MIAH ARTOLA
NYC-based interdisciplinary artist, faculty instructor, and media professional with 20+ years of experience
243 East 118th Street #2 • New York, NY 10035
917.386.3138 • artoladigital@gmail.com • artoladigital.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
NYC-based interdisciplinary artist, faculty instructor, and media professional with 20+ years of experience working across visual art, film, video, photography, sound, documentary practices, editing, and digital media. My practice combines artistic research, narrative development, and hands-on media production with a strong commitment to public engagement, education, and community-centered storytelling.
As the owner and editor of Artola Digital, I develop and produce media from concept through final delivery for cultural institutions, artists, nonprofits, educators, and international organizations. Selected clients include the United Nations, Brooklyn Museum, DIA Chelsea, American Museum of Natural History, Queens Museum, Meredith Monk, and CCS Bard.
My work as an artist explores memory, migration, identity, community, technology, and public space through painting, moving image, sound, installation, and performance. As a faculty instructor at the School of Visual Arts, I teach across Film, Visual & Critical Studies, and Photography & Video, translating complex conceptual and technical material for diverse audiences.
My community-based work includes teaching art interventions at Bedford Hills Women’s Correctional Facility, collaborating with refugee-serving organizations in New York and Mexico City, and producing NOICE, a project supported by the NYC Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes and NYC Commission on Human Rights.
CORE SKILLS
Storytelling & Communications
Narrative Development • Editorial Development • Visual Storytelling • Documentary Practices • Public Engagement • Presentation Development • Community-Based Storytelling
Media Production
Video Production • Short-Form Video • Video Editing • Photography • Audio Production • Sound Editing • Color Grading • Post-Production • Multimedia
Creative & Project Management
Concept Development • Creative Direction • Production Management • Project Coordination • Client Collaboration • Teaching & Facilitation • Public Programming
Software
Adobe Premiere Pro • Final Cut Pro • DaVinci Resolve • Adobe Audition • Max/MSP • Modul8
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ARTOLA DIGITAL — New York, NY
Owner / Editor / Post-Production Specialist | 2005–Present
Independent media and post-production studio specializing in concept development, narrative development, editing, color grading, audio mixing, sound restoration, and multimedia production.
- Develop and shape narratives from initial concept through production, editing, and final delivery.
- Produce and edit video, documentary, photography, audio, and multimedia content for cultural institutions, artists, nonprofits, and public-facing projects.
- Translate complex artistic, cultural, and institutional ideas into clear and engaging visual narratives.
- Manage projects independently while balancing multiple clients, collaborators, deadlines, and production requirements.
- Collaborate with artists, institutions, producers, educators, and creative teams to establish narrative structure, visual direction, tone, and presentation.
- Provide professional editing, color grading, audio mixing, and sound restoration for exhibitions, screenings, performances, and digital distribution.
- Develop creative solutions that integrate technology, moving image, sound, and interactive media.
- Work comfortably between conceptual development and highly technical production environments.
Selected Clients: United Nations • Brooklyn Museum • DIA Chelsea • David Lee Roth • Phil Niblock • Meredith Monk • Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) • CCS Bard • Naeem Mohaiemen • Duston Spear • Pier 59 Studios • Pat Oleszko • Queens Museum • American Museum of Natural History • SXSW • Dance Theater Workshop • American Opera Project • Better Homes and Gardens • Kathy Brew
TEACHING
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS — New York, NY
Faculty Instructor | 2018–Present
Departments: BFA Film • Visual & Critical Studies • Photography & Video
- Teach film, photography, video, visual culture, editing, and critical approaches to image-making.
- Develop curriculum, presentations, assignments, and instructional materials.
- Translate complex conceptual and technical material into accessible instruction for students with diverse backgrounds and levels of experience.
- Mentor students through creative projects from concept development to final presentation.
- Facilitate discussion and collaboration around visual culture, narrative, documentary practices, and contemporary media.
- Guide students in developing visual arguments, narratives, and presentations.
BEDFORD HILLS WOMEN’S CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Art Interventions Instructor | 2024
- Developed and facilitated creative programming in a correctional setting.
- Worked directly with participants using art and visual storytelling as tools for communication, expression, and engagement.
- Adapted creative instruction to a diverse community and institutional environment.
CREATIVE ART WORKS — New York, NY
Instructor | 2016–2017
- Taught painting, drawing, design, editing, and documentary practices.
- Developed accessible creative instruction for community audiences.
- Guided participants through projects involving narrative development, visual communication, and editing.
PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN — New York, NY
Instructor | 2014–2015
Course: Time: Composition
- Developed and taught curriculum focused on visual composition, time, sequencing, and narrative.
- Guided students in translating conceptual ideas into effective visual presentations.
ARTISTIC PRACTICE
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
The Man from Eritrea | 2021
EV Gallery, New York
Motion-activated installation incorporating painting, video, and sound.
Sanctuary at Sanctuary City | 2018
Governors Island Artist Residency, New York
Painting and audio-activated installation exploring sanctuary, migration, and public space.
Far Away | 2016
The Wild Project, New York
Three-month installation featuring motion-activated dual projections and paintings.
I’m Not Telling You What To Do, But You Have To Do It | 2015
Silent Barn, New York
Interactive installation.
The Problem of Memory | 2014
Harvestworks, New York
Interactive audio-activated installation.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS, SCREENINGS & PROJECTS
2026
- We are the Resist-Ants — Battery Park, NYC; created media for Pat Oleszko production
- NOICE — MISE-EN-PLACE; Producer
- NOICE — Emily Harvey Foundation; Participant & Producer
- Vision Festival — Arts for Art / Abrons Arts Center; visual participant
- Sky — Native Lens Festival; screening
2025
- Aqueous Memory Archive — permanent online installation
- Stories of Water, Stories — Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Oakland, CA; four paintings
- no body — Mixed Poetics / Loisaida Inc., NYC
2024
- Phil Niblock Forever — Roulette Intermedium, NYC; screening
- UnionDocs Showcase: Word, Sound, Power
2023
- Lucky — Maysles Documentary Center; documentary short
2022
- Stream — EV Gallery, NYC; two-person installation
2021
- Poetry Without Boundaries — REEL/Poetry; El Caballo Ahogado
2020
- Visual Composer, Pennies from Heaven — Parrish Art Museum
2019
- Featured Artist, Screen Compositions: Kiryoku — Experimental Intermedia
2018
- Visual Composer, Sound Traffic — Cornelia Street Café
2017
- New York Poetry Festival — Governors Island; three-week screening of Nicaraguan poetry films
- Landlines — OptoSonic Tea / Pioneer Works; selected artist
2016
- Far Away — Anthology Film Archives
- The Great Beauty — Pier 59 Studios; large-scale video installation
2015
- Deer Run — Flamboyán Theater; live visualist
- Wolf — Goodbye Blue Monday
2014
- Take a Moment — Fort Tilden / Studio 7
2013
- Blue Blue Blue — American Museum of Natural History; live visuals
- Friend of the Night — MoMA PS1
2012
- Bodies in Light — Ear to Earth Festival / Issue Project Room
Additional venues: 303 Gallery • Clocktower Gallery • Galapagos Art Space • Ramis Barquet Gallery
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & PRODUCING
NOICE
Producer | 2026
- Producer of an interdisciplinary community-based project addressing identity, social connection, and public discourse.
- Recipient of the NYC Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes and NYC Commission on Human Rights Community Project Grant.
- Responsible for creative development, production, coordination, and presentation.
MIXED POETICS
Founder & Producer | 2023–Present
Interdisciplinary performance and installation series bringing together artists working across visual art, poetry, sound, performance, and media.
- Develop and produce interdisciplinary public programs.
- Coordinate artists, collaborators, production, and presentation.
- Create opportunities for artists and audiences to engage across disciplines and communities.
CAFEMIN REFUGEE CENTER — Mexico City
Volunteer & Collaborator | 2020–Present
- Collaborate with a refugee-serving organization supporting migrant and displaced communities.
- Contribute creative and organizational skills to community-centered initiatives.
WANA REFUGEE CENTER — New York, NY
Volunteer & Collaborator | 2020
- Supported community programming serving refugee and immigrant populations.
AB UNO PLURIBUS
Co-Producer & Innovator | 2015–2020
- Co-produced a monthly audiovisual performance series.
- Coordinated artists, technology, production, and live multimedia presentation.
- Developed innovative approaches to combining live visual media, sound, and performance.
LA ESPERANZA — Granada, Nicaragua
Member | 2013–2018
MIRACLE GARDEN — East Village, New York
Member | 2005–2020
GRANTS, RESIDENCIES & RECOGNITION
2026 — ARTS 14C Residency
2026 — Community Project Grant, NYC Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes & NYC Commission on Human Rights — NOICE
2025 — Permanent Participant, Aqueous Memory Archive
2022 — NYFA NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre — Sky
2021 — City Artist Corps Grant — The Man from Eritrea
2018 — Governors Island Artist Residency — Sanctuary City
2017 — Featured Artist, Creative Tech Week: Brilliant Women in Creative Technology
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL WORK
2014 — Co-Creator, APE (Audio Peak Etcher) VJ Software
2013 — Author, Final Cut Pro for the Visual Mind
EDUCATION
The New School — M.A.
Pratt Institute — New York, NY
SELECTED TECHNICAL SKILLS
Editing & Post-Production: Adobe Premiere Pro • Final Cut Pro • DaVinci Resolve
Audio: Adobe Audition • Audio Mixing • Sound Restoration
Interactive / Visual: Max/MSP • Modul8
Media: Video • Photography • Documentary • Digital Media • Multimedia Installation • Live Visuals
Professional: Narrative Development • Editorial Development • Creative Direction • Project Management • Public Programming • Teaching & Facilitation • Community Engagement