ABIGAIL SIMONĀ is a an artist who uses photography and video to question and explore social relations. She received her MFA in 2006 from The ICP/Bard Program in Advanced Photographic Studies. She has taught photography and visual theory at Pratt Institute, Rush Philanthropic Arts, and the International Center of Photography General Studies Program. She is currently a member of the adjunct faculty at the Interactive Technology Program at New York University. She is also a founding member of BADCAT: The Brooklyn Association for Discussion of Camera-based Art and Theory.