Members List
All members names are listed alphabetically. To learn more about each member click on their name below. Please scroll down.
Bami Adedoyin, Brooklyn, NY
Mohd Fuad Arif, Malaysia
Megan Bisbee, Alfred, NY
Missy Carr, Washington, DC
Kristin Carroll, Boston, MA
Tony Conrad, Buffalo, NY
Kristin Carroll, Boston, MA
Tony Conrad, Buffalo, NY
Lara Davis, Providence, RI
Cindy DeFelice, Brockport, NY
Ghen Dennis, Buffalo, NY
Leigh Ann Francis, New Brunswick, NJ
Chifumi Fujisawa, Mosumoto, Japan
Amy Goldberg, Rochester, NY
Bethany Goldpaugh Brown, Kingston, NY
Virva Hepolampi, Helsinki, Finland
James Holland, Southbury, CT and Rochester, NY
Kelly Jacobson, Kansas City, MO
Akil Kirlew, Brooklyn, NY
Caroline Koebel, Buffalo, NY
Jennifer Little, Rochester, NY
Edna Madera, Rochester, NY
Darin Martin, Oakland, CA
Tammy McGovern, Buffalo, NY
Colleen Vera Melisz, Buffalo/Rochester, NY
Toni Mosley, Auckland, New Zealand
Tomoya Murazumi, Kanazawa City, Japan
Akane Nakamori, Kanazawa City, Japan
Stephanie Nolasco, New York, NY
Natasha Pachano, Costa Rica
Warren Peace, Jersey City, NJ
Anjanel Dawn Pinet, Rochester, NY
Mima Simic, Croatia
Joan E. Stoltman, Buffalo, NY
Diane Teramana, Kingston, NY
Angela Tessier Kanazawa City, Japan
Andy Tetzlaff, Kanazawa City, Japan
Matthew Underwood, Boston, MA
Adam Weekley, Buffalo, NY
wolfgrrrl sometimes billijo, Rochester, NY
Walter Wright, Lowell, MA
Ami Yamasaki, Kanazawa City, Japan
Ojima Yukari, Kanazawa City, Japan
Karen Y. Zhang, Beijing, China |
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David Gracon
Documentary/Video Art/Activism
David received his master's degree from the University at Buffalo in Media Study and Sociology. His production interests include documentary, experimental documentary/video, diary, and collage. He taught video and film interpretation at UB for two years, and video and sound art at the University of Rochester. After a brief stint as the technical director of Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo Media Resources, he has since moved to Kanazawa-City Japan to teach English and make new work. Other interests include zines, underground music, punk, activism, travel, subcultures, and this Japanese video game where the sole object is to walk a dog. He intends to be the first person from his family to visit the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea.
Video Works (Selected) Occupation, 2003, 60min. This work in progress is a diary/documentary loosely based on the politics of travel and globalization in contemporary Japan.
Flower Viewing in Tokyo, 2003, 3min. A documentary video comparing homelessness and the tradition of flowing viewing in Tokyo, Japan.
Portrait of a Protest, 2002, 7min, Documentary of the FTAA rally occurring in Buffalo, NY.
America at War, 2002, 3min, Experimental collage exploring the socialization of war and masculinity in American culture.
The Elevator, 2002 1min, Experimental representation of the 9-11 tragedy.
Imperial Tourism, 2001, 28min, MA Thesis. An experimental documentary exploring the implications of cultural representation, globalization and language in contemporary Poland.
How Memory Works, 2001, 8min. Abstract video and audio collage exploring the limitations of memory and recollection.
Breaking the Chain, 2001, 3min. Experimental video and audio appropriation challenging the cultural construction of gender and sexuality.
We Ride Bikes! 2000, 8min. A documentary of Buffaloís first critical mass bicycle ride.
Unreal is Here, 2000, 3min. Experimental video dealing with the hyper reality of contemporary media and entertainment programming.
She Paints Me, 2000, 1min. Experimental film and video about the loss of a friend.
A Star is Born, 1999, 20min, Senior Thesis. A documentary exploring the complexities of a student beauty pageant.
EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS (Selected) August 2003 Evolutionary Girls Club art and activist collective. Matsumoto and Kanazawa, Japan. Screened "America at War" with traveling multi-media exhibition.
June 2003 Jettison, International Saloon, Kanazawa, Japan. Screened "Nomachi Sports Day" and "Flower Viewing in Tokyo," along with various documentary photo prints. The exhibition also featured works by other international artists living in Japan.
March 2003 New Music and Video Art, Machinohana-San Gallery, Kanazawa, Japan. Performed live audio composition to experimental video and screened various video shorts.
January 2003 Cities Without Citizens: Statelessness and Intimacy in Contemporary Art and Architecture. Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia, PA. Screened "Imperial Tourism."
November 2002 Eco-Sig Environmental Conference, Kyoto, Japan. Presented lecture and video "Portrait of a Protest" based of the Free Trade Around the Americas and anti-globalization movement.
December 2001 Schikaneder Kino, Vienna, Austria. Screened "Imperial Tourism" and "Unreal is Here."
October 2001 Trans Tech 2001, The Toronto International Video Art Biennial, Toronto, Canada Screened "Breaking the Chain" and "Unreal is Here."
October 2001 MA Thesis Screening, Squeaky Wheel, Buffalo, NY. Screened "Imperial Tourism" along with other works by UB graduate students.
September 2001 Euro Underground Film Festival, Maribor, Slovenia. Screened "Unreal is Here" in international film festival.
August 2001 Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, Illinois. Screened "Unreal is Here."
February 2001 Love and Sex Show, Squeaky Wheel Media Resources, Buffalo, NY. Screened "Breaking the Chain" for the second annual Valentines Day screening of local and national media artists.
November 2000 Murder the Word Art Festival, the Ukrainian Home, Buffalo, NY. Video Installation "Whatís Edward Doing Inside this Box?"
October 2000 On-Line International Film Festival, Buffalo, NY. Festival featured works up to one minute in length. Screened "She Paints Me."
September 2000 Seattle Underground Film Festival, Seattle, Washington Screened "Unreal is Here"
August 2000 Spindletop/Lamar University Film Festival, Beaumont, Texas Screened "A Star is Born." Won first place in the documentary category.
April 2000 Georgia Tech Video Festival, Atlanta Georgia Screened "A Star is Born."
February 2000 Super 8 Film and Video Festival, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey Screened "A Star is Born."
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