Elizabeth Ulanova works at the intersection of culture, art, and tech. Based in Cambridge-Boston, she is at Harvard University Graduate School of Design (Master's, M.L.A, Landscape Architecture) on a full tuition Harvard Dean's Merit Scholarship. She is a first-generation graduate of the University of Cambridge (Master's, M.Phil, Sociology of Media and Culture, Twining Egginton Prize), and of Columbia University (Bachelor's, B.A, Visual Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Distinction). In addition to her studies, Elizabeth is a teaching assistant at Harvard GSD, and building "Recess" (Harvard Spark Grant Recipient) at Harvard I-Lab. For Summer 2023, she is the solo artist-in-residence at Industry Lab and community designer at CultureHouse as a Harvard CSFP Fellow.
As a survivor of domestic violence, a medical child of colored immigrants, and a comorbid neurodivergent, Elizabeth’s artistry is deeply shaped by fluid, psychological storytelling. As a conceptual artist, her artistic style and practice are self-described as ‘fluid memory’, and she has exhibited original film and art in New York, England, and Boston. Keen to work beyond structural boundaries, Elizabeth created her own independent study at Columbia and Harvard and the first student art studio at Downing College University of Cambridge. Within landscape architecture, Elizabeth’s designs are influenced by installation art, conceptual narration, and regenerative ecology, especially open spaces concerning the public memory. Her core II landscape design is a green, regenerative cemetery that utilizes toxin-neutralizing mushroom suits as its interring sequence. As a sociologist, Elizabeth has conducted original research in new media, such as the impact of social media on modern romantic relationships.
California-born, Elizabeth is a New Yorker at heart and has lived in Asia and Europe. Elizabeth has a lifelong love for travel and has visited countries on five continents. Professionally, Elizabeth has held positions at startups and NGOs, such as national president for The Ivy League Council and co-head of the US expansion of Project Access International (New York). Prior to Columbia, she developed digital startups as the first-ever entrepreneur-in-residence for a biotech foundation (Boston), worked in business liaison, journalism, and corporate education (China), and studied Mandarin Chinese, after finishing high school early (California). She is the proud mom of two rescue pit bulls, Brave and Sky, and can often be found driving with her dogs.
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