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Jake Pinholster
Founding Director, Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center, ASU @ Mesa City Center at Arizona State University
Jake Pinholster is the Executive Dean for Enterprise Design at the Arizona State University (ASU) Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.12 He is also the founding director of the ASU Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center, a 118,000 square foot facility focused on emerging media technologies and practices in downtown Mesa, Arizona.12
Pinholster has an extensive background in education and the arts:
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He holds an M.F.A. and B.F.A. from the University of Florida.1
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He has been an Associate Professor of Performance Design at ASU since 2005.2
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Prior to his current role, he served as Associate Dean for Enterprise Design & Operations (2018-2022) and Associate Dean for Policy & Initiatives (2016-2018) at ASU.2
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He was the Director of the ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre from 2011 to 2016.2
As a creative professional, Pinholster specializes in media/projection design and technology for performance.1 His work includes:
- Associate artist with Les Freres Corbusier
- Former resident video designer for David Dorfman Dance
- Contributor to Live Design Magazine
- Professional media/projection design credits for Broadway and off-Broadway productions1
In July 2024, Pinholster will begin a new position as Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.2