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A portal to the cosmos beyond and within yourself.

I am a transdisciplinary artist whose work explores connections between the body and the universe. I am primarily a movement artist, with a focus on aerial hoop/lyra, but I have a diverse background in visual and sonic arts, performance, and astronomy. My work seeks to bridge our innermost human worlds with the far reaches of outer space– to draw out threads of intimacy from the grandest scales, and weave them with the personal. I began in visual arts, primarily painting and comics. Around 2010, encountering artists working at the intersection of art and science started to dissolve boundaries between my work as a professional astronomer and my artistic practice. I became interested in bridging the immense scale between the human body and the expanse of the universe, and in the possibilities of data as a medium. Today, I am a full time student in the Aloft Circus Arts Professional Training Program, where I seek to create innovative, resonant, provocative performance works.

See below for work samples and an arts-focused CV.

Sample Artworks in Various Media

 
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PERFORMANCE

“40 Orbits”
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Choreographed and performed by Lucianne Walkowicz
Music by Frank Okay
Video by RELAX HI DEF
With help from Christine Conroy and Chris Sutter
Chief Baby Productions
WTG, 2019


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Data sonification

These sonified data were exhibited as part of the Fermata exhibit (2014) at Artisphere in Washington DC.

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Press links

Washington Post, 1/31/14
Washington Post, 4/23/14
Washington City Paper, 4/24/14
WAMU, 5/2/14


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Fluid / Dynamic

Images are stills captured from video of fluid motions. Appeared in “The Cosmos,” the 15th international SciArt juried exhibition at the New York Hall of Science.

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Press Links

SciArt Magazine, 2/14


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the cosmos room

The Cosmos Room is a sound and video environment for experiencing data in a direct and visceral way. It was first mounted at the 2013 TED Fellows Retreat in Whistler BC.

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Comics

“The Big Bad” (2005) – Top 20 finalist in TokyoPop’s Rising Stars of Manga

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Visual art

A selection of some visual works over the years.

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Training

  • Aloft Prep School (3-month, 20 hours/week program), Fall 2021

  • Aloft Circus Arts, 2015 - present

    • Lyra with Kristi Taff and Megan Mallouk

    • Silks with Hayley Larson and Natalie Abel

    • Handbalancing with Hayley Larson and Natalie Abel

  • In The Dark Circus Arts, 2017-2018

    • Lyra, Trapeze, and Sling with Kelly Jo Stull Chartier


Performance

  • “Last Exit: Space” (2022), appearing as self in Herzog documentary feature film 

  • “The Wow! Signal” (2020 - current), co-creator, writer, and actor for Adler Planetarium’s space-themed comedy YouTube show

  • Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards, Carnegie Hall 2019, commissioned video of lyra performance 

  • “A Night at the Movies”, Aloft Circus Arts 2019, “Suspiria” (solo lyra) and “Aristocats” (group silks)

  • Student showcase, In The Dark Circus Arts 2018, “Rise”, solo silks

  • “Mars” television show, National Geographic Channel 2018, appearing as self

  • Winter showcase, In The Dark Circus Arts 2017, “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”, duo silks

  • The Ghost Planet, 2016 - 2017, producer, writer, actor for late night multimedia variety show

  • TED (2015) talk, “Let’s Not Use Mars As A Backup Planet”, 2.4M views

  • “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World” (2016), appearing as self in Herzog documentary feature film

  • Guitarist and singer (2014 - 2016), Ditch Club (bandcamp.com/ditchclub)

  • “Fermata” (2014) at Artisphere Gallery, Washington DC, installation and artist talk on “Stellar Tatatha” sound artwork

  • TEDxPhoenix (2011) talk, “Look Up For A Change”, 310k views

  • TED Global (2011) talk, “Finding Planets Around Other Stars”, 1.3M views

  • Burlesque Performances as “Katinka van Winka”, Seattle, 2006 - 2008


Awards

  • Alumni Achievement Award (2019), Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards