Born 1951 in Queens, New York, USA

Study

1972 BFA in Experimental Studios, Syracuse University

Awards

1984 Polaroid Video Art Award for outstanding achievement, USA
1987 Maya Deren Award, American Film Institute, USA
1989 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Award, USA
1993 Skowhegan Medal (Video Installation), USA
1993 Medienkunstpreis, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, and Siemens Kulturprogramm, Germany
2003 Cultural Leadership Award, American Federal of Arts, USA
2006 NORD/LB Art Prize, Bremen, Germany
2009 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts, MIT, Cambridge, MA
2009 Catalonia International Prize, Barcelona, Spain
2011 Arents Award for Distinguished Alumni, Syracuse University, New York
2011 Praemium Imperiale, the Japan Art Association, Tokyo
2013 National Artist Award, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO
2013 Aurora Award, Aurora Picture Show, Houston, TX