Beth Warshafsky is a NYC-based artist and teacher working in a variety of practices including video, 2d and 3d animation, photography,
digital print media, drawing and artist’s books.
424 Broome Street, NYC 11301
bskynyc@earthlink.net
Selected Exhibitions
| 2010 |
9th Korea Experimental Arts Festival, Seoul, Korea |
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The BITT Festival, 3Artrang Gallery in Seoul, Korea |
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The Brucennial 2010: Misdeducation, 350 West Broadway, New York, New York |
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Step Across the Border, Kleintheater, Luzern, Switzerland |
| 2008 |
The KU Exhition of International Professors, Seoul, Korea |
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The Mobile Archive Project of The Israel Center for Digital Art, Skuc Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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| 2007 |
The Mobile Archive Project of The Israel Center for Digital Art, Kumstverein, Hamburg,
Germany, WYSA Art Institute, Gdansk, Poland, Galerija Nova, Zagreb, Croatia.
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| 2006 |
The Archive Project, The Israel Center for Digital Art, Holon, Video-Motion |
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Subtropics Experimental Music & Sound Arts Festival – Miami, FL , Iota Visual Music DVD Screening |
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Ohio University Art Galleries, Athens, Ohio, Maternal Metaphors II: Artist, Mothers, Artwork |
| 2005 |
{BAP} Bushwick Arts Project,Video Program – Brooklyn, NY, Group Show- Experimental Video |
| 2004 |
The 16th Brasilian Haical Summit, Camapinas, Brasil, The 2nd International Haiku Image Festival |
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"150 Years Since The Birth of Rimbaud": Event and Group Shows The New York University In London, 291 Gallery, London, Corsico Gallery , London |
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NYC SIGGRAPH 2004: Art Gallery Animation– LOS ANGELES,CA "Anthrodance Variation III", 2D and 3D animation |
| 1996 |
BROADCAST DESIGN ASSOCIATION |
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"8am", an invitational of which 24 designers expressed a particular hour in a day |
| 1993 |
ASIFA EAST Group Show – NY, NY |
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The International Animation & Film Society, NYC, "Shaking Up the New Medium Independent Animators Refine Animation" |
| 1992 |
BARBARA WARWICK GALLERY Group Show– SEATTLE, WA |
| 1991 |
BARBARA WARWICK GALLERY Group Show- SEATTLE, WA |
| 1990 |
ACM SIGGRAPH ’90 - Dallas, TX |
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BROADCAST DESIGN ASSOCIATON - LAS VEGAS, NV "Frames Per Second", A show in video art curated by Dean Winkler |
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NYC SIGGRAPH ’94 – NY, NY |
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IMAGINA ’90 - Paris, France, Emerging Artists Show |
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SOHO 20 & Friends – NY, NY, Group Show |
| 1989 |
ACM SIGGRAPH ’89 Film and Video Show - BOSTON, MA |
| 1984 |
SILVERMINE GUILD SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS – NEW CANAAN, CT "Prints to Drawings" curated show |
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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, TEACHERS COLLEGE – NY, NY "Stageless Dance en Route", camera artist & performer |
Awards, Honors
| 2003 |
Pratt Faculty Development Grant |
| 1991 |
Broadcast Design Association, Best Public Service Announcement, MTV, Artist, Director, Bronze |
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Ohio State University Awards, Excellence in Education, Information & Public Affairs, Nickelodeon, MTV, Artist, Director, “Snip the Rings” |
| 1990 |
Broadcast Design Association, Best Campaign IDS Nickelodeon, MTV, ‘Elephants',Silver |
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Broadcast Design Association, Best Campaign IDS, Bronze |
| 1988 |
FINALIST, CLIO AWARDS Best Promo - Nickelodeon, MTV, Associate Producer, Art Director, Artist |
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FINALIST, CLIO AWARDS Best Promo - WCBS, Associate Producer, Art Director, Artist |
Academic
Experiences
| 1996 - Present |
Adjunct Associate Professor, Pratt Institute – Brooklyn |
| 2000 – 2002 |
Acting Chair, Department of Computer Graphics and Interactive Media(CGIM), Pratt Institute |
| 2005 - Present |
Adjunct Assistant Professor New York University SCPS McGhee – NY, NY |
| 2007 |
Invited Artist, Lecture Pratt at Munson Williams Proctor, AIthica, NY |
| 2002 |
Guest Professor, Students Critiques and Program Development Denmark’s International Study Program |
| 2000 |
Visiting Professor, Parsons School of Design – NY, NY Center for New Design |
| 1982 - 1984 |
Faculty Printmaking & Drawing, Silvermine Guild Center for the Arts – New Canaan, CT, Faculty, Printmaking and Drawing |
| 1979 - 1980 |
Assistant to the Master, Calhoun College |
| 1978 - 1979 |
Research Assistant, Professor Henry Louis Gates |
Videography & Animation
| 2010 |
"THE VISTING TANK" with composer Gerry Hemmingway Video projection behind String Quartet, Kleintheater, Luzern. Switzerland |
| 2006 |
HAIKU:SPRINGS AGAIN (with composer Gerry Hemingway) |
| 2004 |
ANTHRODANCE VARIATION III (Collaboration with Ellen Scott & Gerry Hemingway) |
| 2001 |
JJ: ANOTHER STRANGE (?) BEDFELLOW (Collaboration with Amy Guggenheim) |
| 2000 |
HIATUS, opening animation (A film by Erica Beckman) |
| 1999 |
ITALIAN DIARIES (Collaboration with composer Rich Meltine) |
| 1995 |
W.E.B DuBois, animated sequences (A film by Louis Massiah) |
| 1993 |
THE SALUTE (Collaboration with composer Gerry Hemingway) |
| 1992 |
REGENERATION (Collaboration with composer Gerry Hemingway) |
| 1991 |
SHADOW DANCES (Collaboration with Robert Janz) |
| 1989 |
SHHH! (Collaboration with composer Gerry Hemingway) |
| 1988 |
SPLASH (Collaboration with composer Rich Meltine & editor Joe Seconi) |
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I WAS SMALL (Collaboration with D.R. Miller) |
Related
Experiences
| 1993 - Present |
B-SKY – NY, NY
Principal; conducting business as independent artist, animator, producer and director specializing in video and motion graphics. Clients include Avon, CWC Japan, Children’s Television Workshop, Estée Lauder, HBO, Liz Claiborne, Nickelodeon, Prime Films, Tiffany & Co., WEB DuBois Film Project.
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| 2009 |
College Art Association, Panelist, "Digital Technology in Foundation Studies-If, How and Why" |
| 2005 - 2008 |
Judge for Experimental & Animation,Brooklyn Internaltional Film Festival– Brooklyn, NY |
| 2004 |
Producer, Art Director, SIGGRAPH 2004, Art Show Promo Reel, “Threading Time” |
| 1988 – 1994 |
Art Director, Graphic Designer, Animator, Post-producer, Electric Picture Works – NY, NY |
| 1984 - 1988 |
Graphic Designer, Animator, National Video Center & Reconding Studios – NY, NY |
| 1983 |
RIMYTH MOBILE PRODUCTIONS – PATERSON, NJ Assistant Director |
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THE PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP – NY, NY Community Educator Outreach, Assistant Lithography Teacher |
Education
Columbia University – New York, NY Masters of Fine Art – Printmaking & Painting 1984
Antioch College – Yellow Springs, Ohio, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1975