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Leonardo Electronic Directory
Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Leonardo/ISAST Advisory Board Member
| Lynn Hershman-Leeson 1201 California St., #302 San Francisco CA 94109 U.S.A. E-mail: lynn2@well.com |
Lynn Hershman-Leeson is an artist, filmmaker,
educator and author. She has worked in photography, video and
electronic sculpture. Her 53 videotapes and 7 interactive
installations have garnered many international awards, including
First Prize Vigo Spain and First Prize Crystal Trophy, Montbelliard,
France. Her first feature film, "Conceiving Ada," starring
Tilda Swinton, Karen Black and Timothy Leary, was shown at many film
festivals worldwide and received the award of "Outstanding
Achievement in Drama" from the Festival of Electronic Cinema in
Japan, as well as the Iomega Award for Technical Innovation due to
the pioneering digital processes used to create virtual sets for this
film. Hershman-Leeson's work is in numerous collections, including
the Museum of Modern Art (N.Y.), The National Gallery of Canada, DG
Bank Frankfurt, The Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), The University
Art Museum (Berkeley) and the Hess Collection . She is the author of
"CLICKING IN, HOTLINKS TO A DIGITAL CULTURE," published in
1996 by Bay Press.
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