Harpo Foundation 2022 grant recipient, Stephanie J. Woods
Congratulations to the Harpo Foundation 2022 grant recipient, Interdisciplinary instructor, Stephanie J. Woods!!
Stephanie Woods’ work fuses a relationship between fiber and digital technology to examine performative behavior and the cognitive effects of forced cultural assimilation. Her research surveys the psychological impact of intergenerational trauma, the politicization of afro hair, and unravels the everyday coping devices and affirmations we establish to survive. In addition to fiber, Woods further explores these concepts by employing photography, video, sculpture. and community-engaged projects in her practice.
She is passionate about interdisciplinary approaches and material language. Material language plays an essential part in her visual language, such as the use of hair weave, afro hair, Carolina red clay, sweet tea, and much more. Woods’ use of material language combined with iconography examines domestic spaces and alternative realities that reference Black culture and her experiences growing up in the American South.
From Merce Cunningham to Creative Computation: Media Artist Sarah Bennett-Davidson Shares Her Journey
Sarah Bennet-Davidson is a media-based artist in New Mexico. She is currently a graduate student here at The University of New Mexico, enrolled in the MFA program in Electronic Art & Technology, and has been taking vvvv classes with The NODE Institute since 2022.
New Devised Theatre Work Explores Voting and Democracy Amidst Post-Election Fallout
The University of New Mexico Department of Theatre and Dance invites audiences to Voice Vote, a brand-new devised theatre piece that investigates the themes of voting and democracy through the perspectives of university students. Created collaboratively with the cast,...
KOAT 7 Spotlights Film & Digital Arts Assistant Professor Ramona Emerson
KOAT Channel 7 Journalist and News Anchor, Royale Da recently spotlighted UNM Film & Digital Arts Assistant Professor Ramona Emerson, as part of Native American Heritage month, highlighting Indigenous voices. The feature covers the release of Emerson’s new...