Rachel Mayeri

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Racheli Mayeri (born 1969 in Berkeley, California) is an American contemporary artist. [1]

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Life

Mayeri was born in 1969 in Berkeley, California. [2] Mayeri received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego. [3] She lives in Los Angeles [4] where she is a full professor of Media Studies at Harvey Mudd College. [2] [5] [6]

Berkeley, California City in California, United States

Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emeryville to the south and the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington to the north. Its eastern border with Contra Costa County generally follows the ridge of the Berkeley Hills. The 2010 census recorded a population of 112,580.

A Master of Fine Arts is a creative degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts administration. It is a graduate degree that typically requires two to three years of postgraduate study after a bachelor's degree, though the term of study varies by country or university. The MFA is a terminal degree. Coursework is primarily of an applied or performing nature with the program often culminating in a major work or performance. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Master of Fine Arts was the University of Iowa in 1940.

University of California, San Diego public university in San Diego, California, United States

The University of California, San Diego is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, in the United States. The university occupies 2,141 acres (866 ha) near the coast of the Pacific Ocean, with the main campus resting on approximately 1,152 acres (466 ha). Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego is the seventh-oldest of the 10 University of California campuses and offers over 200 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, enrolling approximately 30,000 undergraduate and 8,500 graduate students.

Work

Mayeri is known for her artworks involving chimpanzees. [7] Her 2011 work Primate Cinema:Apes as Family, billed as "the first film made for chimps", [8] was made in collaboration with the Edinburgh Zoo. [9] [10] [11] The piece was selected for screening at the Berlinale film festival and the 2013 Sundance film festival. [12]

Edinburgh Zoo zoo in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh Zoo, formerly the Scottish National Zoological Park, is an 82-acre (33 ha) non-profit zoological park in Corstorphine, a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The land lies on the south facing slopes of Corstorphine Hill, from which it provides extensive views of the city. Built in 1913, and owned by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, it receives over 600,000 visitors a year, which makes it Scotland's second most popular paid-for tourist attraction, after Edinburgh Castle. As well as catering to tourists and locals, the zoo is involved in many scientific pursuits, such as captive breeding of endangered animals, researching into animal behaviour, and active participation in various conservation programs around the world.

Awards

Mayeri received an honourable mention at the 2011 Prix Ars Electronica. [13]

Prix Ars Electronica one of the most important yearly prizes in the field of electronic and interactive art, computer animation, digital culture and music

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References

  1. ↑ Hart, Hugh. "When Making Apes Into Movie Stars, It's All in the Eyes". Wired Magazine. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Rachel Mayeri Born 1969 - Berkeley, CA". Chicago Video Data Bank. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Alumna Rachel Mayeri: 'Primate Cinema and The Nonhuman Demographic'". University of California San Diego. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rachel Mayeri". Aspect: The Chronicle of New Media Art. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mayeri Promoted to Full Professor". Harvey Mudd College. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Great Ape Cinema: Guided tour with expert Rachel Mayeri". Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Enabling: The Work of Minimaforms. Architectural Association. 2010. ISBN   978-1-902902-86-9.
  8. ↑ Hooper, Rowan. "Apes as Family: the first film made for chimps". New Scientist. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Masters, Tim. "Rise of the Apes movie holds up mirror to humanity". BBC. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ↑ DeBatty, Regine. "Primate Cinema: Apes as Family at The Arts Catalyst". We Make Money Not Art. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Ford, Roy. "Edinburgh exhibitions: Rachel Mayeri: Primate Cinema – Apes as Family". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "2013 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program". Sundance Film Festival. Sundance Institute. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Rachel Mayeri". Creative Capital. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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