Katrina del Mar

Film

Del Mar grew up in Wisconsin and New Jersey. Her portraits have been noted for their intensity of character and have been used by music labels (Sony, Polygram, V2), books, and other mediums. As a filmmaker her credits include (as producer/director) Surf Gang, Gang Girls 2000, Non Dairy Creamer and Nothin' Pretty. Her films have invited comparisons to American avant-garde filmmaker Kenneth Anger. Previous work has included music videos that have been accepted to MTV/ Logo Networks: "Bringin Me Down" (2009) and "Brooklyn Girls" (2009) for groups GSX and Hooray for Goodbye respectively. Del Mar's film endeavor entitled Hell on Wheels, Gang Girls Forever was completed in 2009 and released in 2010 at Anthology Film Archives for a sold out premiere screening.

In 2014-2015, del Mar created an ongoing semi-surreal experimental documentary style web series called delMarvelous: A Day in the Life that noted American poet Eileen Myles described as "visual poems from a speedy person". Twenty episodes have been released so far.

Upcoming projects include her first feature narrative film and a documentary film about her father, William P. Campbell, who was an american painter and postal worker.

Other Work

Teaching credits include the University of Arts in Bremen, Germany, where Del Mar conducted the first ever "Queer Trash Feminist Film Workshop," in 2010. In 2012, she presented a series of films and photographs from the Golden Age of Performance Art (1988-2000) with Dona Ann McAdams at Warehouse 9, Copenhagen, Denmark. . .

She is an active singer and guitarist for New York-based punk/ queercore/ no-wave band The Shirtlifters, formed with Craig Flanagin of God is My Co-Pilot, bassist Dan Whalen, drummer Genny Slag, and vocalist Normandy Sherwood. The group recently recorded an album with legendary punk producer Don Fury.

Del Mar also creates zines.

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Selected Awards and Fellowships