Media and the Moving Image

David Politzer is Associate Professor of Photography and Digital Media (PDM) in the School of Art. He is also the Area Coordinator for PDM. Politzer's work and research interest involve the nexus between consumer technology, nature and social interactions. His solo exhibitions include those at the Museum of Northern Arizona, Artspace (CT), Real Art Ways (CT), Lawndale Art Center, Houston Center for Photography, Galveston Art Center and Western Georgia University. He is the recipient of the 2011 Carol Crow Fellowship from the Houston Center for Photography. Group show and screening venues include Bronx Museum of the Arts, New Mexico Museum of Art, El Paso Museum of Art, the Masur Museum (LA), NUTUREArt (NY) Threewalls (IL) the Soap Factory (MN), Southern Exposure (CA), Vox Populi (PA), the Syracuse International Film Festival, SPACES (OH), video_dumbo (NY) and Gallery Korea (NY). Politzer was artist in residence at Yaddo, the Skowhegan School, Djerassi Resident Artist Program, Roswell Artist in Residence, the Museum of Northern Arizona and Lawndale Art Center.

Politzer regularly teaches Intermediate Video Art (ART 3372) and Video-focused sections of the PDM BFA curriculum (ART 4371). He also teaches Fundamentals of Video (ART 1372) and Experimental Documentary (ART 3397/6397).