 2021 St.Olaf college graduate with a BA in Studio Arts. Interested in the psychological aspects of identity, DeA’s aims to investigate these elements of life through use of 3D and new media elements. They’re current works focus on the intersections of race, queer identity, and addiction.
Liberty Czarnik is a math-loving animator currently residing in Minnesota. She enjoys watching cartoons with her siblings, tutoring Mathematics through AmeriCorps, taking care of her many houseplants, and posting freelance animation on her YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/@LibertyCzarnik).
Ana Freeberg is a digital producer and board operator at Minnesota Public Radio and works part time at the Walker Art Center. Ana is passionate about painting with bold colors that challenge political topics such as horseracing and the Mexican-American experience in the United States. Her experience has been utilized in several mural and mosaic projects that reside on Lake street in south Minneapolis.
Chris Golinski is a musician, entrepreneur, and educator dedicated to finding new modes of expression and innovative technology-based solutions for artists. Chris has performed across the United States, Europe, and Asia and has released five albums of his work internationally. His music merges the various influences he has absorbed, from experimental rock to contemporary classical, and challenges pre-existing notions of what music is and should be.
Brin Constant Gordon is an animator, dramaturg, and pataphysician whose work and play are engaged with genres of being and knowledge. They received their MFA in Experimental Animation from CalArts, and are currently based out of Los Angeles, California.
Marcel Hones is a filmmaker and painter based in Minneapolis, MN. His practice engages with family, neighbors, co-workers, and dreams, in the process of understanding collective memory. Most recently, he has pursued his interest in education as a teaching assistant in the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Youth Programs.
Mary Loven is an Ole whose student work job was to design and sew costumes for the Dance and Theater Departments. Her career was in early childhood education, but she briefly worked in the costume shop at the Guthrie Theater, and has done costuming for several community theaters as well. She created the detailed costumes for the puppets in Whiteness at Work.
Sofia Moran is a St. Olaf ‘21 alumna with majors in sociology & anthropology and race and ethnic studies. During her time at St. Olaf, she was active in a Latinx organization, an art and literature student publication, and worked as a peer advisor at the career center. Sofia currently lives in Providence, RI, where she works in community outreach.
Carter Schafer is a photographer, musician, and digital creator from Seattle, WA. He's currently a junior at St. Olaf College studying computer science and environmental studies, as well as playing on the school's ultimate frisbee team. He enjoys traveling, spending time outside, and is passionate about solving environmental issues.
Luca Trujillo is a Junior at St. Olaf College from Lawrence, Kansas. They are currently continuing their degree in Studio Art and working at the St. Olaf sculpture studio. Luca is interested in sculpture, filmmaking, and puppetry and specializes in paper-mache mask art.
Evan Weselmann is a Minneapolis based artist working in illustration, animation and painting. Focusing on bold color, hand type, and goofy characters, he seeks to extract the maximum amount of fun out of any given subject. His clients include Chet Faker, JD Sports and Bloomberg Businessweek among others.
Adam Whisner is a full-time stage, on-camera, and voice actor. He performs regularly with Minneapolis-based Pillsbury House + Theatre’s Breaking Ice program, a touring corporate theatre program which creates custom-made educational experiences around issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Adam lives in “Nordeast” Minneapolis, with his wife, two lazy shih tzus, and too many motorcycles and guitars.