Artistic Director:
Monika Wuhrer is the founder and artistic director of Open Source Gallery and KoKo NYC. Originally from Austria, she received her MFA in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Monika founded Open Source Gallery in 2007. She has been a SHIFT resident at the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts and an Artist in Residence at the Montello Foundation. She has received awards and grants from the Austrian Cultural Forum, Austrian Federal Chancellery, Puffin Foundation, Brooklyn Arts Council and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. Monika has exhibited in the US, Norway, Austria, Italy, Thailand, Finland, France, Switzerland, and Japan.
Program Coordinator:
Vic Walsh is the Programs and Operations Coordinator for Open Source Gallery and KoKo NYC (and a Teaching Artist with KoKo!). Before working with OSG and KoKo, Vic worked in a fabrication studio making props for Broadway Shows, managed the material collection at Parsons’ healthier Materials Library, and taught with several other Brooklyn youth art education programs. Vic graduated from The New School with a BFA in Fine Arts and a BA in Liberal Arts.
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Education Director:
Christie Hodgkins is the Education Director for KoKo NYC, Open Source’s arts education program. She received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Columbia University and started her career in the field of education as a Teach For America corps member in New Orleans. Christie has coordinated public programs for kids + families at Battery Park City Parks Conservancy and served as the Executive Director of Youth on the Edge…of Greatness in Detroit. Most recently, Christie worked at CAMBA where she developed and scaled up youth development programs ranging from early literacy and elementary/middle school after-school programs, to summer camps and college access + prep programs. Christie believes deeply that all kids should have access to KoKo’s unique programming and is excited to bring KoKo to more communities across NYC.
Education Administrator:
Mary Rynasko (she / her) is KoKo NYC’s Programs Administrator. She joined KoKo NYC in June 2024. Before joining the KoKo team, Mary worked with international nonprofits and foundations, oversaw operations of a boutique baking company, and managed a screenprinting studio. Mary graduated from Skidmore College with a degree in Studio Art and Sociology.
