Mona Kasra is an Iranian American new media artist, designer, and interdisciplinary scholar. Her research examines the political and theoretical implications of visual media technologies both within and across cultures, while her creative practice explores the expressive and improvisational possibilities of emerging media within contemporary art forms.
Kasra is an Associate Professor of Digital Media Design at the University of Virginia, where she teaches courses in digital art, projection design, and creative technology. Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries and film festivals across the United States and internationally. In addition to her creative work, Kasra has served as a juror, curator, and programmer for several exhibitions, festivals, and conferences. Her projection and interactive media designs for live performance have received two Helen Hayes Award nominations in the category of Outstanding Projections/Media Design.
