BIOGRAPHY

Quanisha Hill is an emerging multimedia artist.  She lives in Saint Paul, is fifteen years old, and is a sophomore at Washington Tech. She began taking photographs at the age of 10.  At first she focused on taking portraits of family members, and then landscape and nature images.  But over the past year, her artwork, both photography and video, has begun to explore themes connected to her growing understanding of African American history and culture.  She currently works as a teaching artist and portraiture photographer for In Progress, working to benefit youth and families from the north end neighborhood of Saint Paul.    

QuaLIFICATIONS 

Quanisha Hill is skilled in many forms of media creation, public presentation and teaching.  Skills include:

• Professional DSLR camera operation;

• Lighting and backdrop set up and operation;

• Portraiture photography technique;

• Video interviewing skills;

• Scriptwriting and story development;

• Event documentation in photography and video;

• Post-production editing in photography and video.

• Software applications: Adobe Photoshop, Light Room, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Word, Pages, and Keynote.

• 4 years experience working with youth as a peer mentor.

• 2 years experience in leading community based portraitrature sessions.

• Currently training as a professional teaching artist with an emphasis in photography.

Contact

Email: quanishahill@gmail.com