Hillerbrand and Magsamen received MFAs from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Their work has been included in group exhibitions and screenings nationally and internationally including solo exhibitions at the Butler Institute of American Art and the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia. Their work has been in group exhibitions/screenings at LA Freewaves Film and Video Festival, SF Camerawork, Houston Center for Photography, the Boston Center for the Arts and the Ann Arbor Film Festival. They have been awarded residencies from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and Experimental Television Center, as well grants from Ohio Arts Council and Houston Arts Alliance, and a Carol Crow Fellowship from the Houston Center for Photography.
Mary Magsamen’s past exhibitions include shows at Momenta Art, Anna Kustera Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, and White Columns. In addition, she has been awarded a residency from the Longwood Cyber Residency Program and a Finishing Fund from Experimental Television Center. Mary is the Curator of the Aurora Picture Show.
Stephan Hillerbrand’s exhibitions include Nexus Contemporary Art in Atlanta, Artspace in New Haven and the Mississippi Museum of Art. Hillerbrand is a National Endowment for the Arts and Art Matters Grant recipient and a MacDowell Colony Fellow. He was a Fulbright Fellow for the German Technology and Education seminar and also received a second Fulbright Fellowship in 2006 to do research in Berlin. Stephan is an Assistant Professor in the Photo/Digital Media Program at the University of Houston.
