Royal Holloway College, University of London, 2001
Studied with Michael Grigsby, John Quick, Cahal McLaughlin
BA, magna cum laude, Visual & Performing Arts, Film + Video Production
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1998
Studied with Mark Street and Hollie Lavenstein (film), Bill Seaman and Vin Grabill (video),
Kathy O’Dell (art history/criticism)
BA, cum laude, English Literature & Women’s Studies
University of Maryland College Park (UMCP), 1991
Studied with Susan Leonardi (English Literature), Howard Norman (creative writing),
Katie King (Women’s Studies)
CURATORIAL
Eyes and Ears: Sounds Needs Image Part II, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY, April 2008
Eyes and Ears: Sounds Needs Image Part I, Carnegie Art Center, Tonawanda, NY, Fall 2005
exhibition and performance series of commissioned graphic scores (films and videos) interpreted by members of the Open Music Ensemble in real time, co-curated with Will Redman, featurng work by Sara Hornbaker, Stephen Vitiello, Zach Poff and others
Avatars: The First Person of New Media, Guest Curator
Washington DC International FIlm Festival 2008
program including work by Shawn Rider, Stephanie Rothenberg, Kristen Lucas, Jacqueline Goss and others
Everyday Splendor, Guest Curator, Carnegie Art Center, 2008
exhibition of adapted everyday objects featuring work by Kelly Dobson, Igor Krenz, Scott Puccio, Laure Drogoul, and Corinna Schnitt
Curatorial Partner, Festival of Women’s Film and Media Arts
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC, 2007
Interference: Soundmaps + Technovisions, program of videos by Austrian makers, featuring Sabine Marte, Barbara Musil, Lia and others
Media Arts Director & Curator
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo NY, 2002–2006
Curated, developed and promoted the ongoing media arts program
Scheduled and hosted in-person appearances by over three dozen visiting media artists including Jem Cohen, Paul Chan, Lynne Hershmann, Thomas Allen Harris, Deborah Stratman, Tony Conrad; initiated and oversaw artist residencies by Naomi Uman, Stephen Vitiello, Tina Gharavi, Mark Street, and Jim Finn
The Women of Hallwalls, Hallwalls, 2006
program of newly restored documentation tapes of performances from the 70s and 80s by Hallwalls visiting artists, featuring rare recordings of Laurie Anderson, Karen Finley, Ann Magnuson and others
Now Again The Past, Guest Curator, Carnegie Art Center, 2006
exhibition of work by artists interested in the reenactment form, featuring Allison Smith, Zach Poff, Amie Siegel, Bruce Checefsky, Pia Lindman, Felix Gmelin and Kota Ezawa; included a screening series of films by Peter Watkins, Michel Brault, Jill Godmilow, Harun Farocki and others at Hallwalls
Resolutions Annual Short Film/Video Festival, Hallwalls, 2005 & 2006
Founder and director of annual international festival of media art and installations
The Work of James Blue: A Retrospective, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, 2005
exhibition and screening series guest co-curated by Dr. Gerald O’Grady
Attention: Light! Short Films by Paul Sharits and Jozef Robakowski, 2004
program of structural films and videos co-curated with Lukasz Ronduda of the Center for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland, exhibited at Hallwalls and the CCA
Kino Polskie V: Polish Film Festival, Hallwalls, Buffalo, 2003
series of films by Polish, as well as Polish-American, artists including Lech Kowalski
Hinterlands: New Work by Buffalo Based Artists, 2003
program featuring work by artists Eve Heller, Ghen Dennis, Ron Ehmke and others; screened at Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY and Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
AFFILIATIONS
The Creative Alliance at The Patterson, Programming Committee Member, Baltimore MD
Stateless Cinema Collective, Co-Founder and Co-Programmer
Ongoing media art series co-curated with KJ Mohr and Rhynne Pigott, 2007–present
Events: Black Cat, Washington DC; Multimediale Festival, Provisions Library, Washington DC
The Megaphone Project, Baltimore MD, 2007–present
Camera and editing of advocacy videos produced for non profit organizations
Termite TV Collective, Member and Producer, 2005 – present
Short segments included in programs on Democracy (2006), Niagara Falls (2006), and Water (2007)
Co-producer for upcoming program on Food (2008)
SELECTED AWARDS & GRANTS
2006 Experimental TV Center Finishing Funds, support for Good Faith Effort 2005 CEC Artslink Project, support for Good Faith Effort, Warsaw, Poland
2004 & 2006 Technical Assistance Fund awards from the Experimental TV Center in support of attendance at Flaherty Film Seminars, Vassar College
2004 Artist Residency, the Experimental TV Center, Owego, NY
2002 Local Artist Access Residency, Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo, NY
2000 Critics in Residency Award, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD 1998 UMBC Provost’s Undergraduate Award, support for The Past Is a Foreign Country
1997 Member of Student Symposium, Telluride Film Festival, Telluride, CO
ARTS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Program Coordinator, Fellowships
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Baltimore, MD, 2007–present
Administer the Individual Artist Fellowships for Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Responsible for managing the application process, identifying expert panelists, facilitating the panel review processes, and conducting application workshops
Exhibits Department Coordinator
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian, Washington DC, 2006–2007
Support the Exhibits Manager with departmental budget, master calendar, production and communications within the Museum
Media Arts Director & Curator
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo NY, 2002–2006
– Responsible for curating, development, and promotion of the media arts program
– Initiated and developed the Video Archive & Preservation Project with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Film & TV Preservation Foundation and the Experimental TV Center
– Publication design, print production management, copy writing/editing
Public Relations Assistant
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD, 2000
Publicity Assistant
Office of Institutional Advancement, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 1999–2000
Curatorial Assistant and Registrar
The Octagon Museum, American Institute of Architects, Washington DC, 1995–1996
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Independent Film and Video Maker since 1997
Producer
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo NY, 2002–2006
Artwaves, weekly half-hour program broadcast on cable access TV in Buffalo and Southern Ontario, CA
Associate Producer
Crisis Management CDRom, Department of State, Arlington VA 2002
Assistant to the director, responsible for production coordination, script supervision
and talent coordination
Maryland Public Television, Owings Mills, MD, 2000
Assisted with graphics and digital archive maintenance, Special Projects Unit
Investigation of a Flame by Lynne Sachs, 2000
Assisted the director with development, treatment, and general production of this award–winning independent documentary feature
John Mernit Film and Television, Baltimore MD, 1999-2000
Assisted the director with Fakes and Forgeries program for The Learning Channel,
produced in collaboration with New York Times Television. Oversaw all aspects of
post production including archival materials research, rights coordination and handling
Cameraperson
A Prisoner’s Journey, documentary about An Coiste an ex-prisoners’ group, recorded in Belfast, directed by award–winning filmmaker Cahal McLaughlin, 2001
Digital Arts Technician and Tutor
Royal Holloway College, University of London, England, 2001
Taught digital editing and design, coordinated video equipment purchases
2007 Festival of Women’s Film and Media Arts, preview essay, National Museum of Women in the Arts, members’ publication Women in the Arts
2006 Fragment, essay published in P-Queue, Buffalo, NY
2006 Now Again The Past, exhibition catalogue, Carnegie Art Center
2005 Eyes and Ears: Sound Needs Image, exhibition catalogue, Carnegie Art Center
DVD produced with support from the NY State Music Fund and Hallwalls
2005 Time, essay for the National Association of Media Arts & Culture
2005 The Work of James Blue: A Retrospective, publication, Burchfield-Penney Arts Center
2004 Attention: Light! Short Films by Sharits & Robakowski, publication, Center for Contemporary Art, Ujazdowski Palace, Warsaw, PL 2000 Critics in Residence publication, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
2000 The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Biennial Exhibition Website contribution on Sharon Daniels
1998–present Various essays and criticism about art & film published in Buffalo’s Artvoice, Link: A Critical Journal on the Arts in Baltimore & the World, The Baltimore Alternative, The Washington City Paper
LECTURES, PANELS, JURIES
2008 Workshop Leader, “Media Arts Curating,” Carnegie Art Center, Tonawanda, NY
2008 Video Screener, Silverdocs Film Festival, American Institute of Film, Silver Spring, MD
2008 Podcast Participant, The Cinema Effect exhibition, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington DC
2007 Visiting Artist, Documentary Film led by Fred Worden, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2007 Film Festival Juror, Eastern & Central European Film, Cleveland International Film, Cleveland OH
2007 Film Festival Juror, Images Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2006 Panel Participant, Individual Artist Award, New York State Council on the Arts
2006 Panel Participant , Electronic Media & Film Award, New York State Council on the Arts
2006 Workshop Leader, “Creative Non-Fiction: The Past Never Ends,” Carnegie Art Center
2006 Workshop Leader, “Practical Submission: Getting It Shown,” Carnegie Art Center
2006 Video Regrant Program Juror, Carnegie Art Center, Tonawanda, NY
2005 Visiting Artist, Making Movies: Contemporary Films & Video Series, Cayuga Community College, Auburn, NY
2004 Finishing Funds Review Panel, Experimental Television Center, Owego, NY
2003 + 2005 International Women’s Film Festival Selection Committee, Institute of Research & Education on Women & Gender, SUNY Buffalo
2003 NEA International Digital Filmmaker Residency Selection Committee, Squeaky Wheel/ Buffalo Media Resource Center, Buffalo, NY
2002 Visiting Artist, Film II led by Amie Siegel, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
MEMBERSHIPS
Women in Film and Video, Washington DC and Maryland Chapter
The Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, NY
Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo Media Resources, Buffalo, NY