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Artist Statement
I’ve always been interested in fictional forms as a way to add light and color to what real life offers, having been raised in working class towns and soulless suburbs, where religion and sports-driven, bland shopping-mall culture conspired to ram misogynist, homophobic, homogenous ideals down my throat. In that real world I felt ready to burst or commit suicide.
I rejected these American norms from early youth, I lost myself in books and movies, narrated my action to myself in the third person, I dreamed and dreamed until I found drugs and finally came to New York City to live the life of an artist.
Like Nan Goldin (my boss for a couple of years), I jumped inside a circle of artists, crazies, and queers, and sought to revere them with intimate rough trade portraits; but where I broke off from the documentarian, I sought also to recreate myths, like casting Kembra Pfahler as a Surfer Selkie, the lost sister who breaks my heart and then returns to save me. I cast my girlfriends as gang girls, in leather and muscle cars. In the same vein as Henry Darger’s Vivian Girls, my armies of girls “in coordinated outfits” are ready to do battle for what they believe in: freedom, new turf, glitter, a good wave, a good ride, their girl gang, their favorite dog. These girls like animals better than people.
Mastering the crash-through viaduct of self-expression, out of scant time, barely above the poverty level, while managing addictions, my friends come with me on fantastical voyages. We aren’t the hopeless teen speed freaks of Larry Clark’s Tulsa, we have pills to manage the violence, a duct-taped suitcase in an apartment the size of a trailer, a streak of cruelty and a healthy sense of the bizarre.
I make films that are unselfconsciously queer, unapologetically feminist; riotous and robustly unkempt; produced in the style I know best: guerilla style. Shot on shoestring budgets with quickly sketched storyboards and improvised scenes they are propelled solely on love for filmmaking. These films are, to me, lifelines. They are also deeply political, as I stand reverently entranced by the beauty of feminine power and violence. At the same time, these works are necessarily humorous, with a knowing nod to B-Movies of the ‘50’s 60’ & 70’s.
I present still images and the portraits that both come from and inform these films, my Gangs of New York, my Tough Girls.
I’ve always been interested in fictional forms as a way to add light and color to what real life offers, having been raised in working class towns and soulless suburbs, where religion and sports-driven, bland shopping-mall culture conspired to ram misogynist, homophobic, homogenous ideals down my throat. In that real world I felt ready to burst or commit suicide.
I rejected these American norms from early youth, I lost myself in books and movies, narrated my action to myself in the third person, I dreamed and dreamed until I found drugs and finally came to New York City to live the life of an artist.
Like Nan Goldin (my boss for a couple of years), I jumped inside a circle of artists, crazies, and queers, and sought to revere them with intimate rough trade portraits; but where I broke off from the documentarian, I sought also to recreate myths, like casting Kembra Pfahler as a Surfer Selkie, the lost sister who breaks my heart and then returns to save me. I cast my girlfriends as gang girls, in leather and muscle cars. In the same vein as Henry Darger’s Vivian Girls, my armies of girls “in coordinated outfits” are ready to do battle for what they believe in: freedom, new turf, glitter, a good wave, a good ride, their girl gang, their favorite dog. These girls like animals better than people.
Mastering the crash-through viaduct of self-expression, out of scant time, barely above the poverty level, while managing addictions, my friends come with me on fantastical voyages. We aren’t the hopeless teen speed freaks of Larry Clark’s Tulsa, we have pills to manage the violence, a duct-taped suitcase in an apartment the size of a trailer, a streak of cruelty and a healthy sense of the bizarre.
I make films that are unselfconsciously queer, unapologetically feminist; riotous and robustly unkempt; produced in the style I know best: guerilla style. Shot on shoestring budgets with quickly sketched storyboards and improvised scenes they are propelled solely on love for filmmaking. These films are, to me, lifelines. They are also deeply political, as I stand reverently entranced by the beauty of feminine power and violence. At the same time, these works are necessarily humorous, with a knowing nod to B-Movies of the ‘50’s 60’ & 70’s.
I present still images and the portraits that both come from and inform these films, my Gangs of New York, my Tough Girls.
CV
Katrina del Mar
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION:
New York University. New York, New York.
International Center of Photography. New York, New York.
Palm Beach Photo Workshops. Delray Beach, Florida.
AWARDS and FELLOWSHIPS:
Winner, Best Experimental Film, Planet Out Short Movie Awards 2006
Change Inc. / The Rauschenberg Grant, 2006
Concordia Foundation Grant, 2006
Elephant Rock Foundation Grant 2005
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship in Video 2004
SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS:
2010 “Gangs of New York” Wrong Weather Gallery Porto, Portugal
2010 “Girl Gang Trilogy” Anthology Film Archives, New York NY
2009 “Katrina del Mar Retrospective” Red Rattler, Sydney Australia
2009 “Movie Mayhem” Cherry Bomb Comics, Auckland, NZ
2009 “Movie Mayhem” Gene Frankel Theatre, New York, NY
2007 “Movie Mayhem” Pioneer Theater, New York, NY
2003 “Ruff Trade” Miami Light Project, Miami, FL.
2001 “American Toughie” Intermedia Arts , Minneapolis, MN.
2000 “American Toughie and Gang Girls 2000” Photo /Film Installation. Spa, New York NY.
1999 “American Toughie” Photo and Film Installation. Clit Club, New York, NY.
1999 “American Toughie” Photo and Film Installation. Lust for Life, New York, NY.
1998 “Pseudo Kin” P.S. 122, New York, NY.
1998 “Chicks Trash and Rock & Roll” Photo Installation. Squeezebox, New York, NY.
1997 “Sweating Gasoline and Looking for a Match” Photo Installation, Clit Club, New York, NY.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2007 “If Everyone Had an Ocean/Nouvelles Vagues” film series, CAPC Museum, Bordeaux, France
2007 “Womanizer” film series Deitch Projects, New York, NY.
2006 “The Process IV” BINZ 39, Zurich, Switzerland.
2004 “Mermaids” Barthelemy Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2003 “Gen Art Miami” PT Studios, Soho Lounge & Oxygen, Miami, FL.
2002 “A Star is Born - Kembra Pfahler” American Fine Arts Co. New York, NY
2001 “Stimulata” University of Cardiff, Wales.
1999 “Illusion Delusion Denial” 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, NY.
1998 “Night of 100 Girls” Untitled warehouse space, New York, NY.
1996 “Tattoo” Studio Museum of Staten Island, New York, NY.
1996 “Picture This” CB’s 313 Gallery, New York, NY.
1994 Untitled Group Show. Underground, West Palm Beach, FL.
1991 “Censorship in the Arts” University of Wisconsin, Madison.
1989 “Avantgarde-Arama” Performance Space 122, New York, NY.
1989 Untitled Program. State University of New York at Purchase.
COLLECTIONS:
Carol Coombes, Miami FL
Cindy Brown, Miami, FL
Erotic Museum in Barcelona, Spain.
Sacred Body Arts, New York Body Archive
Zandl Collection, New York, NY.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
2008 Nerve: The First Ten Years. Published by Chronicle Books
2006 Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents. By Nicholas Ganz Published by Harry Abrams, Inc
2000 The New Nude. edited by Genevieve Field of Nerve. published by Chronicle Books.
1997 Who Touched my Monkey? by Ducky DooLittle. Plushtoy/Night & Day.
1997 Totem of the Depraved. by Nick Zedd. 2.13.61 Publications.
1989-2000 Plushtoy Picture Book. Self Published series.
SELECTED PRESS PROFILES:
2010 Curve Magazine “Ladies, Start Your Engines” sidebar feature profile April 2010
2009 Time Out New York “Movie Spars” full page Feature Article Oct 1-7 2009 Issue 731
2009 Cherrie “Gang Girl” Sydney, Australia Cover Story Feature Interview/Article Apr 2009 Issue 019
2008 Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_del_Mar
2006 The San Diego Weekly Reader “Riding the Big Apple’s Little Waves” Cover Story vol. 35 no. 7
2006 LOTL “The Eyes of Katrina del Mar” Sydney, Australia full page Feature article issue 201 vol. 17 no. 9
1998 Time Out New York “Girls on the Side” full page Feature Article Feb 26-Mar 5 1998 Issue 127
SELECTED FILM FESTIVALS:
NewFest, New York, New York.
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Frameline, San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Feminale International Womens Film Festival, Cologne, Germany.
Chicago Underground Film Festival
MIX NYC Experimental Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Image and Nation Film Festival, Montreal, Quebec.
Out Takes Film Fest, New Zealand.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Creative Director
Katrina del Mar Photography, New York, 1990-Present
Freelance Photography: Portrait, Fashion, Entertainment, Art and Stock photography.
Worldwide Syndication, Portfolio is available for review
Clients include: Sony Music, Island Records, Polygram, V2 Records, London Records, Time Out New York, People Magazine, Mademoiselle, Bust magazine, and the NYPost. Photonica/Getty, Globe Photo/IPOL & Liaison Agencies
Editor, Freelance
Number Six Editorial / Sapient Nitro 2010
Conde Nast “Deeper Connection” Producer, Laura Kirby
FootLocker “Sneaker Enthusiast” Producer, Jim Frame
Producer/Director
“Hell on Wheels; Gang Girls Forever” 2010 Short Film. Created, co-wrote, developed screenplay, produced, directed, and edited upcoming independent film. Grant writing, online marketing, still photography and package design.
“Brooklyn Girls” 2009 Music Video for Hooray for Goodbye, aired on Click List Top Ten, NewNowNext on Logo MTV Networks and HereTV!
“Bringin’ Me Down” 2009 Music Video for GSX, featured Top Ten Click List 5 consecutive weeks aired on NewNowNext on Logo MTV Networks and programmed on Pay Cable HereTV!
“I Got What I Came For” 2008 Music Video for GSX, Programmed multiple times on NewNowNext with feature interview / Click List Top Ten 3 consecutive weeks on Logo MTV Networks
“Do You Have a Lover” 2007 Music Video for Sandra Grace, Click List Top Ten on Logo MTV Networks /Top linked video on You Tube
“A Beautiful Death” 2006 Screened at the Pioneer Theater, Frameline Film Festival, Mix Film Festival NYC, Torino GLBT Film Fest, Turin Italy
“SURF GANG”, “Nothin’ Pretty,” GANG GIRLS 2000. 1999-2006 Developed screenplays, produced, directed, and edited acclaimed/award winning independent films. Grant writing, worldwide film festival distribution, online marketing, still photography and package design.
Studio Manager
Nan Goldin Studio, New York. Oct 2006-Dec 2008
Worked closely with the artist to manage and administrate all functions of the studio.
-Coordinated first ever digital conversion “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” slide show for the Tate Modern Museum in London; coordinated conversion to hi definition digital files from over 900 analog slide sources.
-Coordinated and assisted artist on creating new versions of “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” slide show for the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.
-Facilitated the production of a major retrospective black and white show at Matthew Marks Gallery in New York City.
-Assisted in the editing of “The Beautiful Smile, ” a book published by Steidl in conjunction with the Hasselblad Award 2007 in Goteborg, Sweden. Coordinated meetings with publisher, artist, editors and Hasselblad Center staff, researched archives in concert with editors and artist, prepared prints for book edit from both analog & digital files.
-Produced and assisted on commercial photo shoots for New York Times Magazine, GQ & Kid’s Wear Magazine.
-Responsible for all aspects of inventory management including sales, reproduction requests from publishers and museums, gallery and commercial relations, commissions, and special projects.
-Studio responsibilities include interfacing with curators, gallerists and museum directors, managing an extensive archive and ordering editioned prints for galleries; handling correspondence; scheduling appointments and overseeing all travel arrangements; creating invoices, budgets; managing studio personnel.
Freelance Darkroom Printer January 01 - 2006
Igloo Colour, The Small Dark Room, Bond Street Print Lab and Fleshtone Miami
Custom color prints, contacts, exhibition prints.
Scenic Painter / Art Department Assistant / Production Assistant 1997-2006
Assisted Production Designers with props, scenic painting, set building, driving and set dressing for music videos, industrials and television shows for production companies including Woo Art International, Remote Productions (Viacom),Damage Studios, Ohayo and Comedy Central.
Web Producer, September 00-December 00
PAPERMAG daily lifestyle magazine. Created Graphics, maintained site.
Producer / Director, August 99-May 00
MinxTV and Minx Daily Women’s interest entertainment variety program on Pseudo Programs Internet Television. Produced, booked guests, wrote scripts, Wrote show descriptions, came up with topical show themes, created graphics, blocked and Directed weekly half-hour talk and variety show on Pseudo.com. Called meetings with production staff and technical crew of 20. Wrote show descriptions in HTML and uploaded to Pseudo website. Produced and shot exterior segments. Including all aspects of field production including research, story outlining, shoot coordination, interviewing, directing talent and crews.
Webmaster, 1996-Present
katrinadelmar.com
Showcase website for photographic and film work. All HTML coding, uploading, content creation, graphics, writing, and gif animation.
Still Photographer
Hell on Wheels Gang Girls Forever 2010 Directed & Produced by Katrina del Mar
Surf Gang, 2002-2006; Directed & Produced by Katrina del Mar
Gang Girls 2000, 1999-2000; Directed & Produced by Katrina del Mar
More Life in a Tramp’s Vest, 1996; Stereophonics Music video for V2 Records.
ABC Manhattan, 1994; Directed by Amir Naderi screened at Cannes Film Festival.
War is Menstrual Envy, 1990; directed by Nick Zedd.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Budget Management, Production.
Photo and Video Editing, Digital Retouching and Compositing, Graphic Design.
Master color and black & white darkroom printer.
Final Cut Pro 7, Avid Xpress DV, Photoshop CS4, Adobe Bridge.
HTML, FilemakerPro, Microsoft Word, Excel
35mm still cameras, medium format cameras and 4x5. Lighting: strobe and tungsten.
Super8mm movie cameras: Canon and Elmo.
Video cameras: Canon XHA1, Canon GL2, and Panasonic DVX 100.
Basic German and French.
Excellent driver, passionate surfer.
Katrina del Mar
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION:
New York University. New York, New York.
International Center of Photography. New York, New York.
Palm Beach Photo Workshops. Delray Beach, Florida.
AWARDS and FELLOWSHIPS:
Winner, Best Experimental Film, Planet Out Short Movie Awards 2006
Change Inc. / The Rauschenberg Grant, 2006
Concordia Foundation Grant, 2006
Elephant Rock Foundation Grant 2005
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship in Video 2004
SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS:
2010 “Gangs of New York” Wrong Weather Gallery Porto, Portugal
2010 “Girl Gang Trilogy” Anthology Film Archives, New York NY
2009 “Katrina del Mar Retrospective” Red Rattler, Sydney Australia
2009 “Movie Mayhem” Cherry Bomb Comics, Auckland, NZ
2009 “Movie Mayhem” Gene Frankel Theatre, New York, NY
2007 “Movie Mayhem” Pioneer Theater, New York, NY
2003 “Ruff Trade” Miami Light Project, Miami, FL.
2001 “American Toughie” Intermedia Arts , Minneapolis, MN.
2000 “American Toughie and Gang Girls 2000” Photo /Film Installation. Spa, New York NY.
1999 “American Toughie” Photo and Film Installation. Clit Club, New York, NY.
1999 “American Toughie” Photo and Film Installation. Lust for Life, New York, NY.
1998 “Pseudo Kin” P.S. 122, New York, NY.
1998 “Chicks Trash and Rock & Roll” Photo Installation. Squeezebox, New York, NY.
1997 “Sweating Gasoline and Looking for a Match” Photo Installation, Clit Club, New York, NY.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2007 “If Everyone Had an Ocean/Nouvelles Vagues” film series, CAPC Museum, Bordeaux, France
2007 “Womanizer” film series Deitch Projects, New York, NY.
2006 “The Process IV” BINZ 39, Zurich, Switzerland.
2004 “Mermaids” Barthelemy Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2003 “Gen Art Miami” PT Studios, Soho Lounge & Oxygen, Miami, FL.
2002 “A Star is Born - Kembra Pfahler” American Fine Arts Co. New York, NY
2001 “Stimulata” University of Cardiff, Wales.
1999 “Illusion Delusion Denial” 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, NY.
1998 “Night of 100 Girls” Untitled warehouse space, New York, NY.
1996 “Tattoo” Studio Museum of Staten Island, New York, NY.
1996 “Picture This” CB’s 313 Gallery, New York, NY.
1994 Untitled Group Show. Underground, West Palm Beach, FL.
1991 “Censorship in the Arts” University of Wisconsin, Madison.
1989 “Avantgarde-Arama” Performance Space 122, New York, NY.
1989 Untitled Program. State University of New York at Purchase.
COLLECTIONS:
Carol Coombes, Miami FL
Cindy Brown, Miami, FL
Erotic Museum in Barcelona, Spain.
Sacred Body Arts, New York Body Archive
Zandl Collection, New York, NY.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
2008 Nerve: The First Ten Years. Published by Chronicle Books
2006 Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents. By Nicholas Ganz Published by Harry Abrams, Inc
2000 The New Nude. edited by Genevieve Field of Nerve. published by Chronicle Books.
1997 Who Touched my Monkey? by Ducky DooLittle. Plushtoy/Night & Day.
1997 Totem of the Depraved. by Nick Zedd. 2.13.61 Publications.
1989-2000 Plushtoy Picture Book. Self Published series.
SELECTED PRESS PROFILES:
2010 Curve Magazine “Ladies, Start Your Engines” sidebar feature profile April 2010
2009 Time Out New York “Movie Spars” full page Feature Article Oct 1-7 2009 Issue 731
2009 Cherrie “Gang Girl” Sydney, Australia Cover Story Feature Interview/Article Apr 2009 Issue 019
2008 Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_del_Mar
2006 The San Diego Weekly Reader “Riding the Big Apple’s Little Waves” Cover Story vol. 35 no. 7
2006 LOTL “The Eyes of Katrina del Mar” Sydney, Australia full page Feature article issue 201 vol. 17 no. 9
1998 Time Out New York “Girls on the Side” full page Feature Article Feb 26-Mar 5 1998 Issue 127
SELECTED FILM FESTIVALS:
NewFest, New York, New York.
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Frameline, San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Feminale International Womens Film Festival, Cologne, Germany.
Chicago Underground Film Festival
MIX NYC Experimental Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Image and Nation Film Festival, Montreal, Quebec.
Out Takes Film Fest, New Zealand.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Creative Director
Katrina del Mar Photography, New York, 1990-Present
Freelance Photography: Portrait, Fashion, Entertainment, Art and Stock photography.
Worldwide Syndication, Portfolio is available for review
Clients include: Sony Music, Island Records, Polygram, V2 Records, London Records, Time Out New York, People Magazine, Mademoiselle, Bust magazine, and the NYPost. Photonica/Getty, Globe Photo/IPOL & Liaison Agencies
Editor, Freelance
Number Six Editorial / Sapient Nitro 2010
Conde Nast “Deeper Connection” Producer, Laura Kirby
FootLocker “Sneaker Enthusiast” Producer, Jim Frame
Producer/Director
“Hell on Wheels; Gang Girls Forever” 2010 Short Film. Created, co-wrote, developed screenplay, produced, directed, and edited upcoming independent film. Grant writing, online marketing, still photography and package design.
“Brooklyn Girls” 2009 Music Video for Hooray for Goodbye, aired on Click List Top Ten, NewNowNext on Logo MTV Networks and HereTV!
“Bringin’ Me Down” 2009 Music Video for GSX, featured Top Ten Click List 5 consecutive weeks aired on NewNowNext on Logo MTV Networks and programmed on Pay Cable HereTV!
“I Got What I Came For” 2008 Music Video for GSX, Programmed multiple times on NewNowNext with feature interview / Click List Top Ten 3 consecutive weeks on Logo MTV Networks
“Do You Have a Lover” 2007 Music Video for Sandra Grace, Click List Top Ten on Logo MTV Networks /Top linked video on You Tube
“A Beautiful Death” 2006 Screened at the Pioneer Theater, Frameline Film Festival, Mix Film Festival NYC, Torino GLBT Film Fest, Turin Italy
“SURF GANG”, “Nothin’ Pretty,” GANG GIRLS 2000. 1999-2006 Developed screenplays, produced, directed, and edited acclaimed/award winning independent films. Grant writing, worldwide film festival distribution, online marketing, still photography and package design.
Studio Manager
Nan Goldin Studio, New York. Oct 2006-Dec 2008
Worked closely with the artist to manage and administrate all functions of the studio.
-Coordinated first ever digital conversion “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” slide show for the Tate Modern Museum in London; coordinated conversion to hi definition digital files from over 900 analog slide sources.
-Coordinated and assisted artist on creating new versions of “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” slide show for the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.
-Facilitated the production of a major retrospective black and white show at Matthew Marks Gallery in New York City.
-Assisted in the editing of “The Beautiful Smile, ” a book published by Steidl in conjunction with the Hasselblad Award 2007 in Goteborg, Sweden. Coordinated meetings with publisher, artist, editors and Hasselblad Center staff, researched archives in concert with editors and artist, prepared prints for book edit from both analog & digital files.
-Produced and assisted on commercial photo shoots for New York Times Magazine, GQ & Kid’s Wear Magazine.
-Responsible for all aspects of inventory management including sales, reproduction requests from publishers and museums, gallery and commercial relations, commissions, and special projects.
-Studio responsibilities include interfacing with curators, gallerists and museum directors, managing an extensive archive and ordering editioned prints for galleries; handling correspondence; scheduling appointments and overseeing all travel arrangements; creating invoices, budgets; managing studio personnel.
Freelance Darkroom Printer January 01 - 2006
Igloo Colour, The Small Dark Room, Bond Street Print Lab and Fleshtone Miami
Custom color prints, contacts, exhibition prints.
Scenic Painter / Art Department Assistant / Production Assistant 1997-2006
Assisted Production Designers with props, scenic painting, set building, driving and set dressing for music videos, industrials and television shows for production companies including Woo Art International, Remote Productions (Viacom),Damage Studios, Ohayo and Comedy Central.
Web Producer, September 00-December 00
PAPERMAG daily lifestyle magazine. Created Graphics, maintained site.
Producer / Director, August 99-May 00
MinxTV and Minx Daily Women’s interest entertainment variety program on Pseudo Programs Internet Television. Produced, booked guests, wrote scripts, Wrote show descriptions, came up with topical show themes, created graphics, blocked and Directed weekly half-hour talk and variety show on Pseudo.com. Called meetings with production staff and technical crew of 20. Wrote show descriptions in HTML and uploaded to Pseudo website. Produced and shot exterior segments. Including all aspects of field production including research, story outlining, shoot coordination, interviewing, directing talent and crews.
Webmaster, 1996-Present
katrinadelmar.com
Showcase website for photographic and film work. All HTML coding, uploading, content creation, graphics, writing, and gif animation.
Still Photographer
Hell on Wheels Gang Girls Forever 2010 Directed & Produced by Katrina del Mar
Surf Gang, 2002-2006; Directed & Produced by Katrina del Mar
Gang Girls 2000, 1999-2000; Directed & Produced by Katrina del Mar
More Life in a Tramp’s Vest, 1996; Stereophonics Music video for V2 Records.
ABC Manhattan, 1994; Directed by Amir Naderi screened at Cannes Film Festival.
War is Menstrual Envy, 1990; directed by Nick Zedd.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Budget Management, Production.
Photo and Video Editing, Digital Retouching and Compositing, Graphic Design.
Master color and black & white darkroom printer.
Final Cut Pro 7, Avid Xpress DV, Photoshop CS4, Adobe Bridge.
HTML, FilemakerPro, Microsoft Word, Excel
35mm still cameras, medium format cameras and 4x5. Lighting: strobe and tungsten.
Super8mm movie cameras: Canon and Elmo.
Video cameras: Canon XHA1, Canon GL2, and Panasonic DVX 100.
Basic German and French.
Excellent driver, passionate surfer.
Viva Ruiz cast as a girl gang member of the girl gang the Ponies, known for extreme violence and collecting and petting cute objects and women. Still image from “Gang Girls Trilogy”Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 40x60”
Shiv & the Rabid Rider: Meredith and Lana portray gang members from the Brooklyn Brakenecks, mean vegans on bikes. Still image from “Hell on Wheels Gang Girls Forever”Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 40x60”
The Famous Blades of Chinatown in a knife fight, Still image from “Gang Girls Trilogy”silver dye bleach print 40x60”
Nicolette on the Roof with Vicious (Pussy Rap)Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 40x60”
Kari Krome & Texas Terri Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 20x24”
Nasty Spoiled PigSilver Halide Polyester C-Print 20x24”
Otter Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 40x30”
Andrea & Ce-LoSilver Halide Polyester C-Print 40x30”
Kembra as Blackie Rockaway, the surf sister who disappeared at sea. Still image from “Surf Gang.”Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 20x24”
The Full Tilts. A Scooter Gang who run the only Roller Disco Betting Parlor in NYC. Still image from “Hell on Wheels Gang Girls Forever”Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 20x24”
Kembra as Blackie Rockaway, NYC surfer selkie who disappears into the ocean. Still image from “Surf Gang.”Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 20x24”
Doña, Cookie & Chiclet in the Nova Still image from “Gang Girls Trilogy.”Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 20x24”
The Slayers.Skateboard gang of homeless queer youths. Still image from “Hell on Wheels Gang Girls Forever”
Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 20x24”
The Sluts of Williamsburg Doña & Knuckles Arrive at HQ Still image from “Gang Girls Trilogy”Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 40x40”
The Rockaway Ruffnecks arrive at their new surf spot. Still image from “Surf Gang” Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 35x40”
Val Desjardins as the Captain. Still image from “Punchin & Cussin”Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 24x20”
Val kissing Vero.Still image from “Punchin & Cussin”
Silver Halide Polyester C-Print 24x20”