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About Peter Freund

Peter Freund's scholarship encompasses three areas of activity: artistic production and exhibition; critical research, writing and presentations; and curatorial practice.

Sabbatical (2018-19):
• Resident Researcher, Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art - MACBA (Barcelona, Spain)
• Artist in Residence, Werner Thöni Artspace (Barcelona, Spain)
• Visiting Artist, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Barcelona

ACTIVE SCHOLARLY PROJECTS:

Lost Grids, a "conceptual machine" built from an artistic misuse of digital code, is utilized to produce various results ranging from prints and books to video installations and performance-based work. For more information, please visit Lost Grids.

Retracted Cinema is a program of algorithmic films curated by Peter Freund and will screen in September 2020 at XCèntric, Barcelona Centre for Contemporary Culture (CCCB), Spain. For more information, please visit Retracted Cinema (CCCB). The publication of an article in which Freund conceptualizes the Retracted Cinema project is forthcoming in the experimental film journal, Found Footage Magazine.

The Art of Retraction, the forthcoming November 2020 issue of A*Desk: Journal of Critical Thinking in five installments including twenty contributions from artists and writers, was guest-edited/curated by Peter Freund.

Positions

July 2015 - Present Professor, Saint Mary's College of California
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2007 - Present Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Art and Art History
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2007 - Present Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ School of Liberal Arts
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July 2014 - June 2017 Department Chair, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Art and Art History
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July 2010 - June 2015 Associate Professor, Saint Mary's College of California
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July 2008 - June 2011 Department Chair, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Art and Art History
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July 2007 - June 2010 Assistant Professor, Saint Mary's College of California
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2019 - Present Visiting Artist, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Barcelona
2018 - 2019 Resident Researcher, Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art - MACBA (Barcelona, Spain)
2018 - 2019 Artist in Residence, Werner Thöni Artspace (Barcelona, Spain)
2008 - 2015 Member, University Film and Video Association
2012 - 2012 Visiting Artist/Scholar, Hong Kong Society of Psychoanalysis
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Honors and Awards

  • 2016-17 Faculty Research Grant, IRAN|USA, art exhibition catalog production

Courses

  • Seminar in Art Theory (ATC 180)
  • Art Criticism (ATC 117)
  • Art Theory (ATC 80)
  • Digital Art (ART 55)
  • Experimental Film/Video (ART 155)

Education

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BA, Magna cum laude, University of California - Berkeley
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PhD, MA (Dissertation: poetics of image-word problem), SUNY University at Buffalo
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Additional coursework, American University in Cairo
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Additional coursework, Cambridge University, United Kingdom
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Links

Selected Group Shows (16)

Selected Solo Shows (3)

Acquisitions (7)