Samuael Topiary lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Education

2002   MFA in Film/Video, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
1993   Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, NY, Dramatic Writing Program
1989   B.A. w/ Honors in English, with double major in Art, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
           semester abroad:  Ecole N.S. des Arts Decoratifs & La Sorbonne, Paris, France

Selected Screenings/Performances

2009  "MythFits," Radar Reading Series, National Queer Arts Festival, San Francisco, CA.
          "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," Work-in-Progress showing, Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY.  

2008   Radar Series, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA.
          Manhattan Neighboorhood Network Channel 32.

2007  "Closer to Carbon - 17 Films," Theater Artaud, San Francisco, CA.

2006  "The Odyssey," MIX/NYC 2006, 3LD Art & Tech Ctr, New York, NY
          Media Arts Faculty Exhibition, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
          10th London LGFF, London, UK
          Madcat Women's Int'l Film Festival, US Touring Program

2005  "Video Forge," Jessica Murray Projects, New York, NY
          MIX-NY, Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
          “Reel NY,” WNET/ch. 13, metropolitan NY area
          Madcat Women's Int'l Film Festival, San Francisco, CA

2004 "New Kicks," Le Tigre music video - internet & television broadcast
          "Improvised & Otherwise Festival," WAX, Brooklyn, NY
          “Reel NY,” WNET/ch. 13, metropolitan NY area
           “Captured Festival,” Dance Theater Workshop, NY, NY

2003   “Reel NY,” WNET/ch. 13, metropolitan NY area
           SF Int’l LGBT Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
           MIX-NY, Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
           MIX-Brazil, San Paolo, Brazil
          DUTV, ch. 54, metropolitan Philadelphia area

2002   NY Video Festival, Lincoln Center, NY, NY
          Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
          "Women with Vision Festival," Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
          Art in General, New York, NY

2000   The New Festival, New York, NY
           Lesbian Film Festival, Paris, France
           Hamburg Int’l Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany

1999   “Scout,” Thread Waxing Space, New York, NY
           Image + Nation Film Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
          Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Seoul, Korea
          University of Oregon-Eugene, Eugene, OR
          23rd SF Int’l Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, San Francisco, CA

Solo Performance Projects

2007   "Ambush," Technopia hosts, Brooklyn, NY
2006  "Shtudio Show," Technopia hosts, Chez Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY.  
2004   "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," Wadsworth Athenium, Hartford, CT.
2002   “Icarus,” Dixon Place, New York, NY
1999   “Atalanta,” ODC Performance Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
1996   “The Fool,” The Lab, San Francisco, CA
1994   “Crocodile Tears and Spineless Jellyfish,” One Dream Theater, NY, NY.

Selected Group/Collaborative Performances

2003   "Snatchel," Movement Research at Judson Church, New York, NY.
           "See Level," David Dorfman Dance video designer, The Kitchen, New York, NY & Trinity College, Hartford, CT.
           "I Succumb," Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People, video designer, Dance Theater Workshop
2000   Sister Spit Northeast Tour: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
           Amherst College, Amherst, MA
1999   ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA
1997    Sister Spit US Tour: PS122, New York, NY
1994   One Dream Theater, New York, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions

2004   “Inside of Inside,” The Big Ballyhoo, The Lab, SF, CA.
1997   “Cyberstroika,” Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA.
1996   “Traces,” Yerba Buena Arts Center, San Francisco, CA.

Grants, Residencies and Awards

2009   Radar Writer's Residency, Akumal, Mexico.
          Experimental Television Center Residency, Oswego, NY. 
2004   MacDowell Colony Artist Residency, Peterborough, NH.
           Experimental Television Finishing Fund, Newark Valley, NY. 
          ARM Media Fellow, Dance Theater Workshop, New York, NY.
2002   Silver Plaque - Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL.
1998   President's Award - Sustained Contribution, Jon Sims Center, SF.
           Zellerbach Family Fund, Community Arts Distribution Grant.
           AIRspace Artist-in-Residence, Jon Sims Center, SF.
1996   AIRspace Artist-in-Residence, Jon Sims Center, SF.
1994   Lotta M. Crabtree Theatrical Fund, Boston MA.
1993   Lew Wasserman Scholarship & Jean Stein Scholarship, NY, NY.

Bibliography

2001        Co-editor & contributor, Movement Research Journal #23, NY, NY.
1996        Contributor, SF Camerawork Journal, San Francisco, CA.
1994-96   Contributing Arts Editor, SF Bay Times, San Francisco, CA.

Teaching

2004-current  Instructor, Film/Video Dep’t, School of Visual Arts, NY, NY.
2005             Instructor, Super 8 Filmmaking, Media Arts Dep't, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
2003 - 2005   Video Workshops Instructor, Media Lab, Dance Theater Workshop, NY, NY.
2002 - 2003    Instructor, Media Studies Program, New School University, NY, NY
2003              Independent Study Instructor, California College of Art, SF, CA
2000              Teaching Assistant, InterArts Department, Bard College
1998 - 99       Broadcast Equipment & Lab Tech, City College of SF, CA.
1998             Workshop Instructor, BAVC, San Francisco, CA.