Artist Spotlight - Janie Geiser
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Today, I’d like to feature one of my professors and puppet mentors, Janie Geiser. Janie Geiser is an active puppetry performance artist and filmmaker. She was recently recognized by the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Visit Janie’s amazing creations at www.janiegeiser.com/
-Danny Everson, Executive Director - Mermaid Theatre
From the National Gallery of Art - “A multidisciplinary artist whose practice includes performance, film, installation, puppetry, and painting, Janie Geiser, from the School of Theater, CalArts, and internationally recognized films are known for their recontextualization of abandoned images and objects, their embrace of artifice, and sense of suspended time. In this illustrated talk delivered on May 11, 2019, Geiser explores her most recent films and performances with an emphasis on her collaborative processes and methodologies.”
Learn about Janie Geiser’s Work: “‘Ghost Algebra”;