Conversations in the Arts- The Arts and the Digital Age

Kasmira Mohanty has been a working and award-winning Long Island artist for over 26 years. She has exhibited in places as far away as Croatia and Los Angles, to the venues closer to home, such as, The Heckscher Museum of Art and The Province Town Art Museum. She holds three degrees, an Associate in Photography, a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Masters in Art Education. Her work is primary digital, although she often layers in hand- rendered samples that are created using a combination of materials including watercolor, ink, acrylic, printmaking, photography, and spray paint. The work she is most known for is her portrait and figure paintings that demonstrate her interest in street/graffiti art, patterns, color, and line. 

As a life-long native of Hempstead, New York, Doron Spleen has been committed to improving the educational opportunities for local students and their families by implementing innovative support solutions. With over 10 years of experience in the private sector as a software developer, Doron understands the great benefit of infusing advanced technology with academic learning to improve student proficiency. After earning his Bachelors of Science in Information Technology from Rochester Institute of Technology, Doron returned to his hometown with clear intentions of giving back to his community as well as other surrounding communities.  This conviction was the driving force that led to the formation of Morrison Mentors, Inc.

Paul Lipsky brings with him over 30 years of experience in the field of 3D Animation servicing the advertising and broadcast fields in NYC. He has successfully provided creative direction and advanced animation expertise to such clients as HBO, Grey Advertising, MSG Network, CBS Sports, and to TV programs such as The McLaughlin Group, America’s Most Wanted, and Inside the NFL. This expertise has won him such industry awards as the National Telly Award, the Medical Illustrators’ Award and a bronze BDA Broadcast Designer Award. In addition to his professional career Lipsky has taught in higher education for over 15 years at NYU, St John and Hofstra University. He has been invited to lecturer internationally in Taiwan, China, London, Jamaica, and South Africa. In 2016 he helped write a new innovative Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in computer graphics at Five Towns College which was approved by New York State in 2017.