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kayla (born in New York, NY) is an artist, performer and media arts educator who primarily makes interactive works for the desktop environment. Her current body of work repurposes built-in computer software as sites for multi-player games, collaborative art making and digital installations.

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assistant teacher for Molly Soda's class "Imperfect Pictures" at SFPC
June-Aug

Writing w/ Tyler Yin: "Dreaming of a Poetic Web"

New desktop game included in TXTbooks "Games for a Rainy Day"
Special thanks to Nichole Shinn for the invitation.

work included in the The Net Gala, March 2 in NYC

assistant teacher for Todd Anderson's class "HTTPoetics" at SFPC

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"My cursor looking at itself in the mirror" was included in "Homecoming" a group show at Public Works Administration, November 9-11. Special thanks to Tomi Faison.

Program coordinator at Rhizome

debut of My Cursor goes to Detention at Sara's World in NYC

program design for Scrap Yard Screenings, a 3-day moving image festival
organized by Tomi Faison
[Front] [Back]

I made a website for Kalliopi Mathios. Make sure to have your sound on !

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I made the album artwork for DJ Horrible's Peace Love World Clearance mix, which is a folder skin for macOS that can be downloaded + used on your desktop

My work was featured in Do Not Research's latest drop

Program assistant at Rhizome

I made the portfolio site for Rafhael Dungca.
It is compatible on mobile devices (and even works on Chrome 🤮!!)
& features a custom Kirby Cursor that exhales whenever you click on a link

I taught computer classes at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.

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I was the Script Supervisor for the feature film Transformers (coming 2023)

Mousepad for Selma

  I made the portfolio site for visual artist Kc McCarthy

 Drawings with Selma (click on thumbails) ------------------------------------------>

Check out the Instagram Dance Game
(To play you must be on a mobile device with Instagram app downloaded 🤮)

I made a cloak for your Zoom Icon, which
is available for free download in my Souvenir Shop

I made the trailer for the 31st Annual Onion City Film Festival,

I made a bumper for Screen Slate's online Screenings,

 I made the portfolio site of Maia Liebeskind (no longer active, sorry!)

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 I am continuting to build the souvenir shop & guestbook for kayla.world. (you are here)

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  I released a line of 10 Mac/PC screensavers.
Screensavers are available for free download, but you must
take a personality quiz to determine which is right for you.
View all screensavers I have made here.

I released a line of Designer, Knockoff Folder skins for Mac,
shop the collection here.

  I made the official website of Kira's 23rd birthday,"Happybirthdaykira.club" which was live for the Month of December. Now it is avaible to view on the wayback machine

  I made a Breakbeat GPS mix for Maia's bike ride from Ridgewood to Park Slope.

I participated in Roundtable's remote Residency, where I created an
artware typeface for the desktop.

3 Cursor pieces were included in Decameron 7 at New Release Gallery curated by Monsieur Zohore

I made Screensaver Dance Party for Quarantv, a 45 minute long home shopping network style Advertisement for my Tech Services & Screensavers

Computer Science instructor at Code in the Schools

I opened my first solo exhibiton in Baltimore, Looping is Forever

Cooking With Cherry, 2019

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I made an Interactive, multiplayer desktop game for Mac called Cooking with Cherry.


Players communicate with the character ‘Cherry’ who is a python script, and use AirDrop to send and receive resources in order to cook a delicious meal while also searching for a can of Raid to kill the bugs in the desktop. TBH this project has always been challenging to document, Here is a walkthrough video explaining the game, Here is the script hosted on repl.it; Here is the project page where you can download the pieces and play the actual game.
or email me for more information

I made a scam email generator in Python, called Scam Libs

This Row Is Dedicated to Quarantv

Quarantv is Tomi Faison, Ellie Mac & Gillian Waldo

Read: A Brief and Accidental Window to Utopia by Tomi Faison

Knockoff desktop folder skins for Mac OS (Ongoing)

Cursor Archive 2017(?) - Present

*	*	my cursor ice skating at the 2008 winter olympics
waltz of the flowers	*
my cursors dancing to the cha cha slide
My cursor goes to Onion City Experimental film & video festival

* Performed Live

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I am available for commissions. Please contact me if you are ever in need of custom folder skins, special occasion websites or screensavers, icons, desktop objects, dingbat fonts, collaborations, digital pranks or other inquiries

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