Jeanne Liotta

Jeanne Liotta (born 1960) is an American visual artist who is primarily known for her experimental films. She is also currently a professor of film studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College. She lives between New York City and Colorado.

Early life Jeanne Liotta was born in 1960 in Brooklyn, New York. As an undergraduate, she studied theatre at New York University. During her time at NYU Liotta was involved with several collaborative artist groups, including Gargoyle Mechanique, The Living Theatre, and the Alchemical Theatre Company. During that time they also collaborated with the band Circle X, making visuals and films for their performances. The Firefly Cinema stopped operating in 2010.

Many of the artist's works focus on the intersection of art and science. For instance in Observando el cielo (2007) the artist examined our relationship with space, using seven years worth of night-time recordings of the sky. She also produced a series of short films entitled Science's 10 Most Beautiful Experiments. She has said: "Each person has the responsibility or opportunity as a human being to discover what their world is made of and what they think about it - to observe and take notes and reflect upon - that's our jobs as human beings somehow, that's what I feel like I'm doing when I make things. It's just my thinking." Land of Enchantment (1994) International Film Festival Rotterdam (2008) Sharjah Biennial 11 (2013)

Recognition In 2008 Liotta won the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam for her film Observando el cielo.

Public collections Liotta's works can be found in a number of public institutions, including: Museum of Modern Art The Film-Makers' Cooperative