Mentors

Carolina Gonzalez

Video/Animation Mentor

Carolina was born in Colombia and moved to the United States in 2000. She began to explore art at Broward Community College in Florida, where she discovered art as a tool to communicate in times where words could not. In 2007, Carolina received a presidential merit scholarship from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she completed a BFA with emphasis in film video and new media. In her interdisciplinary art practices, she combines different mediums to make films and tell personal stories that reflect communal ones. Carolina’s films explore diaspora, belonging, and the meanings of place.

Carolina is inspired by immigration, nationality, and identity. Her films include: Down to Earth (2007), Dear (2008), and a part from The Story (2009). Her works have screened in different venues in Chicago and Florida, including the Gene Siskel Film Center. In 2009, she received The Gelman Travel Fellowship to research and produce an experimental documentary in Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile. As a teaching artist, she has participated in different fine arts and media programs in Florida, Chicago, and Mexico City. As a teacher, Carolina aims to inspire students to leave the spectator’s role so that they can actively engage and affect their own realities.