Hillerbrand Magsamen

Background

Mary Magsamen and Stephan Hillerbrand met at Cranbrook Academy of Art, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where each of them earned a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture (1994). Prior to meeting Mary Magsamen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Sculpture from University of Denver, Denver, Colorado (1991) and Stephan Hillerbrand earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Sculpture from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (1989); a Masters of Arts degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich (Akademie der Bildenden Künste München), Munich, Germany (1992).

Mary Magsamen is currently the curator of Media and Film at the Aurora Picture Show. Stephan Hillerbrand is currently an Associate Professor and Honors College Fellow in the School of Art at the University of Houston.

Bio

The artistic team of Hillerbrand+Magsamen have presented their videos in international film and media festivals including SCOPE Basel, WAND V Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition, New York Underground Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Brooklyn Underground Film Festival, LA Freewaves New Media Art Festival and Currents Media Festival. Their cinematic based installations have been seen in the Everson Museum of Art. Cardiff International Festival of Photography by Ffotogallery, the Hudson River Museum, the Center for Photography at Woodstock, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Blue Sky Gallery and Houston Center for Photography.

Their work has been cited in publications such as The New York Times, Glasstire, The Houston Press, Culture Map and television

Magsamen+Hillerbrand have lectured internationally about their work including, TEDxHouston (2015) the Society for Photographic Education (2013, 2012, 2006); the College Art Association (2009, 2007, 2006); the University Film and Video Association (2006); and the Foundations in Art, Theory and Education (2007, 2005).

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