Associate Professor, Media Arts: New Media

MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1985
Andrew Mellon Fellow,
  School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1984-85
President, University Film and Video Association 2004-2006

It is an exciting time for media artists in South Carolina. With new tax incentives, independent feature film production is increasing and providing new opportunities for creative practice. We are developing several projects through new partnerships between Hollywood and South Carolina, between professionals and students, and among USC departments and other South Carolina campuses.

I tell stories. Sometimes the storytelling follows conventional forms of dramatic and non-fiction production, and other times the storytelling experiments with imagery and interactivity. My experimental, documentary and interactive media projects have been exhibited internationally. Recent festival and gallery screenings include France, Brazil, Austria and the UK.

I am proud to serve as President of UFVA, an international organization of over 800 professionals and institutions involved in the production, research, and education of film, video, and newer media arts. One of my duties as President of UFVA is to serve as a representative to the association of the world’s major film and television schools, CILECT. Founded in Cannes in 1955, CILECT has a membership of over 100 film and television schools from over 50 countries.