Yasuda has received commissions for public art from the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Los Angeles as well as the cities of St. Louis , San Jose and Hollywood . Yasuda incorporates a variety of media in her work , including light , which she has used to signify memory or a depiction of one 's interior landscape . Her artistic practice and teaching is open and collaborative , often engaging her students directly with communities where the art projects are situated . Following the 2014 Isla Vista killings , Yasuda developed a class for UCSB students called IVOpenLab to facilitate students ' active learning within the Isla Vista community through social engagement , research , and participation
2014 Isla Vista killings
2014 Isla Vista killings
Kim Yasuda