ABOUT ME
My name is Anela and I am a full-time GIS Analyst who is also passionate about photography and floristry. My GIS work centers sustainability and cartography, while my photography centers beauty and minimalism. I also make and sell floral wreaths every holiday season as a nod to my past working on a flower farm throughout grad school.
The youngest of five siblings, I am the first American citizen by birth in my family. Resilience fostered by my family and queer identity drive the majority of my work.
PUBLISHED WORK
December 2022
A StoryMap published by SDGs Today in support of the SDG Data Alliance.
November 2022
Tara Stafford Ocansey, Emilie Schnarr, Anela Layugan, Annie Werner. 2022. "Building Capacity for Geospatial Data-Driven Education Planning." In Rethinking Education for Sustainable Development, edited by Radhika Iyengar and Ozge Karadag Caman. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing.
April 2022
A StoryMap published in collaboration with the Poor People's Campaign, Kairos Center, Repairers of the Breach, SDSN, Howard University.
EXHIBITIONS
SHIM/PHOTOGRAPHY AT MOCO WORLDWIDE
April - May 2023
SHIM/Photography at Moco Worldwide | Organized by Lucia Rollow | Hosted by World of Moco, Bridgeport, CT
August - October 2022
SHIM/Photography at Atlantic Gallery NYC | Organized by Lucia Rollow and the Bushwick Community Darkroom | Hosted by Atlantic Gallery and SHIM Art Network
July - August 2022
SHIM/Photography: Exquisite Corpse | Organized by Lucia Rollow | Hosted by SHIM Art Network