The Hartford Art School is pleased to welcome two faculty members who will join the Sculpture and Visual Communication Design department this Fall. Anika Todd will join the School as assistant professor of Sculpture, while Yuna Kim joins as an assistant professor of Visual Communication Design. The Hartford Art School is excited both will join the community and look forward to the insight and energy they will bring.
About Anika Todd
Anika is a sculptor and media artist whose work investigates the human impulse to own and control. Through their practice, Anika critiques the cultural assumptions and legislative frameworks that legitimize private ownership of earth and sky.
Born in 1992 in Boston, Massachusetts, Anika earned their BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and their MFA from The University of Texas at Austin. Their work has been presented in solo exhibitions at Flux Factory (New York City), VisArts Center (Virginia), and Co-Lab Gallery (Austin, Texas), with exhibitions reviewed by The Washington Post (2018) and Glasstire (2019).
Anika has held residencies at Stove Works (2021), NARS Foundation (2020), and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2019). In recognition of their work, they received the Austin Cultural Arts Council Award in 2019 and were a finalist for the NYFA Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design Award in 2022.
Currently, Anika is teaching sculpture as the Louis D. Beaumont Artist in Residence for Washington University’s Sam Fox School of Art and Design.
About Yuna Kim:
Yuna Kim is an assistant professor of Visual Communication Design. She is a motion designer, interactive media artist, and educator whose work spans motion graphics, real-time 3D, immersive media, and emerging technologies.
Prior to joining the University of Hartford, Yuna taught courses in motion design, 3D modeling, virtual worlds, and interactive media at the University of Connecticut while completing her MFA in Digital Media & Design. She also brings professional experience in game and interactive technology, contributing to game trailers, promotional media, virtual exhibitions, XR experiences, and immersive installations.
Yuna holds a BFA in Kinetic Imaging from Virginia Commonwealth University and an MFA in Digital Media & Design from the University of Connecticut. She is excited to join the University of Hartford community and looks forward to working with students and colleagues while helping expand opportunities in motion, interactive, and emerging media design.