Jim Dawson is a NYC based sound and video artist. His artistic process grew out of his collaborative experiences in theater and dance. Jim honed his ability to capture and communicate movement through video during his tenure with the Trisha Brown Company. Rehearsing daily with The Wooster Group further sharpened his ability to mold sound as a physical material. Constant collaborative experimentation with groups such as the Collapsable Giraffe and Door 10 provided Jim with the environment to distill disparate sources into layered entities.
Dawson’s has had solo art shows at the (Future) Chocolate Factory and Ghost Gallery LA. His sound art collaborations, Find Me and Lighthouse, with Christina Campanella were shown at Harvestworks, The New York Electronic Arts Festival, The Red Door and HERE Art Center. As a sound designer, Dawson worked with The Wooster Group, Trisha Brown Dance Company, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Jay Scheib, Cynthia Hopkins, The Collapsable Giraffe, The Cohn Brothers, Henry Threadgill, Jim Findlay, Findlay/Sandsmark, Door 10, Jean Butler, Deganit Shemy, and Jon Kinzel.
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