JoAnn (Jody) Gillerman 

 

Director Biography
JoAnn Gillerman Artist and Professor
JoAnn (Jody) Gillerman creates interdisciplinary work exploring intersections of art, science, culture and technology. As our world moves toward extremes of technology and paradigm shifts that can outstrip ethics and environmental sustainability, her creative art, science and cultural investigations reach across boundaries, creating ecologically aware and globally conscious hybrids, collaborations and alliances. Her intermedia works combine electronic media, computers, video, light and digital imagery to create exhibits/installations, video, immersions, digital imagery and NFT. Her works are in collections, exhibited nationally/internationally in museums, science centers, galleries, public venues, broadcasts and virtually online. Inspired by passion and the temporal nature of natural phenomena, she travels the world producing works that capture change – capturing events often related to total solar eclipses and active volcanic lava flows. Social Practice works explore social change, bioethics, ecology, urban eco-literacy, environmental justice and bringing STEAM (Art/Science/Culture/Tech) experiences and education to underserved disadvantaged communities through Art-Pod/nonprofit. Current works include immersive environments, Virtual Reality, NFT and BioArt with live bioluminescent algae. Professor: California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA., Director: Viper Vertex (Interactive Museum Exhibits), Director/CEO: Art Pod (nonprofit). Education: MFA/Chicago Art Institute, IL, BA/Duke University, NC

Director Statement
My media art works explore experimental often out-of-the-box forms and formats defying categorization, though a commonality within my works is the intersection of art, science, culture and technology. I personally record and create original material used in my works. I use a variety of cameras, varying formats, custom created mounts, on-location field recordings of natural events, animation, and image compositing. A Fine Arts background in varied interdisciplinary media, extensive video processing and synthesis (having built a video synthesizer in the mid-70’s,) and extensive image manipulation and compositing across media, interactive installation and exhibits – I stretch boundaries of the ananlog and digital media arena. My works are often abstract explorations, avant-garde, 360 degree video, virtual reality and immersions combined with more usual forms, experimenting with analog and digital mediums and media itself.