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Kathy BREW

Kathy Brew is an independent videomaker who has worked on a range of media projects, from experimental work to independent documentaries and public television productions. From 1997-2014, she collaborated with her life/work partner, Roberto Guerra (originally from Lima, Peru), working on independent projects related to the arts.
Guerra passed away in January of 2014 and Brew is continuing with the completion of some of their projects.
She served as Guest Curator for Doc Fortnight 2017, 2018 2019 and 2020 at the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA’s annual festival of international nonfiction media that showcases important new discoveries in documentary and highlights the growing ambition and experimentation within the media arts field.
She is on the faculty in the MFA Art Practice Department (low-residency program) at the School of Visual Arts and the Graduate Department of Media Studies and Film at the New School. She has also taught at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), SVA’s MFA Computer Arts department, and the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and for Pratt Manhattan.