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Heidi Kumao creates video, machine art, and installations to explore ordinary social interactions and their psychological undercurrents. Emerging from the intersection of sculpture, theater and engineering, her work demonstrates how small gestures, even the most private and poetic, can become political acts. Her work has been exhibited at Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, San Jose Museum of Art, Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires and numerous other venues worldwide. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Creative Capital grant and others. She is a Professor in the School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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Thanks @grrlhauscinema for the screening. And to the @berkeleybeacon for the nice write-up. #experimentalfilmfestival #brattletheatercambridge
Port Huron Museum exhibit reception Fri Sept 4, 6-8 pm includes 3 pieces of mine. Looks like a great show! 1. Consultation 2. Pros and Cons 3. Session 2 #textileart #fabriccutouts #red #fabricart #porthuronmuseums Carnegie Museum 1115 Sixth st Port Huron, Michigan
@animator_festival in Poznan, Poland last week was amazing! Such a great #animation festival. Grateful to be included! Thank you to all! #animatedshorts #experimentalanimation #animationfestival
!! Best Animated Film at the 2026 @njfilmfestival !! Nice write up from @NJArts.org Thanks to the staff who made it all happen.
Festival Winner! Surprise! To me. Tlibisi, Georgia. #experimentalfilm #truestory #experimentalanimation #fabriccutouts #stopmotionanimation Music by the amazing Frank Pahl.
Article in 4/22 @current_mag (part of it). Thanks Donna Iadipaulo for taking the time. @aafilmfest #experimentalfilm Music by Ann Arbor’s #FrankPahl #experimentalanimation https://www.ecurrent.com/film/stitching-community-into-film-heidi-kumaos-35-days-and-the-art-of-care/
Wow!! “35 Days” won the Audience Award at @iffypsi (Indep Film Fest Ypsilanti) this past weekend! Thanks to all who attended and to the festival who created terrific programs throughout.
My film is playing Thurs April 16 @7:30pm at @IFFY (Indep Film Fest Ypsilanti) at the Riverside Art Center as part of the opening night program, “Michigan-ish” https://iffypsi.com/ Also in Albuquerque at Experiments in Cinema at 2 pm at Guild Cinema! #iffypsi #independentfilm #animation #experimentalfilm #fabriccutouts
“35 Days” won the Best Michigan Filmmaker Award @aafilmfest this weekend! Grateful to my Ann Arbor neighbors who answered the call to locate my missing cat. And to the festival and jurors and audiences! WOW. Award sponsored by CameraMall. #experimentalfilm #experimentalanimation #stopmotion #fabriccutouts #lostpet
Ceramics X Fiber show Fri 3/27 @6-9pm Reception at Boyer Campbell bldg in Detroit Featuring 120 artists. I made a short fabric animation. Ceramics x Fiber: Spotlighting Detroit’s Collaborative Craft Community at NCECAcelebrates collaboration as both method and message, offering a platform for connection, experimentation, and visibility within Detroit’s vibrant craft landscape. Exhibition Details Exhibition Title: Ceramics x Fiber Dates: March 24–28, 2026 Times: Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm Reception: Friday, March 27, 6-9pm
Location: Detroit Design District at the Boyer Campbell Building, First Floor & Mezzanine
Address: 6540 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI For additional information, please contact the exhibition organizers: JessikaEdgar@gmail.com, Kaitlin.Shulman@gmail.com
“35 Days” is playing @aafilmfest on Sat March 28 @1:30 pm in the All Ages program at the Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor. And… my film image is on one of the posters!
New animated short installed for the Ceramics x Fiber exhibition in Detroit! Sample from “Too Much and Never Enough” My first #verticalvideo Opening reception Fri March 27, 6-9 pm Paired w the amazing work of @jessicabrandl Ceramics x Fiber: Spotlighting Detroit’s Collaborative Craft Community at NCECA celebrates collaboration as both method and message, offering a platform for connection, experimentation, and visibility within Detroit’s vibrant craft landscape. Exhibition Details Exhibition Title: Ceramics x Fiber Dates: March 24–28, 2026 Times: Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm Reception: Friday, March 27, 6-9pm
Location: Detroit Design District at the Boyer Campbell Building, First Floor & Mezzanine
Address: 6540 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI For additional information, please contact the exhibition organizers: JessikaEdgar@gmail.com, Kaitlin.Shulman@gmail.com #experimentalanimation #fabriccutouts #sexualassault #experimentalfilm
Thanks @a2pulp for the nice write up about local filmmakers who are screening in this year’s @aafilmfest. https://pulp.aadl.org/film #experimentalfilm #stopmotionanimation #experimentalanimation #lostpet #voicemails
“35 Days” has some screenings coming up! #AnnArborFilmFest Sat March 28, 1:30 pm #experimentsincinema Thurs April 16 I know Sat Mar 28 is “NO KINGS” march day, but I’d love to have people stop by the screening for a brief moment of art. It’s a good program! All ages! #experimentalfilm #experimetalanimation #lostpet
My first film review —for “35 Days”! From the Inlander, Spokane,WA. Screening at the @spokane_iff in the “Worlds of Animation” program, Sun Mar 7@11:15am @The Magic Lantern. Thanks Spokane Int’l Film Festival! #experimentalfilm #experimentalanimation #lostpet #fabriccutouts #shortfilm
“35 Days” screens tonight @dcindiefilmfestival at the Regal Cinema in DC. #experimentalfilm #lostpet #stopmotion #fabriccutouts
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