Altmann has been active in visual arts for most of her life. Starting in photography she moved on to television, interactive telecommunications and video art. Along the way she has exhibited her work around the world and accumulated a variety of accolades including awards from the American Film Institute and Sony Pictures.
Born and raised in Brazil, she moved to the USA to attend Hampshire College for undergraduate studies in film and video. She went on to receive a Masters of Fine Arts Degree from The San Francisco Art Institute and a Masters in Professional Studies from New York University, where she received the "Interactive Media Pioneer Award."
Along with her single channel installations Altmann works with Andreas Uthoff to create the sculptural elements of the monitors on display. She now divides her time between Berlin and Boston.
contact: altmannart{@]gmail.com ( remove brackets to email)
AWARDS
NYU's Pioneer in Interactive Telecommunications Award, 1994
American Film Institute, Visions of the US, 1988
Marin County Fair and Exposition, 1990
Queen Bee Editors Award, 1989
ACMNE Best Peg Station, 2009
ACM BEST PEG Station 2013, 2011, 2010
NATOA First Place Overall Excellence Public Access Station, 2012
PRESS - The Bedford Citizen, The New York Times, Wired, The SF Chronicle, Upside Magazine, CNN, NBC, HBO, Wall Street Journal, The Prague Post, Associated Press, Time Out NY, Medea Magazine, Silicon Alley, The Bedford Minutemen, On Our Backs, Future Sex, The Examiner TV Host, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Prognosis, TV Week, Matador...
BORN - São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Languages - English, Portuguese, French, German, and Spanish
EDUCATION
1994 - 1996 New York University, New York City, NY - Professional Masters, Interactive Telecommunications
1988 - 1990 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA - Masters of Fine Arts, Video and Performance Art
1981-1985 Hampshire College, Amherst, MA - Bachelor of Arts, Film and Video Major