BIO
Jillian Mcdonald is a Canadian performance and media artist, transplanted in Brooklyn. Her work has been shown most recently at Moti Hasson Galery in New York, La Sala Naranja in Valencia, Spain, ArtMoving Projects and Vertex List in Brooklyn, Paved New Media in Saskatoon, Video Pool in Winnipeg, and 1708 Gallery in Virginia.
Mcdonald teaches Digital Art at Pace University in NYC and is co-director of Pace Digital Gallery. http://www.pace.edu/digitalgallery
Website: http://www.jillianmcdonald.net
Mcdonald teaches Digital Art at Pace University in NYC and is co-director of Pace Digital Gallery. http://www.pace.edu/digitalgallery
Website: http://www.jillianmcdonald.net
art talks Sept 10 - Marina Zurkow + Joe McKay
Dates:
Mon Sep 10, 2007 00:00 - Wed Aug 29, 2007
Pace Digital Gallery is pleased to host an evening with 2 new media artists - Marina Zurow and Joe McKay.
Monday Sept 10, 6:30pm. Room 313, 163 William Street (between Beekman and Ann Streets), New York, NY, 10038.
This event is free and open to the public, please join us!
inquiries: jmcdonald2 at pace.edu
more info, map, directions: http://pace.edu/digitalgallery
::Marina Zurkow creates animated, psychologically infused narratives, which push cartoons beyond the classic perpendicular screen into physical environments. These have at times been interactive, embedded in objects, embodied as mascots; exhibited on multi-screens, DVD, mobile devices, and as immersive installations. Her investigations into character, nonlinear fictions, site, and audience all use pop languages as a conduit to deeper social engagement. Zurkow is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and currently teaches at NYU.
:: Joe McKay is an artist who makes work with and about digital culture. McKay will discuss his recent works, "Cell Phone Sculptures" and "Sunset Solitaire", on the occasion of "Loss of Signal", a solo show at VertexList Gallery, opening on September 7th. Joe is currently resident at the Headlands Center For the Arts in San Francisco.
Monday Sept 10, 6:30pm. Room 313, 163 William Street (between Beekman and Ann Streets), New York, NY, 10038.
This event is free and open to the public, please join us!
inquiries: jmcdonald2 at pace.edu
more info, map, directions: http://pace.edu/digitalgallery
::Marina Zurkow creates animated, psychologically infused narratives, which push cartoons beyond the classic perpendicular screen into physical environments. These have at times been interactive, embedded in objects, embodied as mascots; exhibited on multi-screens, DVD, mobile devices, and as immersive installations. Her investigations into character, nonlinear fictions, site, and audience all use pop languages as a conduit to deeper social engagement. Zurkow is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and currently teaches at NYU.
:: Joe McKay is an artist who makes work with and about digital culture. McKay will discuss his recent works, "Cell Phone Sculptures" and "Sunset Solitaire", on the occasion of "Loss of Signal", a solo show at VertexList Gallery, opening on September 7th. Joe is currently resident at the Headlands Center For the Arts in San Francisco.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Open Studios, April 27 - 29
Dates:
Fri Apr 27, 2007 00:00 - Fri Apr 20, 2007
Save date and come on down(town) - last chance to see what 30 artists-in-residence have been up to since September 06. There's a party, a screening, and three days of open studios.
LMCC’s WORKSPACE
OPEN STUDIO WEEKEND
30 artists. 2 spaces. 1 weekend.
April 27-29, 2007
120 Broadway, 8th Fl + 200 Hudson St, 4th Fl
Events
All events are free and open to the public. RSVP is required.
http://www.lmcc.net/openstudios
Friday, April 27
6-10PM Opening parties at both spaces.
Saturday, April 28
1-6PM Both spaces open to the public.
3-4PM An Offbeat Walking Tour with Robert Jay Kaufman
5-6PM Moving Pictures: Screening @ 120 Broadway, 8th Fl
Sunday, April 29
1-6PM Both spaces open to the public.
4-5:30PM Open Texts: Poetry, Fiction and Performance from writers-in-residence Jill Magi (with Jonny Farrow, musician/sound artist) and Ranbir Sidhu @ 200 Hudson St, 4th Fl
LMCC’s WORKSPACE
OPEN STUDIO WEEKEND
30 artists. 2 spaces. 1 weekend.
April 27-29, 2007
120 Broadway, 8th Fl + 200 Hudson St, 4th Fl
Events
All events are free and open to the public. RSVP is required.
http://www.lmcc.net/openstudios
Friday, April 27
6-10PM Opening parties at both spaces.
Saturday, April 28
1-6PM Both spaces open to the public.
3-4PM An Offbeat Walking Tour with Robert Jay Kaufman
5-6PM Moving Pictures: Screening @ 120 Broadway, 8th Fl
Sunday, April 29
1-6PM Both spaces open to the public.
4-5:30PM Open Texts: Poetry, Fiction and Performance from writers-in-residence Jill Magi (with Jonny Farrow, musician/sound artist) and Ranbir Sidhu @ 200 Hudson St, 4th Fl
Programmable Media symposium at Pace Digital Gallery, presented by Turbulence
Dates:
Fri Mar 02, 2007 00:00 - Thu Feb 22, 2007
Pace Digital Gallery is pleased to host:
Programmable Media: Open Platforms for Creativity and Collaboration
a free symposium presented by Turbulence
Friday March 2nd, 10:00am to 3:30pm
Pace University, Multipurpose Room, 1 Pace Plaza
New York, NY
symposium program is available on our website
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This symposium will explore two forms of current practice.
First, the creation of original software to create tools and services for creative and social use, such as a freely available 3-D drawing tool and musical instrument, or a public commons meta layer conceived as a continuous public space for collaboration. Second, the creation of original work using the tools available within open platforms such as Second Life and MySpace to build community and raise awareness.
PARTICIPANTS: Helen Thorington, Michelle Riel, Mushon Zer-Aviv and Dan Phiffer,
Amit Pitaru, Tom Igoe, Cary Peppermint, and John (Craig) Freeman
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Contact: Helen Thorington (newradio[at]turbulence.org); Jillian McDonald (jmcdonald2[at]pace.edu). Registration is encouraged: email turbulence at turbulence.org.
Directions: 4,5,6 to Brooklyn Brdge/City Hall subway station. Walk south on Park Row to Spruce Street, turn left and enter Pace University building on Spruce near Gold Street. Turn left inside building for the Multipurpose Room. Signs will be posted in the building, and security personnel may also guide the way.
http://csis.pace.edu/digitalgallery/ProgrammableMedia/index.html
http://pace.edu/digitalgallery
Programmable Media: Open Platforms for Creativity and Collaboration
a free symposium presented by Turbulence
Friday March 2nd, 10:00am to 3:30pm
Pace University, Multipurpose Room, 1 Pace Plaza
New York, NY
symposium program is available on our website
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This symposium will explore two forms of current practice.
First, the creation of original software to create tools and services for creative and social use, such as a freely available 3-D drawing tool and musical instrument, or a public commons meta layer conceived as a continuous public space for collaboration. Second, the creation of original work using the tools available within open platforms such as Second Life and MySpace to build community and raise awareness.
PARTICIPANTS: Helen Thorington, Michelle Riel, Mushon Zer-Aviv and Dan Phiffer,
Amit Pitaru, Tom Igoe, Cary Peppermint, and John (Craig) Freeman
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Contact: Helen Thorington (newradio[at]turbulence.org); Jillian McDonald (jmcdonald2[at]pace.edu). Registration is encouraged: email turbulence at turbulence.org.
Directions: 4,5,6 to Brooklyn Brdge/City Hall subway station. Walk south on Park Row to Spruce Street, turn left and enter Pace University building on Spruce near Gold Street. Turn left inside building for the Multipurpose Room. Signs will be posted in the building, and security personnel may also guide the way.
http://csis.pace.edu/digitalgallery/ProgrammableMedia/index.html
http://pace.edu/digitalgallery
Pace Digital Gallery presents "Digiscape", curated by China Blue
Dates:
Thu Feb 15, 2007 00:00 - Wed Feb 07, 2007
Pace Digital Gallery is pleased to present "Digiscape: Unexplored Terrain", an exhibition curated by China Blue.
Exhibition dates: February 1-24, 2007,
Please join us on February 15, 3:30-5:00 for presentations by the artists, followed by an opening reception from 5:00-7:00pm.
Exhibition catalogue available at the reception.
This is an exhibition of digital artworks by China Blue, Suzan Dionne, Mark Esper, Jaakko Heikkila, Richard Humann, David Opdyke, Marcin Ramocki, and Marina Zurkow
Pace Digital Gallery
163 William St., 3rd Floor, New York, NY
http://www.pace.edu/digitalgallery
"...the artists clearly convey that the significance of networks, both social and technical, now are central to the production and dissemination of contemporary art," ~ Jill Conner, from the exhibition catalogue.
Exhibition dates: February 1-24, 2007,
Please join us on February 15, 3:30-5:00 for presentations by the artists, followed by an opening reception from 5:00-7:00pm.
Exhibition catalogue available at the reception.
This is an exhibition of digital artworks by China Blue, Suzan Dionne, Mark Esper, Jaakko Heikkila, Richard Humann, David Opdyke, Marcin Ramocki, and Marina Zurkow
Pace Digital Gallery
163 William St., 3rd Floor, New York, NY
http://www.pace.edu/digitalgallery
"...the artists clearly convey that the significance of networks, both social and technical, now are central to the production and dissemination of contemporary art," ~ Jill Conner, from the exhibition catalogue.
Pall Thayer (Iceland), at Pace Digital Gallery NYC
Dates:
Wed Nov 15, 2006 00:00 - Sat Nov 04, 2006
Pace Digital Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition, and lecture by Icelandic artist Pall Thayer on November 15th, 2006
"wassup, tYgEr_lil_E?"
solo exhibition at Pace Digital Gallery
Nov 15 - Dec 8, 2006
Nov 15: discussion with the artist and reception 2-4pm
Pace University
2nd floor, 163 William Street (between Beekman and Ann Streets)
New York, NY
"Wassup, tYgEr_lil_E?" is an examination of the impact of digital media on abstract art. The title references Woody Allen's film, "What's up, Tiger Lily?" (1966) from which it borrows a simple idea: dubbing a foreign movie's dialogue with completely unrelated text, in an attempt to alter the story. "Wassup, tYgEr_lil_E?" captures images from live video feeds and provides on-screen subtitles with text captured from live Internet chat sessions. Thayer made no attempt to match images to text. Computers have no conscious understanding of the subject material they are being made to appropriate. Therefore the result, being generated by automated computer processes, becomes an abstraction.
Pall Thayer (1968) is an Icelandic artist working with computers and the Internet. He graduated from the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1999 with a background in mixed-media. His work has been exhibited widely at festivals and group shows such as Nordic Interactive in Copenhagen, Transmediale in Berlin, The Boston CyberArts Festival, Hipersonica/File in Sao Paulo and PixxelPoint in Slovenia. In 2004 he organized the Trans-Cultural Mapping: Iceland Inside and Out workshop in
locative media for Lorna, The Icelandic Organization for Electronic Arts, of which he is an active member. He is currently pursuing his MFA at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec.
details and directions and map:
http://pace.edu/digitalgallery
"wassup, tYgEr_lil_E?"
solo exhibition at Pace Digital Gallery
Nov 15 - Dec 8, 2006
Nov 15: discussion with the artist and reception 2-4pm
Pace University
2nd floor, 163 William Street (between Beekman and Ann Streets)
New York, NY
"Wassup, tYgEr_lil_E?" is an examination of the impact of digital media on abstract art. The title references Woody Allen's film, "What's up, Tiger Lily?" (1966) from which it borrows a simple idea: dubbing a foreign movie's dialogue with completely unrelated text, in an attempt to alter the story. "Wassup, tYgEr_lil_E?" captures images from live video feeds and provides on-screen subtitles with text captured from live Internet chat sessions. Thayer made no attempt to match images to text. Computers have no conscious understanding of the subject material they are being made to appropriate. Therefore the result, being generated by automated computer processes, becomes an abstraction.
Pall Thayer (1968) is an Icelandic artist working with computers and the Internet. He graduated from the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1999 with a background in mixed-media. His work has been exhibited widely at festivals and group shows such as Nordic Interactive in Copenhagen, Transmediale in Berlin, The Boston CyberArts Festival, Hipersonica/File in Sao Paulo and PixxelPoint in Slovenia. In 2004 he organized the Trans-Cultural Mapping: Iceland Inside and Out workshop in
locative media for Lorna, The Icelandic Organization for Electronic Arts, of which he is an active member. He is currently pursuing his MFA at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec.
details and directions and map:
http://pace.edu/digitalgallery
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More Fog Rolls in
Some images from the last of the fog fakery this week, and my last hikes (for now) through the woods surrounding Dufftown. Four more sleeps till Brooklyn…
The Fog
Starting new work, which I’ve been wanting to shoot for ages. Just worked out the details, locations, and the weather is finally (on April 4th) warm enough to linger outside without full Arctic gear. Here are some stills from the footage of two days filming.
The Fog…
New drawing… snapshots…
I completed a drawing this week that features all the ghostly masked figures in Valley of the Deer. Yet to be titled and photographed properly. These are studio details…
Drawing is 88″ X 29.5″ or 224cm X 75cm.
The Hatch – Production
On location on The Cabrach, Morayshire, Scotland
Test shots, The Hatch, 2 channel video
Test shots, The Hatch, 2 channel video
Valley of the Deer Documentary on CBC’s IDEAS with Paul Kennedy… January 25th
Paul Kennedy captures audio on location, Rothimay, Scotland
Tune in January 25th or download the podcast later!
VALLEY OF THE DEER
“Canadian video artist Jillian McDonald spent much of the past year as ‘artist in residence’ at Glenfiddich Distillery, in the highlands of Scotland. As a Burns’ Night tribute to both Art and Whisky, IDEAS host Paul Kennedy visits her in Dufftown, and watches while she makes single-malted art.”
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