Lashonda lives in central Ohio and is occasionally in residency in Nevada.

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EDUCATION

University of Nevada, Reno - M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts

Lake Tahoe, NV | 2025 – 2027 (expected)

 

Denison University - B.A. in Music

Granville, OH | 2014 – 2018

 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OHIO ARTS COUNCIL - Columbus, OH

Arts Learning Grants Coordinator, 2025 - Present

 

THE DAWES ARBORETUM – Newark, OH

Administrative Assistant, Science and Conservation, 2023 – 2025

 

UNBOUND ARTS COLLECTIVE – Hybrid/Remote

Founder & Creative Director, 2019 – 2024

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WESTCHESTER EDUCATION SERVICES – Remote

Culturally Responsive Education Reviewer, 2021-2023

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KALEIDOSCOPE YOUTH CENTER – Columbus, OH

Ohio State GSA Network Coordinator, 2020

 

TEACH FOR AMERICA – Memphis, TN

Teacher, 2018 – 2019

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DENISON UNIVERSITY MUSEUM – GRANVILLE, OH

Monomoy Curatorial Intern, 2016 - 2017

 

DENISON UNIVERSITY VAIL SERIES – Granville, OH

Concert Series, Program Staff, 2015 – 2018

 

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COMMUNITY ROLES & INITIATIVES

BAD BABY FILM FESTIVAL - University of Nevada, Reno 

Peer Curator & Facilitator, 2025 - Present

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THE DAWES ARBORETUM - Newark, OH

Co-chair for IDEA B (Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Belonging) Committee, 2023 – 2025

Member for Indigenous Land Connections Committee, 2024 – 2025

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CAHS STRING ORCHESTRA & CHAMBER MUSIC – Columbus, OH 

Volunteer Ensemble Coach, 2023 – 2023

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CHAMBER MUSIC CONNECTION – Worthington, OH 

Volunteer Assistant, 2023, 2013 – 2014

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UAC COMMUNITY SERVER – UnBound Arts Collective 

Server Designer & Facilitator, 2020 - 2024

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URGE (Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity) – Columbus, OH

Canvasser, 2020

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PRO-CHOICE OHIO (formerly NARAL) – Columbus, OH

Volunteer, 2019 – 2021

Intern, 2019 

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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY YOUNG WRITERS’ WORKSHOP – Columbus, OH

Workshop Assistant, 2016; 2017
 

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts merit scholarship recipient, University of Nevada, Reno, 2025

Greater Columbus Arts Council “Funds for Artists” grant recipient, Newark, OH, 2025

Greater Columbus Arts Council “Funds for Artists” grant recipient, Newark, OH, 2023

Musical Guest at ETHEL 20th Anniversary Gala and +Factor Award Benefit, New York, NY, 2018

Sam Gelfer Music Award recipient, Denison University, 2018

Music Department Fellow, Denison University, 2017-2018

Orchestra Principal Violist, Denison University, 2016-2018

Orchestra Committee member, Denison University, 2016-2018

Karl Eschman Music Scholarship recipient, Denison University, 2014-2018

Summer Scholar Program arts research awarded by Bowen Endowed Fund, Denison University, 2017

 

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SELECTED COMPOSITIONS

“You are here//howyougethereisuptoyou” composed by Lashonda Love, 2025

“Circuits” composed by Lashonda Love, 2025

“Activation no. 1” composed by Lashonda Love, 2025

“Activation no. 2” composed by Lashonda Love, 2025

“Transmission” composed by Lashonda Love, 2025

“Duet for One” composed by Lashonda Love, 2025

“Downward Smoke” composed by Lashonda Love, premiered by ETHEL, Granville, OH, 2018

“Vantablack” composed by Lashonda Love, premiered by ETHEL, Granville, OH, 2017

 

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SELECTED PERFORMANCES

“Possessed by Obscurity” by Rodney Yazzey, with ETHEL at Gibney Community Center, New York, NY, 2018

“String Circle No. 1” by Kenji Bunch, with ETHEL at Gibney Community Center, New York, NY, 2018

“Belonging Here” choreographed by Michael J. Morris, dance performance, Granville, OH, 2017

“String Circle No. 1” by Kenji Bunch, with ETHEL for, Dance ETHEL Dance, Granville, OH, 2017

 

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

shared/marginalia, Substack, 2022 - Present

TAKE THIS WITH YOU, self-published, Summer 2022

"A Leaving of Things" for PowerSchool, Westchester Education Services, 2021

"Sister and the Diving Bell" for PowerSchool, Westchester Education Services, 2021

"Mi Tiempo es Ahora" for Illuminate, Westchester Education Services, 2021

“Sanctuary” in Right Beneath the Glass Ceiling, Daisie, 2020

“Broken Horse” in Right Beneath the Glass Ceiling, Daisie, 2020

“Pagan God” in The Wonder of Women, Daisie, 2020

“Intellectual Music: video game music and the exclusivity of music academia” Denison University, 2017

“Scenes from My Love Life” in Instructions on How to Get Your Heart Broken, The Ohio State University, 2013

“Elegy for a Child” in Instructions on How to Get Your Heart Broken, The Ohio State University, 2013

“The Undoing” in Instructions on How to Get Your Heart Broken, The Ohio State University, 2013

“Bathtub” in Instructions on How to Get Your Heart Broken, The Ohio State University, 2013