Maya Ciarrocchi: LoopCurrent

Maya Ciarrocchi is a Canadian American interdisciplinary artist living and working in the Bronx, NY. Rooted in ecological and scientific inquiry, her interdisciplinary practice spans textiles, video, and movement-based performance to examine the fragile intersections between the natural world and the built environment. Ciarrocchi's work has been presented nationally and internationally at galleries, museums and performing arts venues such as Abrons Arts Center, The Bronx Museum, Collar Works, Center for New Music, Derfner Judaica Museum, Field Projects, Gibney, Jack, Smack Mellon, and Wave Hill, all in New York, NY. She is a MacDowell Fellow and has been awarded residencies from the Baryshnikov Arts, The Bronx Museum, KinoSaito, Loghaven, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Millay Arts, and Ucross, among others. She has received grants and awards from the Bronx Council on the Arts, Canada Council for the Arts, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Franklin Furnace Fund, Jerome Foundation, Map Fund, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, and the Trust for Mutual Understanding. Ciarrocchi earned an MFA in computer art from the School of Visual Arts and a BFA in dance from Purchase College. 

Photo: Chika Kobari