Deborah Stratman

Deborah Stratman is a Chicagobased artist and filmmaker interested in landscapes and systems Her films rather than telling stories pose a series of problems and through their at times ambiguous nature allow for a complicated reading of the questions being asked Much of her work points to the relationships between physical environments and the very human struggles for power and control that are played out on the land Most recently they have questioned elemental historical narratives about faith freedom sonic subterfuge expansionism and the paranormal Stratman works in multiple mediums including sculpture photography drawing and audio She has exhibited internationally at venues including the Whitney Biennial MoMA NY the Pompidou Hammer Museum Witte de With Walker Art Center Yerba Buena Center and has done sitespecific projects with the Center for Land Use Interpretation Temporary Services Mercer Union Toronto Blaffer Gallery Houston Klondike Institute of Art Culture Yukon and Ballroom Gallery Marfa Stratmans films have been featured at numerous international festivals including Sundance the Viennale Full Frame Ann Arbor Oberhausen and Rotterdam She is the recipient of Fulbright and Guggenheim fellowships a Creative Capital award and she currently teaches at the University of Illinois at Chicago