Jody Lafond (born 1956) is an American video artist and documentary
filmmaker, and a co-founder of the Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art
Center in Buffalo, NY. Lafond began producing work in the 1980s, and
from 1990-91 was the producer of Artwaves, a weekly public-access
cable television program in Buffalo. Her works have been shown in
Canada and the United States. Two career retrospectives of her video
work have been held at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, one in 1994
and one in 2001.During the winter of 1979, Lafond and her friend Susan
Clements attended a performance by the art duo the Kipper Kids. This
was her first exposure to performance art.Lafond received a BA in
History from the University at Buffalo in 1986, where a film course
started an interest in video and filmmaking. Subsequently, she
completed an MAH in Media Studies & Theater from the University at
Buffalo.Lafond and others active in Buffalo in the 1980s and 1990s
often addressed issues of freedom of speech, human rights, and access
to media. Lafond's work often focuses on relationships between men and
women.
filmmaker, and a co-founder of the Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art
Center in Buffalo, NY. Lafond began producing work in the 1980s, and
from 1990-91 was the producer of Artwaves, a weekly public-access
cable television program in Buffalo. Her works have been shown in
Canada and the United States. Two career retrospectives of her video
work have been held at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, one in 1994
and one in 2001.During the winter of 1979, Lafond and her friend Susan
Clements attended a performance by the art duo the Kipper Kids. This
was her first exposure to performance art.Lafond received a BA in
History from the University at Buffalo in 1986, where a film course
started an interest in video and filmmaking. Subsequently, she
completed an MAH in Media Studies & Theater from the University at
Buffalo.Lafond and others active in Buffalo in the 1980s and 1990s
often addressed issues of freedom of speech, human rights, and access
to media. Lafond's work often focuses on relationships between men and
women.
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