Alison Kotin holds a BA in English Literature from Brown University ('00) as well as a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate ('04) and Diploma ('06) in studio art and design from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She is currently pursuing an MFA at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design's Dynamic Media Institute ('11). Presently her work explores the intersections of performance, technology, and collaborative artistic expression. A Boston native, Kotin works as a freelance web and graphic designer for several Massachusetts non-profit and arts organizations Trained as a writer, Kotin is a staff reviewer for NoFlyingNoTights.com, an online compendium of graphic novel reviews for teens; and in collaboration with the Harvard AIDS Institute co-authored Global AIDS Crisis: a Reference Handbook (ABC-CLIO, 2005). Currently Kotin works as in-house designer and youth programs coordinator for the Urbano Project, a gallery and studio space in Jamaica Plain dedicated to fostering artistic collaboration among teens, professional artists, and the community. During the school year, Kotin teaches graphic design, printmaking, and mixed-media arts workshops for high school students through Urbano's Artists' Workshops and Teen Curatorial Program.