An award-winning design leader with a passion for building effective and creative brands.
Spending nine years as a lead instructor and volunteer at Canada Learning Code—a not-for-profit dedicated to digital literacy programming for women, youth and teachers—has helped me realize my love for learning and empowering others through leadership.
I have also had the opportunity to be an academic instructor at Humber College in their Graphic Design program and Toronto Metropolitan University through their ADaPT: Advanced Digital and Professional Training program.
In my personal and professional work I value process, honesty, communication and inclusion.
As seen in
Abena Asomaning
Toronto, ON
Skills
Brand Identity and Design
Print and Digital Marketing
UX/UI Design and Research
Project Management
Front-End Development and Web Design
ECommerce
Exhibitions
2021 Contributing Artist, Portraits of Resilience, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto ON
2021 Contributing Artist, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn NY
2020 Contributing Artist, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn NY
2016 Exhibiting Artist, Art Crawl, Hamilton ON
2014 Artist in Residence, Centre 3, Hamilton ON
2014 Exhibiting Artist, Vasco da Gama, Hamilton ON
2013 Solo Exhibit, Community Centre for Media Arts, Hamilton ON
2013 Exhibiting Artist, Lister Arts, Hamilton ON
2012 Exhibiting Artist, Nzule, 270 Sherman Studios, Hamilton ON
2012 Exhibiting Artist, Supercrawl, Hamilton ON
2011 Exhibiting Artist, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton ON
2011 Exhibiting Artist, Small is Good, The Print Studio, Hamilton ON
2011 Curator, Igniting the Archive, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton ON
2010 Solo Exhibit, 220 King Street, Hamilton ON
2010 Exhibiting Artist, Swarm, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton ON
2010 Exhibiting Artist, Arts Hamilton, Hamilton ON
2010 Exhibiting Artist, Fieldcote Museum, Ancaster ON
2009 Exhibiting Artist, Walnut Studios, Toronto ON
2009 Exhibiting Artist, Square Foot, AWOL Gallery, Toronto ON
2009 Exhibiting Artist, The White House Studios, Toronto ON
2009 Exhibiting Artist, Lunar Landings, Gallery 1313, Toronto ON
2009 Exhibiting Artist, Zine Recession Fair, OCAD, Toronto ON
2008 Exhibiting Artist, Who-dun-it?, OCAD, Toronto ON
2008 Exhibiting Artist, Canzine, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ON
2008 Solo Exhibit, Ethereal Forest, Nuit Blanche, Toronto ON
2008 Exhibiting Artist, Me and My Sister, OCAD U, Toronto ON
2008 Exhibiting Artist, Evolving DNA, OCAD, Toronto ON
2008 Mural Artist, Grossman's Tavern, Toronto ON
2008 Exhibiting Artist, Zine Dream 1 Book Arts Fair, Tranzac Club, Toronto ON
2007 Exhibiting Artist, 07/07/07, Collective 7 Gallery, Toronto ON
2007 Exhibiting Artist, Art Jam, Rancho Relaxo, Toronto ON
2006 Exhibiting Artist, New York Retrospect, Xpace Gallery, Toronto ON
Press and
Publications
2018 Contributing Writer, Canadian Women’s Foundation, Toronto ON
2017 Arts Editorial, Urbanicity, Hamilton ON
2016 Arts Editorial, Hamilton Magazine, Hamilton ON
2015 Profile Series, Ladies Learning Code, Toronto ON
2015 Featured Article, The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton ON
2014 Featured Exhibit, BlogTO, Toronto ON
2013 Featured Artist, Hamilton Magazine, Hamilton ON
2013 Featured Exhibit, Monkey Biz, Hamilton ON
2012 Featured Exhibit, 270 Sherman Studios, Hamilton ON
2012 Featured Illustrations, PAGED Magazine, Hamilton ON
2011 Featured Writing, The Naked Pen, Hamilton ON
2011 Etsy Feature, From the World of Art, Erie PA
2010 Contributing Writer, Mooney on Theatre, Toronto ON
2009 Featured Artist, Danou pour les intimes, MV Actualites, Montreal QC
2008 November Edition, Toronto Zine Library, Toronto ON
2008 Art Affair, Fauxprah and the City, Hamilton ON
2008 Featured Artists, The Peanut Gallery Presents, Toronto ON
Teaching
Courses
Digital Skills
Canada Learning Code
Web Technology 2
Humber College
Art Instructor
Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts
Art Instructor
Clinton Street Junior Public School
Workshops
Intro to User Experience Design
Canada Learning Code
HTML5/CSS3 and API’s for Beginners
Toronto Metropolitan University – ADaPT
Design, Carve, Print; Intro to Block Printing
Common People Shop
HTML and CSS: Learn to Build a One-Page Website From Scratch
Canada Learning Code
WordPress: Create Your Own WordPress Theme
Canada Learning Code
Girls Learning Code Animating and Storytelling with Scratch
Canada Learning Code
Volunteer
Chapter Experience Coordinator and Lead Instructor
Canada Learning Code, Toronto ON
Chapter Co-Lead and Lead Instructor
Canada Learning Code, Hamilton ON
Academic Peer Tutor
Mohawk College
Peer Mentor
OCAD University
Marketing and Communications
Habitat for Humanity
Board of Directors, Volunteer Coordinator
Hamilton Artists Inc.
Work
Experience
Digital Design Strategist
Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, North America
Design and Web Specialist
Toronto Metropolitan University, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst
Digital Marketing and Web Manager
Canadian Opera Company
Principal Graphic and Web Designer
Greenhorizons Sod Farms
Education
Intro and Advanced UX Design
Juno College of Technology
Front-End Web Development Immersive Program
Juno College of Technology
Graphic Design, Digital Media Production
Mohawk College
Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Minor in Social Science
OCAD University