Andrew Ina is a visual artist, filmmaker, and educator. His studio practice involves video, animation, and sound. In his current project, he examines cultural identity within the Middle Eastern diaspora and reimagines narratives around the region’s geopolitical landscape. His work has been exhibited widely, including recent solo exhibitions at CO-OPt Research and Projects (TX) and Otterbein University (OH), as well as group exhibitions at MINT - Atlanta (GA), Site: Brooklyn (NY), Columbus Museum of Art (OH) and Miami University (OH). In the spring of 2024, he participated as an artist in residence at the True/False Film Festival (MO). He is a GCAC Individual Artist Fellowship recipient in Media Arts and was a finalist for the Smithsonian In Motion Video Award. His films have screened in film festivals and art spaces nationwide, including San Francisco Documentary Film Festival (CA), St. Louis International Film Festival (MO), Portland Film Festival (OR), Independent Film Festival Boston (MA), and the Wexner Center for the Arts (OH). He has been recognized with multiple Emmy Awards for his camerawork on the PBS documentary series Columbus Neighborhoods. He has also documented work for several distinguished artists, including Ann Hamilton + SITI Company, Miranda July, Michael Mercil, and Sarah Oppenheimer. Andrew holds a BFA in Painting from the Columbus College of Art and Design (OH), an MA in Animation from the Glasgow School of Art (UK), and an MFA from Emily Carr University in Vancouver (BC).