Judith S. DONATH

New Media researcher, Curator, Artist

American
Lives and works in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

	Ph.D. Media Arts and Sciences, MIT Media Laboratory, Cambrdige, 1996
	M.S., Visual Studies, MIT Media Laboratory,Cambridge, 1986
	Film Studies, New York University, 1982, 1985
	B.A., History, cum laude, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1983 Current position: Research Scientist, MIT Media Lab

Selected Professional Positions:

	Visiting Researcher, Interval Research Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1993
	Design Consultant, Asaca Shibasoku, Tokyo, Japan, 1991
	Multimedia Producer, Advanced Technology Group, Prodigy Interactive Services, White Plains, New York, 　1986 - 1990

Selected On-Line Projects:

Portrait of Amanda, 1996

Portraits in Cyberspace, 1995

A Day in the Life of Cyberspace, 1995

Electric Postcards, 1994

The rise of computers and the emergence of a vast network of communication channels is one of the most significant developments in recent history. For the artist, it brings the ability to transform the relationship between art-work and audience, to explore new vocabularies of interaction and expression, and to create works that grow, change and connect in ways never before possible. These transformations do not, of course, occur overnight -- we are still rooted in the paradigms of traditional expression. I am looking for works which push the boundaries of artistic communication, ones which creatively and intelligently draw from the past and move towards the future.