DEREK TAYLOR Curriculum Vitae
Education
MFA / Film, Video and New Media, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2002
BA / Communication, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 1998
Academic Experience
Professor of Communication, Media & Screen Studies (Film, Television & Digital Production), Southern Connecticut State University, Department of Communication, Media & Screen Studies, New Haven, CT, August 2020 – Present
Associate Professor of Communication, Media & Screen Studies (Film, Television & Digital Production), Southern Connecticut State University, Department of Communication, Media & Screen Studies, New Haven, CT, August 2012 – August 2020
Assistant Professor of Communication, Southern Connecticut State University, Department of Communication, New Haven, CT, August 2007 – August 2012
Instructor of Film/Media Production, School of the Holy Child, Rye, NY, September 2009 – June 2013
Instructor, Florida Atlantic University, School of Communication & Multimedia Studies, Boca Raton, FL, August 2003 – June 2007
Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Film, Video and New Media, Chicago, IL, January 2001 – May 2001
Film Exhibition
2022
Short Circuit, Fabrica Centre for Contemporary Art, Brighton, England, UK, April 2022, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
2021
Analogica Selection 10 Year Retrospective, Bolzano, Italy, December 2021, Film: The Equatorial Calms
Athens International Film + Video Festival, Athens, OH, October 2021, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Braziers International Film Festival, Oxfordshire, England, UK, September 2021, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Trenton Film Festival, Trenton, NJ, August 2021, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
2020
Spectral Film Festival, Stevens Point, WI, November 2020, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Moviate Underground Film Festival, Harrisburg, PA, November 2020, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI, September 2020, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Recontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany, August 2020, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, Hawick, Scotland, UK, May 2020, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, March 2020, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Microscope Gallery, “Virtual Pool Screening,” Brooklyn, NY, March 2020, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Cosmic Rays Film Festival, Chapel Hill, NC, March 2020, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Grand Palais Auditorium, Paris, France, February 2020, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
2019
Alternative Film/Video, Novi Beograd, Serbia, December 2019, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Harkat 16mm Film Festival, Mumbai, India, December 2019, Film: The Equatorial Calms
Analogica Selection 9, Bolzano, Italy, December 2019, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
UltraCinema Mexico, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, November 2019, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Engauge Experimental Film Festival, Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA, November 2019, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Analogica Selection 8 Touring Program, Artist Film Lab, Melbourne, Australia, October 2019, Film: The Equatorial Calms
Analogica Selection 8 Touring Program, UnzaLab, Milan, Italy, October 2019, Film: The Equatorial Calms
Analogica Selection 8 Touring Program, FANFULLA 5/A, Rome, Italy, October 2019, Film: The Equatorial Calms
Transient Visions: Festival of the Moving Image, Johnson City, NY, October 2019, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Analogica Selection 8 Touring Program, Lumen Gallery, Kyoto, Japan, October 2019, Film: The Equatorial Calms
Proceso de Error - Festival Internacional de Video Experimental, Valparaiso, Chile, September 2019, Films: Scenes from the Periphery; The Equatorial Calms
Pile of Bones Underground Film Festival, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, September 2019, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Moving Image Society, Save the Archives Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI, September 2019, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Llawn Multi Arts Festival, tactileBOSCH “Out of Line" Screening,” Llandudno, Wales, UK, September 2019, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Altered Esthetics Film Festival, Minneapolis, MN, August 2019, Films: Scenes from the Periphery; The Equatorial Calms
Analogica Selection 8 Touring Program, ATA, San Francisco, CA, July 2019, Film: The Equatorial Calms
New Haven Documentary Film Festival, New Haven, CT, June 2019, Film: The Earth Remains
Analogica Selection 8 Touring Program, Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles, CA, May 2019, Film: The Equatorial Calms
Moviate Underground Film Festival, Harrisburg, PA, May 2019, Film: The Equatorial Calms
Valley Cinema, Little Falls, NY, May 2019 (invited screening), Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
New Haven International Film Festival, New Haven, CT, May 2019, Film: The Equatorial Calms
MicroActs Artist Film Screening, London, UK, March 2019, Film: The Equatorial Calms
Fargo Film Festival, Fargo, ND, March 2019, Film: The Equatorial Calms
2018
Synthetic Zero Event, Bronx Art Space, Bronx, NY, December 2018, Film: The Equatorial Calms
Denver Underground Film Festival, Denver, CO, December 2018, Film: The Equatorial Calms
1:1 Super 8 Cinema Soirée, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, December 2018, Film: Scenes from the Periphery
Analogica Selection 8 Touring Program, Zum Zeig Cine Cooperative, Barcelona, Spain, November 2018, Film: The Equatorial Calms
Analogica Selection 8, Bolanzo, Italy, November 2018, Film: The Equatorial Calms
The Exchange Gallery, Bloomsburg, PA, September 29 - November 9, 2018, Film: The Equatorial Calms
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Moving Image Society, “Save the Archives Screening,” Milwaukee, WI, September 2018, Film: The Equatorial Calms
Schumacher Gallery, Middlebury, CT, August 20 - September 14, 2018, Installation: Frames of View: An Exhibition of Film and Photography
2017
1:1 Super 8 Cinema Soirée, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, December 2017, Film: Portraits #1-66
Clinton Historical Society, Clinton, NY, July 2017, Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
2016
London Experimental Film Festival, London, UK, October 2016, Film: Into the Light of the Present
Kirkland Town Library, Clinton, NY, September 2016 (invited screening), Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
Experimental Superstars, Novi Sad, Serbia, August 2016, Film: Into the Light of the Present
Montreal Underground Film Festival, Montreal, QC, Canada, May 2016, Films: Into the Light of the Present; Customary Territory
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, Hawick, Scotland, UK, April 2016, Film: Into the Light of the Present
2015
1:1 Super 8 Cinema Soirée, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, December 2015, Film: Customary Territory
UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art, “Providence & Friends” Screening, Brooklyn, NY, January 2015, Film: Someone To Ride The River With
2014
Magic Lantern Cinema, “The Local Show” Screening, Providence, RI, December 2014, Film: Someone To Ride The River With
1:1 Super 8 Cinema Soirée, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, December 2014, Film: How To Make Good Pictures
Purdue University, Fountain Gallery, “Set in Motion – Under the Surface” Screening, Lafayette, IN, October 2014, Film: We Sing Our Own
The Picture Show Microcinema, “Street Experiments” Screening, Brooklyn, NY, March 2014, Film: [s]pan
Studio Two Three, “Truth Through The Lens” Screening, Richmond, VA, February 2014, Film: We Sing Our Own
WACH Exhibition, Chicago, IL, February 2014, Films: travelogue #6; travelogue #7; Someone To Ride The River With; [s]pan; We Sing Our Own
2013
1:1 Super 8 Cinema Soirée, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, December 2013, Film: Safety First
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI, May 2013, Film: We Sing Our Own
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival 2013 Kickoff Screening, Milwaukee, WI, January 2013, Film: Someone To Ride The River With
South Otselic Fishing & Heritage Association, South Otselic, NY, January 2013, Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
2012
Plug Projects Gallery, FPS (Frames Per Second) Film Series, Kansas City, MO, December 2012, Film: We Sing Our Own
Oneida Public Library, Oneida, NY, December 2012 (invited screening), Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
Dunham Public Library, Whitesboro, NY, October 2012 (invited screening), Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
Oneida County Historical Society, Utica, NY, September 2012 (invited screening), Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
Cayuga Museum of History & Art, Auburn, NY, September 2012 (invited screening), Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
University Film & Video Association Conference, Chicago, IL, August 2012, Film: We Sing Our Own
Clinton Historical Society, Clinton, NY, July 2012 (invited screening for “Historic Clinton Week”), Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
Hartford New Music Festival, Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT, May 2012, Film: Peoria Gist
Herkimer County Community College, Herkimer, NY, May 2012 (invited screening), Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
School of the Holy Child Faculty Art Exhibition, Rye, NY, February 2012, Film: Playland
Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, February 2012, Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
2011
1:1 Super 8 Cinema Soirée, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, December 2011, Film: Velocitas Serena
SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY, December 2011, Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
Herkimer County Community College, Herkimer, NY, November 2011 (invited screening), Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
Gouverneur Central School, Gouverneur, NY, November 2011 (invited screening), Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
University Film & Video Association Conference, Boston, MA, August 2011, Film: A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
{S0NiK} Fest and Synthetic Zero Event, Bronx Art Space, Bronx, NY, May 2011, Film: [s]pan
2010
1:1 Super 8 Film Festival, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, December 2010, Film: Playland
University Film & Video Association Conference, Burlington, VT, August 2010, Film: A North Woods Elegy
{S0NiK} Fest and Synthetic Zero Event, Bronx Art Space, Bronx, NY, July 2010, Film: Someone To Ride The River With
Takoma Park-Silver Spring Experimental Film Festival, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD, May 2010, Film: [s]pan
New Music New Media New England 60x60 Project, Axiom Gallery For New And Experimental Media, Boston,, MA, April 2010, Film: Peoria Gist
2009
1:1 Super 8 Film Festival, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, December 2009, Film: [s]pan
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI, May 2009, Film: Someone To Ride The River With
Takoma Park Film Festival, Takoma Park, MD, February 2009, Film: Someone To Ride The River With
2008
Oculi Experimental Film Showcase, Bottega Gallery, Wilmington, NC, September 2008, Film: travelogue #8
2nd Annual Mott Haven Open Artist Studio Tour, Synthetic Zero Art Space, Bronx, NY, June 2008, Film: travelogue #8
2007
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival, Milwaukee, WI, May 2007, Film: travelogue #7
2006
FLEXFEST: Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival, Gainesville, FL, November 2006 , Film: travelogue #6
EXIS 2006 Experimental Film & Video Festival, Seoul, Korea, September 2006, Films: travelogue #6; travelogue #7
Onion City Experimental Film & Video Festival, Chicago, IL, June 2006, Film: travelogue #6
Zemos 98 Audio-Visual Festival, Video to the Letter Program, Seville, Spain, March 2006, Films: travelogue #6; travelogue #7
The One Take Super 8 Event, Cinema Paradiso, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, March 2006, Film: Vexatious
Black Maria Film & Video Festival, Jersey City, NJ, January 2006, Film: travelogue #6
Resolutions ’06, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, NY, January 2006, Film: travelogue #7
2005
Florida Atlantic University, 2005 Biennial Art Faculty Exhibition, Schmidt Center University Gallery, Boca Raton, FL, September 2005 – October 2005, Film: travelogue #7
2002
Cinema Texas International Short Film Festival, Austin, TX, September 2002, Film: Fuse
The Art Institute of Chicago, Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Chicago, IL, May 2002, Film: Fuse
Grants/Awards
2020-2021 State of Connecticut, Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts, Artist Fellowship Grant ($3000)
2019-2020 CSU-AAUP Research Grant ($5000)
2017-2018 CSU-AAUP Research Grant ($5000)
2016-2017 CSU-AAUP Research Grant ($5000)
2015-2016 Southern Connecticut State University Faculty Creative Activity Research Grant ($2500)
2012-2013 CSU-AAUP Research Grant ($4500)
2012-2013 Southern Connecticut State University Faculty Creative Activity Research Grant ($2500)
2012 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Documentary Competition Award of Excellence for A North Woods Elegy: Incident at Big Moose Lake
2010-2011 CSU-AAUP Research Grant ($5000)
2009-2010 CSU-AAUP Research Grant ($8600, shared)
2006 Black Maria Film & Video Festival Director’s Citation Award for travelogue #6