CV
Camila Magrane
Email: info@camilamagrane.com
Website: www.camilamagrane.com
Socials: @camilamagrane
Representation: Themes+Projects
Education
2012–2015 B.S. Computer Science (Game Development concentration), University of Advancing Technology, US
2009–2012 A.A. Photography, City College of San Francisco, US
2006–2009 Filmmaking Certificate (3-year program), Escuela de Cine y Televisión, VZLA
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023 Stranding Shadows, Themes+Projects, San Francisco, CA
2023 Traces, University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities, Ann Arbor, MI
2021 Traces, Themes+Projects, San Francisco, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Pandora’s Box, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
Origin Stories, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
2024 QUBIT AI, Electronic Language International Festival, São Paulo, Brazil
2023 Nova, Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2022 Deep Time Digitality, Themes+Projects, San Francisco, CA
FILE Festival, Electronic Language International Festival, São Paulo, Brazil
Here & Now (Edition 4), Immersive Virtual Art Experience, Online (Web3)
2021 Arc Auction, Svane Family Foundation, SFAI Pier 2, San Francisco, CA
Sotheby + Burning Man Auction, San Francisco, CA
2020 Layered Beyond: An Augmented Reality Exhibition, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles, CA
Echoes of Bauhaus, Ruth's Table Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019 Shift+Medium, 2nd Shanghai International Digital Vision Exhibition, Shanghai, China
Human Machine – Festival of the Impossible, Chandran Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Rebooting the Future: Multimedia & Performance Festival, SOMArts, San Francisco, CA
Mutek, The Midway, San Francisco, CA
Ananta Artist-in-Residence Showcase, Desai | Matta Gallery, CIIS, San Francisco, CA
Allowance for Form Art Auction, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Viva Con Agua, Millerntor Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
After Dark: Delightful Devices, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
2018 NightLife, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
ILLUM – Evolution 2.0, Midway Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Made with Unity Showcase, Unite Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Yes on Prop F Art Auction Benefit, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2017 Mecánica, Isaia Boutique, San Francisco, CA
Her, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Installations + Commissions
2023 Supercriatividade, FILE Festival, Metro AR Exhibition, São Paulo, Brazil
2020 Transmigrations, AR Mural, Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
2019 Osma, Festival of the Impossible, Adobe, San Francisco, CA
Restless, ILLUM, The Midway, San Francisco, CA
Virtual Mutations, Mutek, The Midway, San Francisco, CA
Void, Matchbox Lab #3, Counterpulse, San Francisco, CA
Residencies
2022 Here & Now (Edition 4), Immersive Virtual Art Experience, Online (Web3)
2019 Ananta, Building 180 & CIIS Artist-in-Residence Program, Santa Cruz, CA
Awards + Fellowships
2023 Institute for Humanities Fellowship, University of Michigan
2021 CODAworx Awards, Merit Award (Hospitality Category) – Transmigrations + Slat City
2019 1st Place, Best Room, Los Angeles stARTup Art Fair
2018 Juror’s Choice, San Francisco Open Studios Group Exhibition
1st Place, Best Artist, San Francisco stARTup Art Fair
Selected Artist, “WIRED25 Pick List,” San Francisco Open Studios
2016 IGDA Scholarship (Game Development), IGDA Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Talks + Panels
2023 Traces: Time Traveling with Photography and AR, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2021 Redefining a Creator’s Economy: Panel Discussion, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
2020 Interactive Media, Paseo Artístico, Online
2019 From the Darkroom to the Virtual Room: Experiments in Augmented Reality and Beyond, 4th Shanghai International Digital Media Art Education Forum, China Academy of Art, Shanghai, China
The New Era of Storytelling – Merging the Physical and Digital Worlds with Art and Technology, Festival of the Impossible, San Francisco, CA
ReEngineering Humanity, 836M Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Augmented Reality Photography, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Augmented Reality in Art, LA stARTup Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Interactive Media, Britelite Immersive, San Francisco, CA
Binary Salon, Midway Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Teaching
2022–Present Game-U Instructor – Game Design & Development (Unity, Visual Studio C#, Krita, Piskel, Adobe Suite, Construct), Online 1–1 classes
2022–2025 STEAM K-12 – Game Design & Coding (Unity Intro, Level 1 & 2), Online group classes
2021 Marble & Media: Digital Activations of Public Memory, Zero1 + New Monuments Task Force – 6-week creative laboratory exploring monuments & new media
2014–2016 Pequeños Programadores, Caracas, Venezuela – Curriculum creation for 3rd–6th graders, educational game development, and teacher training