Debra Broz creates sculptures that twist cultural norms and create new narratives meant to express delight in the uncanny, sentimental, and absurd. Broz grew up in rural Missouri and received her BFA with honors from Maryville University - St. Louis in 2003. Shortly thereafter, she moved to Austin, Texas where she trained as a ceramics restorer and began using ceramic figurines in her art practice. Broz moved to Los Angeles in 2014, and then to Seattle, Washington in 2022. She has shown her work with multiple galleries and museums including the American Museum of Ceramic Art, Austin Museum of Art, and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Her work has been featured in print in Ceramics Monthly, American Craft, and Frankie magazines; in a number of online publications; and in two international surveys of contemporary ceramics. In addition to her art practice, Broz owns a ceramics restoration business; has served as a board member and advisor for art nonprofits in Austin and Los Angeles; and has been involved with several artist-run spaces over the course of her career. She lives in Seattle, Washington Find out more here
Creature and character design in 2D or 3D, digital or analogue. Postproduction and Digital Platforms account specialist. Stereographer. Find out more here
Michael Hansmeyer is an architect and programmer who explores the use of algorithms to generate and fabricate architectural form. His work has been exhibited at museums and venues such as the Museum of Arts and Design New York, Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Martin Gropius Bau Berlin, Design Miami / Basel, and the Gwangju Design Biennale. His designs are featured in the permanent collections of the FRAC Centre and Centre Pompidou. Michael has taught architecture as a visiting professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and at Southeast University in Nanjing, and as a lecturer at the CAAD group of ETH Zurich. He previously worked for Herzog & de Meuron architects, as well as in the financial and consulting industries. Michael holds a Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University. Find out more here
