Hubbard & Birchler
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Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler (born 1962) are an American team of artists who make short films and photographs about the narrative of time and space. As life partners, Hubbard and Birchler both live and work in Austin, Texas
.
Both received MFAs from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Canada. They were showcased in the PBS
series titled "Art21
".
Hubbard was born in Dublin, Ireland, and Birchler was born in Baden, Switzerland
. Their work has been exhibited at Whitney Museum of American Art
at Altria, New York; Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela
; Museum of Contemporary Art, Berlin; Foundation for Photography, Amsterdam; Center for Photography, Salamanca; Venice Biennale
(1999); and National Gallery, Prague.
Hubbard is currently a Professor of Art in the department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Austin.
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
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Both received MFAs from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Canada. They were showcased in the PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
series titled "Art21
Art21
Art:21 - Art in the 21st Century is a PBS series, educational resource, archive, and history of contemporary art. It premiered in 2001, and is now broadcast in over 50 countries worldwide. Premiering a new season every two years, Art:21 is the only series on United States television to focus...
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Hubbard was born in Dublin, Ireland, and Birchler was born in Baden, Switzerland
Baden, Switzerland
Baden is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau, on the west bank of the river Limmat, located in the Limmat Valley , northwest of Zürich. It is the seat of the district of Baden...
. Their work has been exhibited at Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
at Altria, New York; Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...
; Museum of Contemporary Art, Berlin; Foundation for Photography, Amsterdam; Center for Photography, Salamanca; Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
(1999); and National Gallery, Prague.
Hubbard is currently a Professor of Art in the department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Austin.
External links
- http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/hubbardbirchler/index.html
- http://www.hubbardbirchler.net/
- http://www.tanyabonakdargallery.com/artist.php?art_name=Hubbard/Birchler