Maureen Selwood

Maureen Selwood is a filmmaker artist who works with visual art, digital media, installation, and performance. A pioneer in the field of independent experimental animation, Selwood has both charted new territory for women artists, and reframed conventional notions of women as objects of desire in art history. Rooted aesthetically in film noir, dada and surrealism her work explores carnivals, festivals, and religious rites as celebrations and showcases for the imaginary. After graduating with her MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Selwood found herself at the center of a burgeoning new s…