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John Malpede – CAVS Fellow 2008 – 2009
Malpede is a preformer, director, and activist. He is the founder of the Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD), an organization that engages the homeless population of Los Angeles through performance that connects lived experiences to the social forces that shape the lives of people living on Los Angeles’s Skid Row.
Nell Breyer – CAVS Research Affiliate 2003-2010
Breyer is a coreographer, dancer, and multimedia artist. Her work embraces the intersection of dance, new media, and visual art as it examines the roles public space and the visual kinetic connection.
Tanya Selvaratnam – CAVS Visiting Artist 2009
Selvaratnam is a writer and artist. She is one of the organizers of The Federation, an artist’s group formed to advocate against the closing of cultural borders after the travel bands of 2018, and to oppose defunding of the arts.
Wendy Jacob – CAVS Visiting Artist & VAP Lecturer 2009
Jacob’s work incorporates sculpture and public art, along with urban interventions. She is a member of the collaborative group Haha, whose work focuses on the exploration of social positions relative to a particular site.
