M.R. Petit

Marianne Rodriguez Petit (M.R. Petit) was born in 1964. She is an interactive multi-media artist and educator. She is a Visiting Assistant Professor at New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program. Her work has been exhibited in international festivals and exhibits, including: Siggraph 97 (The Electric Garden); Reinventing The Box (Chicago Art Institute 1997); Montreal International Festival of Cinema & New Media (1997); Espace CD-ROM, DrancyberCulture, (France 1997); New York Exposition of Short Film & Video & Interactive Media (1996); ISEA97 (Chicago) ISEA96 (Netherlands); Thaw '96 - University of Ohio (First Prize), Thaw '97. She has been reviewed in a variety of publications, including: World Art Magazine (7/96), Wired Magazine (5/96) and by Donald Kuspit for the FuturelessFuture Exhibit.

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Marianne is launching another project in: http://transition.turbulence.org/Works/recollecting/

(Marianne R. Petit is newly arrived to Adams and is the creator and animator of this series. She splits her time between Adams and New York where is she is an Associate Arts Professor at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. There she teaches courses in digital media, animation and storytelling in addition to overseeing the assistive technology and social justice curriculum. In addition, she is the co-director of Greylock Arts, a non-commercial arts space located in the Northern Berkshires, dedicated to the intersection between art and technology. Her artwork has appeared internationally in festivals and exhibitions as well as broadcast on the Independent Film Channel).