LEENA JAYASWALLeena Jayaswal leenajayaswal@gmail.comFilm and Media Arts Division Work 202.885.2662School of Communication Cell 202.341.6911American University leenajayaswal.com 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Sept. 2017 Washington, DC 20016

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENTProfessor, Director of the Photography Concentration2017- present School of Communication, American University, Washington, DCAssociate Professor, Director of the Photography Concentration2009-2017 School of Communication, American University, Washington, DCAssistant Professor, Director of the Photography Concentration2003-2009 School of Communication, American University, Washington, DCNominated for University Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching in a Full Time Appointment 2008Assistant Professor, Temporary Line1999-2003 School of Communication, American University, Washington, DCPhotography Instructor2000-2006 Discover the World of Communications, American University, Washington, DCAdjunct Lecturer, Photography2001 Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, VA 2000 The Art League Old Town Alexandria, VA1996 Adult Education Fairfax, VA1995-1999 School of Communication, American University, Washington, DCCOURSES TAUGHTPrinciples of Photography, Fine Art Photography, The Radical Image, Visual Literacy, Movies, Masala Magic, Basic Visual Media Production, Basic Digital Imaging, History of PhotographyUniversity Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching in a Tenure/Tenure Track Line 2017

PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCEOfficial Photographer for the Patsy Cline Museum2006 Celebrating Patsy Cline Organization, Winchester, VAAssistant to Photography Dealer1995-2003 Sandra Berler Gallery, Chevy Chase, MDMember of the Photography Collective2003-2005 International Visions Gallery, Washington, DCArt Instructor2000 Maryland National Parks and Planning Visual Development Program,Riverdale, Maryland Assistant to Mary Ellen Mark1997 New York, NY Teaching Assistant1993-1997 School of Communication, American University, Washington, DCMaryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

Executive Photographer1995 Black Entertainment Television Show- Story Porch, Washington, DC

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University Publishing Printing Office1994 American University, Washington, DCPolaroid Facilitator1995-2000 Polaroid Education Program, Mid-Atlantic RegionPhotography Lab Supervisor1994-1996 School of Communication, American University, Washington, DC

SOLO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONSMotherland, Gandhi Memorial Center, Washington, DC Invited, 2012din ke sapne (dreams of the day), India Mela, Germantown, MD Invited, 2004 din ke sapne (dreams of the day), International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC Invited, 2004

GROUP EXHIBITIONSIdentity: A Photography Exhibition, Communication via the Universal Language, North Bethesda Warehouse District Art and Architecture Festival, North Bethesda, MD Invited, 2017What Keeps You Up At Night? Volume II curated by Tomiko Jones, The Arts at CIIS, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA, Invited, 2017ASMP DC Member Exhibition, National Geographic Central, Washington, DC Invited, 2016Photography/Praxis Studio Gallery, Washington, DC Invited, 2016Curious Camera 8th Annual ArtsEye, Tucson, AZ, Juried, Juror Anne Simmons-Myers 2nd Place, 2016Rendering The Spirit, Photoworks, Glen Echo, MD, Juried, Juror Scott Davis and Mac Cosgrove-Davies, 2016 (5 photographs from Indian Bride Barbie Series)Typecast, Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC, Juried, Juror Jarvis DuBois, 2016 Photographers @ Work, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC Invited, 2015Portraiture, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC Invited, 2013American University South Asian Arts Festival, American University, Washington, DC, Invited 2013Revisit: The Inconstancy of Being, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC Invited, 2012Mark and Master, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC Invited, 2011Slideluck Potshow, Fotoweek Central, Washington, DC Juried, 2010The Digital Silk Road of the 21st Century, Bridging Nations, Washington, DC Invited, Photography Donated and Sold, 2007Remix: East- West Currents in Contemporary Art, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA Juried, Jurors Debra Diamond, Claudia DeMonte, Carol Lukitsch, 2006Best Friends, Capital Arts Network, Bethesda, MD Juried, Juror Kathleen Ewing, 2006Travel Afar, Capitol Arts Network, Bethesda, MD Juried 2006Photography NOW, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY Juried, Juror Sam Abell, 2006All Hung, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD 2006Photography Collective, A.Salon, Washington, DC 2005New Faculty Work, Terrace Dining Hall, American University, Washington, DC 2005Digital Image Gallery, Red Brook Gallery, Washington, DC 2004Photography Collective, A.Salon, Washington, DC 2004

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Harmony of Hues, Indus Woman Leaders Conference, Boston, MA Juried, Juror Rebecca Karamehmedovic 2004Dog Days Dog Show, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC Juried, Juror Kathleen Ewing, 2004Annual National Juried Competition Photography/Digital Photography, The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ Juried, Juror Katherine Ware 2004ASEAN Film and Photography Festival J.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC Invited 2003The Photography Collective, International Visions Gallery, Washington, DC 2003Annual Silent Auction, Medina General Hospital Foundation, Medina, OH Invited, Photography Donated and Sold, 20035 Profiles: Studio 311, Watkins Art Gallery, Washington, DC Invited 2002Not Yet Titled, Corcoran Gallery of Art/Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC Juried, Juror Chan Chao, 2002India Through Your Lens, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC 2001All Hung, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD 2001Traveling, Western Reserve Bank, Medina, OH Invited, 2001Photo 2000 An Annual Regional Exhibition, The Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, VA, Juried, Juror Elizabeth Krist 2000Art-O-Matic, Hechinger Building, Washington, DC 2000Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Newton White Mansion, Mitchellville, MD Invited, 2000Show, Greenhouse Gallery, Baltimore, MD 1997Graduate Photography, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 1996School of Communication, American University, Washington, DC 1996Your Shot, Our Show, Washington Center for Photography, Washington, DC 1995Dress Without Fear, Washington, DC 1994Bender Library, American University, Washington, DC 1993-1994School of Communication, American University, Washington, DC 1994Dress Without Fear, Washington, DC 1994Third Annual Juried Photography Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD Juried, Juror Thomas Beck 1994

PHOTOGRAPHY PUBLISHED WORKFood, Media, and Culture, Cover Photograph, e-journal, College of Arts and Sciences, American University, September 2014Food, Media, and Culture, Cover Photograph, e-journal, College of Arts and Sciences, American University, September 2013Mallet Avenue Media Author photo for website by Gillian Gaynair, October 2013“How McGruff and the Crying Indian Changed America: A History of Iconic Ad Council Campaigns” Author photo for book by Wendy Melillo, June 2013India Abroad “Through photographic art, Leena Jaiswal connects with her motherland” May 4, 2012Rediff.com, “My Green Card is at home, where is yours?” web article, May 29, 2012 American Literary, Faculty Contributor, Fall Issue Invited 2011Contexts: The Memory Issue, The New School, New York Juried 2007Society for Photographic Education Multicultural Caucus, Website 2006

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Society for Photographic Education Mid-Atlantic Region, Website 2006Daddy, Can I Tell You Something? Anthology 2006Barrelhouse Magazine Issue II, Juried 2006The Washington City Paper, “din ke sapne”, by Louis Jacobson, Critic’s Pick of the Week, City Lights 2004American Literary, Faculty Contributor, Spring Issue Invited 2004Photographers Collective website 2003Watkins Gallery of Art website 2002School of Communication, American University, Website 2002The American Observer website, September 11, 2001Arthur M. Sackler Gallery website, “India through Your Lens” 2000American Literary, Spring Issue Juried 1996Planned Sponsor Magazine, April Issue 1995Tinkle, compact disc, 1995Eggs, compact disc, 1994

GROUP INSTALLATION EXHIBITIONSI’m Not The Nanny, director, cinematographer, editor

“Motherlines: Mothering, Motherhood, and Mothers In and Through the Generations: Theory, Narrative, Representations, Practice, and Experience” Conference, Galway, Ireland, July, 2017“A More Perfect Union: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Loving v. Virginia” Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA, Juried, Juror Dave Kyu, 2017MY WORLD: Video Art Exhibition, Photoworks, Glen Echo, MD, Juried, Juror Na’ama Lewin, 2016Typecast Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC, Juried, Juror Jarvis DuBois, 2016

Framing Parenting, co-producer, co-director, cinematographer, co-editoriDEAs 12: A Retrospection, International Digital Media Arts Association Conference, Miami, FL Juried 2012 Award of MeritUniversity Film and Video Association Conference, Columbia College, Chicago, IL Juried 2012

Draupadi, producer, director, editorUniversity Film and Video Association Conference, Champlain College, Burlington, VT Juried 2010

Partition Revisited, producer, director, cinematographer, editorSociety for Photographic Education, Multicultural Caucus screening, Dallas, Texas Juried 2009iDEAs 08 Continuum, International Digital Media Arts Association Conference, Savannah, GA Juried 2008University Film and Video Association Conference, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO Juried 2008 Winner of Best Scholarly Merit New Media Award

The New F Word, co-producer, co-director, co-cinematographer, co-editorVisions in Feminism Conference, American University, Washington, DC Invited 2008iDEAs 07: Beyond Boundaries, International Digital Media Arts Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA 2007 JuriedThe National Museum of Women in the Arts 20th Anniversary Festival of Women’s Film & Media Arts, Washington, DC Juried 2007

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University Film and Video Association Conference, University of North Texas, Denton, TX Juried 2007

Coding Identity: The Symbolic Deconstruction of Hurricane Katrina, co-producer, co-director, co-editorUniversity Film and Video Association Conference, Chapman College, Orange, CA Invited 2006iDEAs> Emerging Codes of the Digital, International Digital Media Arts Association Conference, Miami University, Oxford, OH Juried 2006

FILMMixed (Work in Progress) Co-Producer, Co-Director, Cinematographer

Fiscal Sponsor through Documania Films from International Documentary Association, June 2016$10,000 Donation from the Shirley Brownrigg Charitable Trust 2016$4,000 School of Communication Grant 2016$20,000 Donation from the Norman Lear Foundation 2016$5,200 School of Communication Grant 2015$10,000 Provost Grant 2014Public Talks“Included” Tedx American University with Caty Borum Chattoo, American University, June 2017“#franklycurious” Frank 2017, University of Florida with Caty Borum Chattoo, Gainesville, FL, March 2017Articles/Media“Interracial Relationships on Screen” On Point, NPR, July 27, 2017International Documentary Association’s Documentary of the Week, July 5, 2017The Eagle, “SOC professors make documentary on mixed race” April, 24, 2017Mixed: A Documentary Film with Caty Borum Chattoo and Leena Jayaswal, Episode 100. Multiracial Family Man Podcast. January 11, 2017.American University website, “Mixed: Documentary to Explore Interracial Families” by Gregg Sangillo, December 15, 2016http://www.american.edu/media/news/20161215-Mixed-film.cfmHoustonia Magazine, “Gross Anatomy When are we right to be disgusted?” by Scott Vogel, November 21, 2016Documentary.org, “ ‘MIXED’ Values: Biraciality in Non-Post-Racial America” by Caty Borum Chattoo, September 23, 2016

Rising Up to Climate Change: Storytelling With Saris (Work in Progress) Co-director, Cinematographer

Screening/Discussion/Artist Talk, Librairie du Cinema du Pantheon, Paris France, October 14, 2017Installation/Performance, Galerie Six Elzevir, Paris, France, October 16, 2017Spring 2017 Finalist for the Roy W. Dean Grant

Food Law & Policy: The Fertile Field’s Origins & First Decade 2014, Director, Co-Producer, Cinematographer, Editor Companion video/ trailer for published Wisconsin Law Review paper by Baylen Linnekin and Emily Broad Leib.

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“Groundbreaking Article about Food Law & Policy, Co-authored by FLPC Director Emily Broad Leib, Published in Wisconsin Law Review” Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation Harvard Law School, June 19, 2014

Seize This! (Work in Progress) Co-Producer, Co-Director, CinematographerUFVA (University Film and Video Association) Conference, Chapman University, Orange, CA 2013

River Planet 2011, Producer, Cinematographer of the Ganges River portionProject Sponsored by CILECT, UFVA, Panasonic, AVID

AwardsBEA (Broadcast Education Association) Technical Award of Excellence in Cinematography, Las Vegas, NV 2012Telly Award Religion/Spirituality Category 2011University Film and Video Association Top Merit Faculty Juried Screening Documentary Category, Boston, MA 2011GrantsFaculty Research Grant, American University, $4125 2007ScreeningsBig Muddy Film Festival, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 2014Thin Line Documentary Festival, Denton, TX 2012 American Documentary Showcase, Northeastern Thailand, Vietnam 2011Anchorage International Film Festival, Anchorage, AK 2011Ekofilm Fest, Prague, Czech Republic 2011Costa Rica International Film Festival, Montezuma, Costa Rica 2011Environmental Spring Symposium, State College of Western Colorado 2011The Rivers Panel at UFVA, (Work in Progress) Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 2008World Premier at CILECT, Work In Progress) Beijing, China, 2008

Crossing Lines 2007, Co-Producer, Co-Director, Cinematographerwww.crossinglinesthefilm.com

AwardsUniversity Film and Video Association Honorable Mention Faculty Juried Screening Documentary Category, University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 2009The Heart of England Film Festival, Best American Documentary, Tamworth, England 2009Mexico International Film Festival, Bronze Palm Winner, Shorts 2009Gracie Allen Award, Outstanding Documentary-Short Format, American Women in Radio and Television, New York, NY 2009California Arts Association Digital Short Film Festival, Best Documentary, $500, Cupertino, CA 2009The Baltimore Women’s Film Festival, Runner Up Best Short Documentary Film Competition 2008DistributionNew Day Digital 2010New Day Films Cooperative 2009NETA (National Educational Telecommunications Association) for Public Television 2008

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Book-Sociology in Practice: Thinking about Race & Ethnicity DVD including clips from Crossing Lines, published by W.W Norton and CompanyFilm ReviewTeaching Sociology: An Official Journal of the American Sociological Association, Professor Tanni Chaudhuri, July 2015GrantsDepartment of Education Grant, Awarded for Closed Captioning and DVI 2008University of Maryland Research Grant (Awarded to co-producer) 2007The Richard Eaton Foundation Grant (Awarded to co-producer) 2007Faculty Research Grant, American University, $5000 2004Festival ScreeningsBeyond Bollywood, as part of the Indian American Heritage Project, traveling to multiple venues from February 2015-2020,

Smithsonian Institution 2015Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ, May-July 2015Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Freemont, CA, Aug-Oct 2015Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA, Nov 2015-Jan 2016Mathers Museum, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana, Jan-April 2016Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, April- July 2016John E. Conner Museum, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, Texas, July- Oct. 2016City of Raleigh Museum, North Carolina, Oct 2016-April 2017 South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina April – July 2017The Field Museum, Chicago, IL, July 2017-Jan. 2018Asian American Resource Center, Austin, TX, Jan – April 2018New Americans Museum, San Diego, CA, April- July 2018Ontario Museum of History & Art, Ontario, Canada July-Oct 2018Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead, Minnesota October 2018-Jan.2019

Namaste India Festival, The National Village Museum, Bucharest, Romania, Invited, 2016Celebration of The Namesake, Jefferson Madison Regional Library, Charlottesville, VA, Invited, 2015Washington DC South Asian Film Festival, Rockville, MD, Invited 2013American University South Asian Arts Festival, Washington, DC, Invited 2013Madras University, Chennai, India Invited 2012American Center, US Consulate Center, Mumbai, India Invited 2012Knox College, Galesburg, IL Invited 2012L.V. Prasad Film and TV Academy, Chennai, India Invited 2012Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media, Bangalore, India Invited 2011George Washington University, Washington, DC Invited 2010NAME (National Association for Multicultural Education) Film Festival, Las Vegas, NV Invited 2010Mumbai International Film Festival, Mumbai, India Juried 2010International Film Festival South Africa, Dargle, South Africa Juried 2009South Asian Journalists Association of Australia (SAJAA), Melbourne, Australia Invited 2009

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Tie (The Indus Entrepreneurs) and AIBC (Australian India Business Council Film Screening, Sydney, Australia Invited 2009Heart of England International Film Festival, Tamworth, England Juried 2009University of Illinois-Springfield, Springfield, IL Invited 2009Faculty Juried Screening, University Film and Video Association Conference, New Orleans, LA 2009Legacy Film Festival, Baltimore, MD Invited 2009Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Office of Pesticides Program, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC Invited 2009California Arts Association Digital Short Film Festival, Cupertino, CA Juried 2009Society for Photographic Education’s Women’s Caucus, Dallas, TX Juried 2009James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Invited 2009Matthew Boulton College, Birmingham, England, Invited 2009Indian Community Center of Rochester, NY Invited 2009Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA Invited 2009Mexico International Film Festival, Juried 2009Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Film Series, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Invited 2009The Marshall Foundation, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA Invited 2009Temecula Valley International Film and Music Film Festival, Temecula, CA Juried 2008CHAI, Counselors Helping (South) Asians/Indians, Silver Spring, MD Invited 2008Gloria Film Festival, West Valley City, UT Juried 2008The Baltimore Women’s Film Festival, Baltimore, MD Juried 20082nd New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest, Piscataway, NJ Juried 20082nd Indian Visions Film Festival, Washington, DC Juried 20088th Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival, New York, NY Juried 20085th GiRL FeST Hawaii Film Festival, Honolulu, HI Juried 2008Cross Cultural Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA Juried 20089th DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival, Washington, DC Juried 2008Austin Woman’s Film, Music and Literary Festival, Austin, TX Juried 2008Delray Beach Film Festival, Delray Beach, FL Juried 2008spork A Festival of Shorts, New York, NY Juried 2008Atlanta Indo-American Film Festival, Atlanta, GA Juried 2007Public Television Screenings 2016- 2008Screened on over 90+ stations and cities in Idaho, Washington, Louisiana, West Virginia, North Dakota, Florida, New York, California, Arizona, Illinois, New Jersey, Texas, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Michigan, Arkansas, Virginia, Kentucky, Kansas, Maryland, Washington DC

An Impression: Dischord Records 2004, Co-Producer, Co-Director, Cinematographer

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2nd Annual Small International Film Festival, Berkeley Art Center, Best Selected Juror Film, Berkeley, CA Juried 2006ScreeningsChicago International Movie and Music Festival, Chicago, IL Juried 2011CLIT Fest, Washington, DC Invited 2011Our City Film Festival, Washington, DC Juried 2008 Mid Atlantic Radical Book Fair and Film Festival, Baltimore, MD Juried 2007National Museum of Women in the Arts’ 20th Anniversary Festival of Women’s Film & Media Arts, Washington, DC Juried 2007DC Meets Delhi Film Festival, Washington, DC Invited 20072nd Annual Small International Film Festival, Berkeley Art Center Berkeley, CA Juried 2006Electric City Film Fest, Scranton, PA Juried 2006Miami Independent Film and Music Festival, Miami, FL Juried 2006 Take That Hill, Readings and Short Films, Scranton, PA 2006American University Independent Arts Collective, Washington, DC Invited 2006Warehouse Next Door, Washington, DC 2006Take That Hill, Readings and Short Films, New York, NY 2006Take That Hill, Readings and Short Films, Washington, DC 2006Delray Beach Film Festival, FL Juried 2006DC Independent Film Festival, Washington, DC Juried 2006Take that Hill, Readings and Short Films, Wilkes Barre, PA 2005Woodstock Museums Fifth Annual Film and Video Festival, NY Juried 2004

Vanishing Lands 2007, Co-Producer, Co-DirectorScreeningsThe Heritage Film Festival at Art-o-Matic, Washington, DC Invited 2008The Heritage Film Festival, Largo, MD Juried 2008EKOTOPFILM International Festival of Sustainable Development Films,Bratislava Juried 2007

The Washington Bureau 2006, Co-Producer, Cinematographer Screenings2nd Annual Small International Film Festival, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA Juried 2006DC Independent Film Festival, Washington, DC Juried 2006Warehouse Next Door, Washington DC 2006

The City that Cluss Built 2006, ProducerScreeningsThe Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, DC

All About Einstein 2005, Washington, DC region Producer/DirectorScreenings Goethe Institut Shanghai Invited 2006Kronprinzenpalais, Germany Invited 2005Goethe Institut Jerusalem Invited 2005Goethe Institut Strasbourg Invited 2005Goethe Institut Bangkok Invited 2005

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In the Name of Allah (Former name of A Jihad for Love) 2002, Associate Producer for work in progress

ScreeningsThe 26th San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, CA Juried 2002OutFest, Los Angeles, CA Juried 2002IFP, New York, NY Juried 2002Reel Affirmations, Washington DC Juried 2002

APPOINTMENTSBoard Member of the DC South Asian Film Festival, DC region, 2016Board Member of American Society of Media Photographers, DC region, 2015Board Member of International Digital Media and Arts Association, National, 2014-2017Co-Chair of the Northern Virginia Community College Photography Board, 2013Merit Member of American Society of Media Photographers, one of two awarded in the DC region, 2011Vice Chair of the Northern Virginia Community College Photography Board, 2010

GRANTSDonation from the Shirley Brownrigg Charitable Trust, Mixed, with Caty Borum Chattoo, $10,000, 2016School of Communication Faculty Grant, Mixed, with Caty Borum Chattoo, American University, $4,000, 2016Donation from the Norman Lear Foundation, Mixed, with Caty Borum Chattoo, $20,000, 2016International Travel Grant, American University, $1980, 2016School of Communication Faculty Grant, Mixed, with Caty Borum Chattoo, American University, $5,200, 2015Faculty Research Grant, Mixed, with Caty Borum Chattoo, American University, $10,000, 2014Participant for Curriculum Development Award, Diversity Modules, American University, $750, 2011International Travel Grant, American University, $2200, 2011Faculty Research Grant, The Rivers Project, American University, $4125, 2007Participant for Curriculum Development Award, GSI Mapping, $300, 2006Faculty Research Grant, Crossing Lines, American University, $5000, 2004

COLLECTIONS/SLIDE REGISTRYSociety for Photographic Education’s Multicultural Caucus PortfolioOne of 23 photographers from the Multicultural Caucus to participate in a portfolio share. The portfolios are housed in Center for Photography Woodstock, New York, NY, March 2011

En Foco, New York, NY, March 2011Light Work, Syracuse, NY, March 2011Photo Center Northwest, Seattle, WA, March 2011

Asian American Arts Centre, New York, NY, June 2003

ARTIST TALKS

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“A Conversation with Filmmaker Leena Jayaswal” Tamasha A Festival of South Asian Performing Arts, Paradise Factory, New York, New York, Sept. 2016“Motherland: Dissecting Identity and the Diaspora” Faculty Forum, School of Communication, American University, March 2016“Visualizing Shakti: The Power of Women” Embassy of India, Washington, DC, May 2015“Photo Collective Presents: Leena Jayaswal” American University Photography Collective, Feb. 2015“Powered by PechaKucha, Photo Night @SOC” American University, Washington, DC, October 2014“Process/Practice/Portfolio 2.0” A Seminar for South Asian Visual Artists and Academics, SAWCC (South Asian Women’s Creative Collective) American Institute at NYU, New York, NY July, 2013“8 x 10” American Society for Media Photographers, Washington DC, Jan. 2013Photographing India Multicultural Affairs, Summer Transition Enrichment Program, American University, Washington DC, July 2011Photographing India American University, Washington DC, Apr. 2011Photographing India Fotoweek DC, Washington, DC, Nov. 2010The New F-Word video installation with Brigid Maher, Visions In Feminism Conference, American University, Washington, DC, Mar. 2008Response to The New F Word, and What Goes Around Comes Around with Art Nomura, UFVA Conference, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, Aug. 2007Photographing India The Exposure Group, Washington, DC, June 2007Response to Coding Identity: The Symbolic Deconstruction of Hurricane Katrina with Brigid Maher, Norman Magden, UFVA Conference, Chapman University, Orange, CA, Aug. 2006Mobile Media Showcase by Karla Berry, respondent Leena Jayaswal, UFVA Conference, Chapman University, Orange, CA, Aug. 2006Gallery Talk with Brigid Maher, Laura Rusnak, Jill Wissmiller, moderated by Karla Berry, iDMAa + IMS, Code> Human Systems/Digital Bodies Conference, Miami University, Oxford, OH, Apr. 2006Photographing India Seneca Valley High School, Germantown, MD, Feb. 2006Photographing India Archbishop Carroll High School, Washington, DC Oct. 2003The Case of Indian Arranged Marriages: A Personal Video Ethnography School of Communication Roundtable, American University, Washington, DC Mar. 1999

LECTURES/PANEL/WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS“Photography Workshop” DC South Asian Film Festival, September, 2017“Teaching Budding Storytellers Diversity: Beyond the Platitudes and Into the Uncomfortable” with Pat Aufderheide, Zeinabu Davis, Jennifer Maytorena, Jennifer Peepas, University Film and Video Association, USCLA- Cal State, Los Angeles, CA August, 2017“Producing Race-Related Films in a Contemporary Non-Post Racial Era in America: Themes of Identity, Otherness, Privilege and Representation” with Caty Borum Chattoo, Montre Mizzoula, Sally Rubin, Zenibu Davis, University Film and Video Association, USCLA- Cal State, Los Angeles, CA August, 2017“Fatal Love: Where are We Now?” Queens Museum with Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Neil Chowdhury, Gautam Nikolai Kansara, Asma Kazmi and Santhi Kavuri Bauer, Queens, New York, July 2017

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“Included” Tedx American University with Caty Borum Chattoo, American University, June 2017“Gallery Talk: States of Mind” American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center with Carl De Keyzer, Sarah Gordon, BG Muhn, Jack Rasmussen American University, June 2017“Race in the Marketplace Forum”, American University, June, 2017“#franklycurious” Frank 2017, University of Florida with Caty Borum Chattoo, Gainesville, FL, March 2017“Inspiring Students to Love Research (And What You Can Get Out of It)” Ann Ferren Teaching Conference, American University, Jan. 2017“DC Nonfiction Filmmaking and Storytelling in the 51st State” Creative Time Summit. Panelists include, Giovanna Chesler, Dawne Langford, Lance Kramer, Melissa Regan, N’Jeri Eaton, Jon Goff, Heather Courtney, Madeleine Hunt Ehrlich, Jason Osder, Melissa Bisagni, Maura Ugarte, Montre Aza Missouri and Angelica Das, Corcoran Museum, October 2016“Promoting Inclusive Classrooms” CTRL Summer Institute, with Amanda Taylor, American University, May 2016“Beyond ‘Diversity’: Alternative Approaches to Antiracist Pedagogy” Ann Ferren Teaching Conference, American University, Jan. 2016“Games and Youtube: Exploring the Phenomenon of Game Watch in Educational and Children’s Gaming” with Kylos Brannon, iDMAa, East State Tennessee, Johnson City, TN, Oct. 2015“Teaching Diversity & Inclusivity in Film Curriculum” with Marina Dzougoutov, Judy Lieff and Sally Rubin, University Film and Video Association, Washington, DC, Aug. 2015“Changing Images of Women in Indian Cinema” sponsored in conjunction with the Indian Embassy. Panelists included Kavita Daiya, Shareen Joshi, Mubbashir Rizvi, Henry Schwarz, Ajanta Sircar, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, April 2015“History of Indian Cinema” Gandhi Memorial Center, Washington, DC, March 2015“Teaching Digitally to Millennials” Ann Ferren Teaching Conference, American University, Jan. 2015“Digital Pedagogy” iDMAa, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, Nov. 2014“Do the Winners of the Scholar/Teacher Award Have a Life?” American University Faculty Retreat, Moderator, Oct. 2014“What Advisors Wish Faculty Knew” American University Faculty Retreat, Moderator, Oct. 2014“Everybody Street,” Introduction and Q&A with director Cheryl Dunn, partnership with the National Gallery of Art, Apr. 2014“History of Indian Cinema” Gandhi Memorial Center, Washington, DC, March 2014Greenberg Seminar Pedagogy of Diversity, Feb. 2014“What Would You Do? Addressing Culturally Insensitive Comments in the Classroom” Ann Ferren Teaching Conference, American University, Jan. 2014Human Rights Film Festival, moderator for the film Valentine Road, Oct. 2013“Putting Student Documentaries to Work: Partnering with Non-Profit Organizations” with Sally Rubin, Rod Plummer, Jeff Swimmer, Marlene Booth, University Film and Video Association, Orange, CA, Aug. 2013“State of Independent Cinema in India and US” with Sanjay Suri, Jaideep Verma, Avinash Singh, Goutam Ghose, DC South Asian Film Festival, Washington, DC May 2013

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“South Asian Arts in Modern Mainstream American Culture” with Masum Momaya, Akbar Ahmed, Monica Jahan Bose, Shankar Tucker, American University South Asian Arts Festival, Washington, DC April, 2013“Asian American Voices presents Xenophobic Rhetoric in Social Media” moderator, American University, April, 2013“Our Voices: Students Sharing Experiences at AU” co-moderator with Joseph Erba, Student Dialogues on Diversity & Inclusion 2013, American University, Washington DC, Feb. 2013“Intercultural Competence and the Academic Experiences of Students of Color” with Joseph Erba, Cheria Funches, Carmen Mason, Ann Ferren Teaching Conference, American University, Jan. 2013The R Word with Angie Chuang, American University Faculty Retreat, Oct. 2012Human Rights Film Festival, moderator for the film Give Up Tomorrow, Sept. 2012 Emerge Exposed: Photography for the Emerging Collector Pink Line Project, Long View Gallery, Washington, DC, March 2010New Media Meets Public Media with Keith Brand, Lloyd King, John Barth, Broadcast Education Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Apr. 2009Cross-Cultural Documentary Films with Indira Somani, Angel Granados, Mario Garcia, Broadcast Education Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Apr. 2009Secret Lives of Women in Visual Media with Brigid Maher, School of Communication Women’s Collective, Washington, DC, Apr. 2009Identity with Mona Kumar, Harjant Gill, Indira Somani, Indian Visions Film Festival, Washington, DC, Nov. 2008The World Rivers Project with Karla Berry, Liz Daggett, Norm Hollyn, Melinda Levin, Suzanne Regan, Rubens Rewald, Luis Dantas, CILECT Conference, Beijing, China, Nov. 2008The World Rivers Project with Karla Berry, Liz Daggett, Norm Hollyn, Melinda Levin, Suzanne Regan, UFVA Conference, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, Aug. 2008How the Documentary Was Made with Pia Sawhney, Parvez Sharma, Jawad Metni; Senain Kheshgi, SAJA (South Asian Journalist Association) Convention, Columbia University, New York, NY, June 2008Third Annual Asian-European Short Film Showcase- Crossing Borders: Italy and India Italian Cultural Institute, Washington, DC, June 2008Crossing Lines Discussion on South Asian Mental Health, CHAI, (Counselors Helping (South) Asians/Indians,) Silver Spring, MD, June 2008International Co-Productions with Indira Somani, Delray Beach Film Festival, Delray Beach, FL, May 2008Plight Entertainment moderator, Making Your Media Matter Conference, American University, Washington, DC, Feb. 2008Homegirls: A Screening and Discussion with Local Filmmakers National Museum of Women in the Arts’ 20th Anniversary Festival of Women’s Film & Media Arts, Washington, DC, Sept. 2007Cultural Revolution: Creating Social Change Through the Arts with Hilary Binder-Aviles, Maura Ugarte, The 18th Annual Women Opening Doors for Women, WIN, Washington, DC June 2007Women in Film with Valerie Weiss, Jessica Kavana, Delray Beach Film Festival, Delray Beach, FL, Mar. 2007Seize This! A Discussion on Eminent Domain Abuse School of Communication Faculty Development Meeting, American University, Washington, DC Mar. 2007

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Fair Use Free Speech Winners UFVA Conference, Chapman University, Orange, CA, Aug. 2006Fair Use and Free Use: Expanding Expression One Quotation at a Time moderator, UFVA Conference, Chapman University, Orange, CA, Aug. 2006Teach –In, Lebanon Style School of Communication, American University, Washington, DC, Apr. 2006Seminar and Panel for Filmmakers and Film Investors Delray Beach Film Festival, Delray Beach, FL, Mar. 2006The Philosophy of Grading School of Communication, American University, Washington, DC, Oct. 2005Photography: The History of Manipulations, Lies and Ethics, Identity Politics in The Arts, Photographing India Notre Dame University, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon, May 2005Photography: The History of Manipulations, Lies and Ethics, St.Xavier’s College, Calcutta, India Dec. 2004Documentary Photography in Food Systems and Breaking Food Stereotypes Community Harvest, 3-part seminar, Washington, DC, July-Aug. 2003Radical Film St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta, India, Nov. 2003

MEDIA APPEARANCES“Interracial Relationships on Screen” On Point,WBUR,NPR syndicated, July 27, 2017The Conversation, “Loving v. Virginia: Exploring biracial identity and reality in America 50 years after a landmark civil rights milestone.” by Caty Borum Chattoo, June 12, 2017Salon “Biracial identity in America was changed in the 50 years since Loving v. Virginia” by Caty Borum Chattoo, June 12, 2017Daily Kos “Loving Day: The 50th Anniversary of Loving v. Virginia” June 11, 2017American.edu/SOC “Multimedia Storytelling in the Delta”, April 27, 2017The Eagle, “SOC professors make documentary on mixed race” April, 24, 2017AmericanUniversity.com, “Mixed: Documentary to Explore Interracial Families” by Gregg Sangillo, December 15, 2016Houstonia Magazine, “Gross Anatomy When are we right to be disgusted?” by Scott Vogel, November 21, 2016Documentary.org, “ ‘MIXED’ Values: Biraciality in Non-Post-Racial America” by Caty Borum Chattoo, September 23, 2016The Washington City Paper, “Old Becomes New at Glen Echo Photoworks’ Exhibit of Archaic Techniques” by Louis Jacobson, March 29, 2016American.edu/SOC “Photography through a Wide Angle Lens” March 28, 2016CMSI Blogpost. “Professor Leena Jayaswal Resists the Diaspora” by Bob Collum, March 23, 2016Dcphotoartist.com, “Rendering The Spirit: Interview with Leena Jayaswal” by Scott Davis, March 7, 2016Pacific Standard, “Why Pixar’s New Short is a Big Deal” by Madeleine Thomas, November 24, 2015Arts.Mic, “Sanjay’s Super Team’ Is Going to Be the Best Part of ‘The Good Dinosaur’- Here’s Why” by Jessica Eggert, November 24, 2015The Eagle “Fotoweek DC brings the District’s photography scene into focus” by Laura Turner, November 12, 2015USA Today, “Photos show struggles, successes of working poor.” by Ke Liu, November 9, 2015

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The Washington Post, “In the galleries: Where did all the humans go?” by Mark Jenkins, November 6, 2015The American Bazaar, Indian origin photographer wins CGAP photo contest, by Raghavendra M, November 5, 2015The Washington Post In Sight Blog “Winners announced for annual photo contest highlighting global poverty” by Wendy Galietta, Oct. 27, 2015The Washington City Paper, “Fotoweek D.C.: “Portraiture” at Studio Gallery, Reviewed” by Louis Jacobson, Nov.4, 2013“Chit Chat with Manoj” The Capital Forum, Global Television Network, Aug.24, 2013India Abroad “Through photographic art, Leena Jaiswal connects with her motherland” by Aziz Haniffa, May 4, 2012Rediff.com, “My Green Card is at home, where is yours?” web article, by Aziz Haniffa, May 29, 2012The Washington City Paper, “Reviewed: Revisit: The Inconstancy of Being at the Studio Gallery” by Louis Jacobson, Nov.2, 2012The Washington City Paper, “Reviewed: Mark and Master at Studio Gallery” by Louis Jacobson, Nov.4, 2011American Today, “Photographer’s Lens is a Buffer and an Icebreaker”, by Adrienne Frank, July 26, 2011Arab News.com, “Dar Al-Hekma showcases collaboration with US University through photography”, by Marriam Mossalli, Dec. 2010Bharat Times, “Crossing Lines- Identity issues across cultural, national bounds” Aug,2009G’Day India, “Crossing Lines” by Rahat Kapur, Aug. 2009SBS World View, “Crossing the lines of ethnic identity” Original Air Date July 27, 2009The Bombay Shuffle with Kush, “Alchemy” SBS Radio, Original Air Date July 16, 2009India Link, “An Immigrant Finds Her Way Home” by Shivangi Ambani-Gandhi, July 2, 2009Illinois Times, “Crossing Lines, the Documentary” by Amanda Robert, May 28, 2009Voice of America TV, “Z-TV”, Oscars” Original Air Date Feb. 23, 2009Darshan TV, “Crossing Lines” Original Air Date Nov. 22, 2008American Today, “Indian American Identity is at heart of Professor’s Film” Nov. 13, 2008India in New York, “A Moving Ode to Art” by Arthur Pais Nov. 7, 2008India Abroad Magazine, “Film Festival Showcases Variety in Indian Cinema” by Arthur Pais Oct. 10, 2008India-West, “Crossing Lines Documentary Chronicles Identity Search” by Ashfaque Swapan Sept. 26, 2008India Abroad Magazine, “Indira’s Crossing” by Arthur Pais Aug. 29, 2008American Observer, “Exhibit Treks Beyond Landscapes” Oct. 23, 2007The Eagle, “SOC Professor to Showcase Films in Festival” Sept. 27, 2007American Weekly, “Films by SOC faculty, students light up silver screen” Sept.18, 2007Voice of American TV, “Aaj Tak” “Oscars” Original Air Date Feb. 25, 2007Branching Out podcast, “Remix Exhibit” Jan. 2007DCist, “A Journey to Take that Hill” by Genevieve Smith, Mar. 27, 2006The Washington City Paper, “In on the Filmmaker”, by David Dunlap Jr. Feb.16-22, 2006

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The Washington Post.com, “The Wet Darkroom Lives!” by Frank Van Riper, Jan. 23, 2006American Weekly, “New Photographs open Digital Image Gallery in Terrace Dining Room” Oct.12, 2005The Eagle, “But is it Art?” Oct. 3, 2005The Kojo Nnamdi Show “Digital Cameras” WAMU 88.5 FM, June 14, 2005The Washington Post Magazine, “A’s For Everyone” by Alicia C. Shepard, June 5, 2005The Daily Star, “Talking, listening, provoking: Views from the edge of communication Notre Dame and American Universities try to go beyond stereotypes”, by Jim Quilty, May 28, 2005The American Observer, “A ‘Fine Arts” Spin on Photography” Mar. 24, 2004 The Washington City Paper, “din ke sapne”, by Louis Jacobson, Critic’s Pick of the Week, City Lights, Feb. 20-26, 2004Sahara Television, “Immigration and Visa Issues” Original Air Date Sept. 20, 2003Asian Fortune, “1st US-ASEAN Film Festival, Photo Contest to Be Held in DC” Mar. 12-26, 2003American University SOC Website, “SOC Hosts Photography Exhibit by Saudi Arabia Students” June, 2003Open.tv Megahertz Network, “Photography Week” Original Air Date Feb. 10, 2003The Eagle, “Film by AU Student on Gay Muslims Sparks Controversy” Dec. 9, 2002The Washington City Paper, “Studio 311” Nov. 21, 2002American Weekly, “SOC Artists Display Their Photographic Skills” Nov.19, 2002The Eagle, “SOC Professors Display Their Art at Watkins” Nov. 7, 2002The Washington Afro, “Photos Focus on Men with AIDS” Apr. 20-26, 2002The Northwest Current, “Coming Home” Apr. 17, 2002

ASSOCIATIONSASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) May 2011UFVA (University Film and Video Association) Apr. 2006iDMAa (International Digital Media and Arts Association) Sept. 2004Indus Women Leaders Washington, DC Oct. 2004SAWCC(South Asian Women’s Creative Collective) New York Aug. 2004SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective) Toronto, Canada July 2004SPE (Society for Photographic Education) National Organization Nov. 2003Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran Washington, DC July 2002

SERVICEINTERNAL SERVICE TO AMERICAN UNIVERSITYDirector of the Photography Concentration Curator of all events associated with American University and Fotoweek DCOrganized and Marketed the Center for Social Media and UFVA’s Fair Use Film ContestCurriculum Development in the Photography/Digital Arts track, the Film and Video track and General Education Program- Visual LiteracyVisions Festival- organized the photography judges and curated the display of winnersCoordinator of the Photography Series “Camera as Catalyst” for the Center for Social Media with Magnum Photographers.

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Search Committee for Temporary, Tenure-Track and Tenured Faculty in Film and Media Arts, New Media, Graphic Design and Theater programsCo-Chair Search Committee for Tenure Track Faculty in Emerging MediaCo-Chair Search Committee for Tenure Track Faculty in Race/Media CommunicationFaculty Advisor for student groups, AU Photo Club, South Asian Student Association, AU Film Society, AU Bhangra TeamFaculty Development Committee, School of CommunicationSelection Committee for the John R. Bowden Award and the Richard L. Schlegel National Legion of Honor AwardPhone-a-thon to recruit Honor Students to School of CommunicationUndergraduate Recruiting CommitteeGrievance CommitteeDiversity Committee Chair and MemberStrategic Plan Committee for School of CommunicationRank and Tenure Committee for the School of Communication and Department of ArtBuilding CommitteeEPCMerit Committee Chair and MemberTechnology CommitteeMiddle States Re-accreditation Retention and Recruitment Dean’s Search CommitteePh.D Defense Committee, Harjant Gill, Anthropology Helped coordinate and curate “Street Film Series” with the National Gallery of ArtFrederick Douglass Distinguished Scholar Committee MemberAssociate Dean Search Committee MemberTruman Scholar Preparation Interview CommitteeJuror of Photography Collective Portrait Show and CookbookThesis Advisor for Carson Bear, Women’s and Gender Studies StudentCo-curator for photography show of students work “Harlem Renaissance” at the Studio Gallery, Washington, DCLead Juror for the Me in DC Photo Contest, American University

EXTERNAL SERVICEJuror Photography Competition, CGAP, World Bank, Washington, DC 2015Co-Chair New Media Exhibition, University of Film and Video Association Annual Conference 2015Juror, Silver Spring Camera Club, Silver Spring, MD 2015Portfolio Reviewer, Society for Photographic Education, New Orleans, LA 2015Juror, Women + Minorities in Media Film Festival, Towson, MD 2014-2015New Day Films Intake and Launch 2010-2015Juror, DC South Asian Film Festival, Washington, DC 2013Tenure Reviewer East Carolina University 2012Tenure Reviewer Howard University 2012Judge Silver Spring Camera Club 2012Pro Bono video for Compassion & Choices Annual Donor Meeting 2011Student Portfolio reviews for Society for Photographic Education 2011Professional portfolio reviews2010-2011Northern Virginia Community College Photography Curriculum Advisory Committee 2007-present

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Juror for “Celebrations of Diversity, Homeland and Identity” International Student Show with University of District of Columbia, Dar Al-Hekma University and American University 2010Juror for the Exposure Groups Annual Show at the Art Institute of Virginia’s Gallery 2010Juror for Northern Virginia Community College Student Showcase, Alexandria, VA 2010Juror for the Student Documentary Films for the BEA (Broadcast Education Association) Conference 2010Juror of the 1st International Legal Studies Program Photography Contest, at Washington College of Law, American University 2008Reviewer of the Photography Track Students Art Institute of Greater Washington

2008Juror of the Documentary Films for UFVA (University Film and Video Association) Conference and Screenings 2008Juror for The Exposure Group Show at The Art Institute of Greater Washington

2007Additional curatorial support of Visual Griots Exhibition at the Kansas Public Library 2007Additional curatorial support of Visual Griots Exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History, The Smithsonian 2006 Juror for The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 200th Celebration Photography Contest 2006Society for Photographic Education, Regional, Marketing Co-coordinator, board member 2006Indus Women Leaders Organization member of the Research and Development Steering Committee 2005Juror of The American Literary Magazine 2005Juror of ITVA (International Television Association) Peer Awards 2005Juror of the CINE Golden Eagle Peer Award 2005Juror of the ASEAN Film and Photography Festival 2005Juror of the Foto Craft Camera Club of Washington DC 2005Juror of ITVA (International Television Association) High School Awards 2004Juror of the ASEAN Film and Photography Festival 2003Juror of the Foto Craft Camera Club of Washington DC 2003Curator of Shawn Davis’ “Coming Home” photographic series, exhibited at the All Souls Church, Washington DC 2003Consultant of Andrew Glickman’s “DC Metro” work in progress, photographic series 2002Consultant of Shawn Davis’ “Joseph’s House” photographic series 2002Juror of the Greater Washington Council of Camera Clubs1994

EDUCATIONM.F.A. in Photography, Summa Cum Laude, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, 1998B.A. Double Major, Visual Media Production, Anthropology, American University, Washington, DC 1994

Frederick Douglass Scholarship 1990-1994Dean’s List 1994John R. Bowden Award 1994

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