- Eileen Maxson
Eileen Maxson (b. 1980, New York) is a video and installation artist based in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania .Maxson studied at the
University of Houston graduating with a BFA inPhoto /Digital Media in 2002. She received her MFA fromCarnegie Mellon University in May 2008.Maxson's works have screened at venues such as the
New York Underground Film Festival and Portland Documentary andExperimental Film Festivals, Ocularis inBrooklyn , and Cinematexas InternationalFilm Festival among others. She is also the first recipient of the Arthouse Texas Prize.Texas Prize
In 2005 Maxson was named as a finalist for the inaugural "Texas Prize", a $30,000 art prize established by the
Austin, Texas non-profit Arthouse [ [http://www.arthousetexas.org/index.php?_page=load_page&_action=load&_id=153 arthouse | 2005 finalists ] ] and the largest art prize in the region at the time. Maxson was awarded the prize in a ceremony presided over by formerTexas Governor Ann Richards . [ [http://www.e-flux.com/shows/view/2366 Eileen Maxson named recipient of inaugural Arthouse Texas Prize 2005 / e-flux ] ]In 2006 Maxson was called "...a transmedia
Cindy Sherman for theMySpace generation..." by New YorkVillage Voice media critic Ed Halter. [ [http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0610,halter,72414,15.html village voice > nyclife > Spring Arts: Vision Quest by Ed Halter ] ] Halter had previously named her to a "sweet 16" list of experimental film and video, 2003. [ [http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/oldwww/take/five/experimental.php Village Voice: Take 5 - 2003 Film Poll ] ]External links
* [http://www.eileenmaxson.com/index.html Artist's Website]
* [http://www.arthousetexas.org/index.php?_page=load_page&_id=EILEEN Biography]
* [http://artlies.org/article.php?id=1507&issue=55&s=0 Faux Interview before 2007 Texas Prize]
* [http://www.fluentcollab.org/mbg/issue85.htm Interview with the artist]References
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