Qualifications
2017: Bachelor of Screen Arts (Animation), Southern Institute of Technology
2000: Master of Fine Arts (Dramatic Art), University of Connecticut, USA
1996: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Studio Art), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
Position
Teaching Staff, Visual and Screen Arts
Teaching
Location
SIT Centre for Creative Industries
Selected Research
- Bee, K., & Meek, T. (2020, March 1). Magic in Me [Official Video] [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OA-_xagx7g&list=RDEMXpJ76aCrSMvWhMlC0ZsfbQ&start_radio=1
- Bee, K., & Meek, T. (2021, March 1). Follow Your Heart [Official Video] [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI40iL21B70
- Van Riel, A. (Producer), & Pimental, P. (Director). (2020). Waste Free Wanda [Pitch Video] [WFW costume by Traci Meek].
- Van Riel, A., & Meek, T. (2020, November 3). Waste Free Wanda Intro [Pitch Video Animation] [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md_BglsNWUQ
- Van Riel, A., & Meek, T. (2021, July 9). Waste Free Wanda [Official Video] [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuE0kDuHvqM
External Funding
- Magic in Me, funded by NZ on Air (2019)
- Follow Your Heart, funded by NZ on Air (2020)
- Waste Free Wanda, funded by Creative NZ and NZ on Air (2019-21)
Outreach/Engagement/Impact
The Waste Free Wanda touring show seeks to educate school-age children regarding alternatives to single-use plastics. Music videos and costumes are used to promote and be shown with the tour which has been performed for over 9,000 NZ children. Magic in Me by Kath Bee has over 45,000 views on YouTube and has been in rotation on TVNZ since 2020.