Profile
Video and digital art experience includes 19 years as an artist, director,
producer, editor, camera person and production coordinator. Creative work
includes screenings at national and international film festivals, independent and
broadcast television projects, and gallery exhibitions. Work experience includes
collaboration with grassroots organizations and larger institutions including the
Getty Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Roosevelt Institute,
Human Rights Watch International, among others. Teaching experience includes
18 years in higher education.
Education
M.F.A. May 1994, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Major course of study Electronic Media
B.F.A. May 1991, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Experience
2008-present
Assistant Professor | Digital Design, Visual Arts Department, University of
Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
2001-2008
Multimedia Lab Coordinator | Digital Video, Motion Graphics Instructor,
UCDHSC, Denver, CO
1996-2001
Director of Operations, Free Speech TV, Boulder, CO
1997-1999
Adjunct Instructor, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
1995-1996
Production Coordinator, Free Speech TV, Boulder, CO
1994-1997
Adjunct Instructor, Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO
Honors & Awards
2012 Above the Ashes nominated for a MPSE (Motion Picture Sound Editors)
Golden Reel Award
BEST SOUND EDITING: SHORT FORM DOCUMENTARY
Award Ceremony February 19, 2012 Los Angeles, CA
2012 Mountain Film Award – Documentary
Above the Ashes
Los Angeles | Mammoth Lakes, CA
2010 College of Arts & Media Service Award
University of Colorado Denver
Denver, Colorado
2008 Second Place Experimental Category– Athen’s International Film Festival,
Athens, Ohio
2008 Columbine Award for Peace – Moondance International Film Festival,
Boulder, Colorado
1997 Colorado Council on the Arts, Artist Fellowship Award
1994 Arts Innovation Award, Colorado Federation of the Arts
Grants
2012 CAM Faculty Development Grant “Above the Ashes”
2011 CAM and YUMPS Faculty Development Grant “Above the Ashes”
2010 Colorado Council on the Arts, Council on the Arts Grant for Artists and
Organizations CAM ArtsBridge
2010 CAM and YUMPS Faculty Development Grant “Above the Ashes”
2010 University of Colorado Faculty Research & Scholarship Completion Fund
“Del:100″
2009 CAM and YUMPS Faculty Development Grant
2008 Colorado Council on the Arts, Council on the Arts Grant for Artists and
Organizations CAM ArtsBridge
Independent Video Projects
2011
“Above the Ashes”
Project Description: Above the Ashes is a powerful documentary that reveals
untold heroes, the strength of mountain communities and the devastation
caused by the catastrophic Fourmile fire that ravaged the mountain
communities to the west of Boulder, Colorado.
Director- Michelle Carpenter
Director, Producer, Cinematographer and Editor
2010
“University of Colorado Denver Accreditation Video”
Project Description: The Accreditation video is a 13 minute 15 second video
that highlights areas of excellence and self-study. The video piece was used
an introduction the University of Colorado Denver institution accreditation
reviewers and is featured on the University of Colorado Denver website. This
video project was developed as a collaborative learning experience and
involved students and faculty from the University of Colorado Denver,
College of Arts & Media.
Directors Michelle Carpenter and David Liban
Co-director, Editor and student mentor and supervisor
“Del 100”
Project Description: An experimental documentary highlighting the life and
career of writer of Del Plested.
Director: Craig Volk
Co-producer, Creative Consultant, Editor and Post Production Editor
2009
“Project Education Sudan”
Project Description: A single channel video, Fund-raising PSA which
documents the efforts of Colorado non-profit Project Education Sudan
Directors- Michelle Carpenter & Aaron Kopp
Co-producer, Creative Consultant, Editor and Post Production Editor
“Good Grief”
Project Description: Good Grief is a seven-episode television pilot or mini
series. The dramady takes place thirty minutes before closing time in a
coffee shop located on a liberal arts/medical campus. Three Latina sisters
and their brother own the coffee shop. Their brother is on military tour in Iraq
and will be returning home to Denver, CO in the last episode.
Director: Craig Volk
Editor and Post Production Editor
2007
“Trinity ”
Project Description: Trinity combines image metaphors, text and music that
relate the apocalyptic nightmare, haunting military power and the twisted
memories of the first atomic blast. Archival imagery juxtaposed with original
footage shot at the Trinity Site in the White Sands Missile range in southern
New Mexico display the fascination with the destructive power of the atomic
bomb.
Producer: Michelle Bauer Carpenter and Vidie Lange
Co-producer, video and audio editor
2005
“The Tiny Tim Center”
Project Description: A single channel video, Fund-raising PSA which
documents the early childhood education and therapeutic services available
at the Tiny Tim center. Authored to DVD.
Director: Michelle Bauer Carpenter
Producer, director, camera person, lighting, editing, audio and DVD
authoring.
2004
“Love Them and Lead Them”
Project Description: A single channel video, created for Tenderfoot Training-
A three and 1 half hour comprehensive natural dog training video. Authored
to DVD. Idea was pitched to Animal Planet.
Directors: Tenderfoot Training and Michelle Bauer Carpenter
Producer, director, camera person, lighting, editing, audio and DVD
authoring.
2000
“Democracy Now/Crashing the Party”
Project Description: A single channel video, which documents the spirit and
conflicts, involved with the protests at the 2000 Democratic and Republican
National Conventions.
Producers: Michelle Bauer Carpenter, Brian Drolet and Jon Stout, Free
Speech TV
Producer, video and audio editor
“Nixon in China”
Project Description: A collaborative single channel rear projected video used
to enhance the performance
of the opera “Nixon in China”.
Producer: Michelle Bauer Carpenter and Alan Yamamoto
Producer, video and audio editor
1998
“Fight the Right/ Making Democracy Work”
Project Description: A single channel video which discusses the importance
of independent media, censorship, the power of television and media
monopolies.
Producers: Michelle Bauer and Jon Stout, Free Speech TV
Producer, video and audio editor
1997
“Alterations”
Project Description: A single channel or video/installation piece which
addresses the surgical alteration of women’s bodies and the concept of
beauty within our society. This project combines projected video, computer
generated images and objects. The video is a montage of image metaphors,
surgery footage and related audio. The video dialogue consists of interviews
from women, children and men concerning body image, diet, plastic surgery,
and beauty.
Director: Michelle Bauer Carpenter
Video Producer, director, camera person, lighting, editing, and audio.
1995
“Right on Target/Left of Center”
Project Description: A single channel video or installation piece “Right on
Target/Left of Center” addresses progressive media, censorship and funding
cuts within in the Arts by the conservative right economically silencing
alternative media.
Directors: Michelle Bauer Carpenter & Margaret Wagner
Video Producer, director, camera person, lighting, editing, and audio.
1994
“Rule of Thumb”
Project Description: An experimental documentary, “Rule of Thumb”
combines image metaphors and dialog that relate to the darker side of love
revealing aspects of brutality and aggression in our society. Single channel
video or installation piece.
Director: Michelle Bauer Carpenter
Video Producer, director, camera person, lighting, editing, and audio.
“Requiem for Stasis: Lifting the Curtain/Lifting the Veil”
Project Description: 15 minute video that explores the relationship of the
interior and exterior of the feminine/body via sculptural installation and
performance created by Antonette Rosato.
Video Producer, director, camera person, lighting, editing, and audio.
1993
“The Bishop’s Cloak”
Project Description: Experimental documentary exploring the impact of the
Catholic religion in the Southwest.
Producer: Vidie Lange
Editor and Post-Production Editor.
“Unreported Statistic”
Project Description: A personal documentary, “Unreported Statistic” reveals
my personal experience with domestic violence. Through the use of
non-related imagery, dialogue and statistics “Unreported Statistic”
display the harmonious world we seek, juxtaposed with the reality of
domestic abuse.
Video Producer, director, camera person, lighting, editing, and audio.
“When Cultures Meet”
Project Description: 20 minute documentation of a dance performance
addressing the issue of cultural assimilation and acculturation.
Video Producer, director, camera person, lighting, editing, and audio.
“Flight of Light”
Project Description: Documentation of a Holographic sculptural installation
created by Ann MacArthur
Video Producer, director, camera person, lighting, editing, and audio.
1992
“From all Walks of Life”
Project description: 12 Minute documentary for the Colorado Aids Project
(CAP) confronting the many faces of aids. The documentary was used to
solicit corporate funding for CAP’s annual event the Walk of Life. ( Raised
$250,000.00 in corporate funding during 1993.) Producer: Cindy Cornelius
Camera person, editor, post-production editor, and audio.
1991/1990
KBDI Channel 12, Denver CO.
Project: Land Grant Documentary “Tierra O Muerte”
Position Held: Assistant video editor, Camera person, internship
Supervisor: Carolyn Hales, Associate Producer
Edit rough cut versions of the PBS documentary, dubbing and logging of
video tapes, Research, including library, telephone, also searching for
photographs and archival film footage. Camera person for live television
broadcast.
Juried Film Exhibitions
2010
33rd Starz Denver International Film Festival, Del:100
Denver, CO
Flagstaff Film Festival, Del:100
Flagstaff, AZ
2009
Boulder International Film Festival, Her Life is my Teacher
Boulder CO
Pune International Film Festival, Her Life is my Teacher
Pune, India
2008
31st Starz Denver International Film Festival,
Her Life is my Teacher
Denver, CO
Continental Drift International Short Film Festival, Her Life is my Teacher
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Moondance International Film Festival, Trinity
Boulder, CO
Columbine Award for Peace
Santa Cruz International Film Festival, Trinity
Santa Cruz, CA
34th Athens International Film Festival, Trinity
Athens, OH,
Second Place Experimental
Sedona International Film Festival, Trinity
Sedona, AZ
2007
Santa Fe Film Festival, Trinity
Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico Film Expo, Trinity
Santa Fe, NM
Taos Mountain Film Festival, Trinity
Taos, NM
2000
Santa Fe College, Democracy Now/Crashing the Party
Santa Fe, NM
Chautauqua Auditorium, Nixon in China
Boulder, CO
Collaborative- Symphony with projected video. Alan Yamamoto,
Conductor
1997
Funhouse Cinema, Rule of Thumb
Austin, TX
ATA Our Bodies, Our Selves, Rule of ThumbSan Francisco, CA
1995
Glare Film and Video Festival, Rule of Thumb
Sydney, Australia
University Film and Video Exhibition, Rule of Thumb
Paris, France
Bug, Rule of Thumb
Denver, CO
1994
American University-University Film and Video Exhibition,
Rule of Thumb
Washington, DC
Electronic Music Festival, College of Music, University of Colorado at
Boulder, Helix
Collaborative- Electronic music, video and dance. Randy Macintoshcomposer,
Lena M. Line Choreographer
Emerson College, Films from the Margin, Rule of Thumb
Boston, MA
Temple University, Rule of Thumb
Philadelphia, PA
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre, Rule of Thumb
Denver, CO
Video Visions, Rule of Thumb
Boulder, CO
UFVA Film and Video Festival, Montana State University,
Rule of Thumb
Bozeman, MT
Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies Re:Solution,
Rule of Thumb
West Hollywood, CA
Boulder Art Center, Rule of Thumb
Boulder, CO
Television Broadcast
2011
Above the Ashes
Regional Broadcast Colorado Public Television
2009
Good Grief – The seven episode mini series “Good Grief”
by Director- Craig Volk
Editor Michelle Bauer Carpenter
Broadcast Debue week of January 26- Feburary 3, 2009
Broadcast for 7 consecutive evenings.
January 26, 2009 “The Daily Grind”
January 27, 2009 “Art for Arts Sake”
January 28, 2009 “A Literary Coup”
January 29, 2009 “ Trolling for the Truth”
January 30, 2009 “Get the Picture”
February 1, 2009 “At the End of Ropes”
February 2, 2009 “Webs”
Regionally broadcast on Rocky Mountain PBS Channel 6.
Currently screening on the WWW from RMPBS.
Nominated for a Regional Emmy
1999
Rule of Thumb & Unreported Statistic – Free Speech TV,
Broadcast to 50 U.S. Cities
1998
Rule of Thumb – Free Speech TV, Women Series,
Broadcast to 50 U.S. Cities
1996
Rule of Thumb – Free Speech TV, Justice Series,
Broadcast to 55 U.S. Cities
1994
Rule of Thumb –The 90’s Channel
Boulder, CO, Denver, CO, Baltimore, MD, Los Angeles, CA
1991
Tierra O Muerte –National PBS broadcast
Duties- Rough cut editor and production assistant
Juried Art Exhibitions
2010 Alfred State College, 17 Days of Video- curated by Adriane Little,
Trinity
Alfred, NY
2009
Richmond Center for Visual Arts at Western Michigan University, Trinity-
17 Days of Video, Trinity curated by Adriane Little, Kalamazoo, MI
1998 The Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Hardware/Software. Alterations
Littleton, CO
1997 Boulder Public Library, Alterations
Boulder, CO
Colorado Council on the Arts Exhibit, Alterations
Grand Junction, CO
Colorado Council on the Arts Exhibit, Colorado State Fair, Alterations
Pueblo, CO
Colorado Council on the Arts Exhibit, Cherry Creek Arts Festival,
Alterations
Denver, CO
1996
UMC Art Gallery, Invisible Dimensions: Art and Technology
Right on Target/Left of Center
Collaborative Video Installation with Margaret Wagner
Boulder, CO
New York State Media Festival,
Right on Target/Left of Center
Collaborative Video Installation with Margaret Wagner
Syracuse, NY
1995
Denver Performing Arts Complex, Temple Buell Theater Gallery, Right on
Target/Left of Center
Collaborative Video Installation with Margaret Wagner
Denver, CO
Portraits in Cyberspace sponsored by M.I.T. displayed on the Internet
Right on Target/Left of Center- (Digital Imagery Only)
Collaborative with Margaret Wagner
Edge, Right on Target/Left of Center
Collaborative Video Installation with Margaret Wagner
Denver, CO
1994
Emmanuel Gallery, Rule of Thumb- Video Installation,
Denver, CO
CU Art Galleries, Rule of Thumb- Video Installation,
Boulder, CO
Edge, Rule of Thumb
Denver, CO
1993
University Memorial Center Gallery, Unreported Statistic
Boulder, CO
1991
New American Makers, Unreported Statistic
Los Angeles, CA
Boulder Public Library, Unreported Statistic
Boulder, CO
Pirate Gallery, A Comparison
Denver, CO
1990
Pirate Gallery, Los Sombras
Denver, CO
Sony Video Contest, Los Sombras
Los Angeles, CA
Visual Eyes, Los Sombras
Boulder CO
Exhibitions
2009 UCD Visual Arts Faculty 2009 Biennial Exhibition, Her Life is my Teacher
Post Production Editor
2008 Artist Educators, Marriott Gallery, Trinity
Denver, CO
2007 UCD Biennial, Emmanuel Gallery, Trinity
Denver, CO
Toast, an Exhibition and Reunion of the Art Community, University of
Colorado at Boulder, Sibell-Wolle Art Gallery, Trinity
Boulder, CO
2005
Marriott Partnership Gallery, Alterations
Denver, CO
1997
Emmanuel Gallery, Metropolitan State College Faculty Exhibition,
Alterations
Denver, CO
1996
Emmanuel Gallery, Metropolitan State College Faculty Exhibition, Rule of
Thumb & Unreported Statistic
Denver, CO
1995
Emmanuel Gallery, Metropolitan State College Faculty Exhibition, Right
on Target/Left of Center
Collaborative Video Installation with Margaret Wagner
Denver, CO
1994
Emmanuel Gallery, Metropolitan State College Faculty Exhibition, Rule of
Thumb
Denver, CO
Curated Film/Art Presentations and Exhibitions
2012
Filmmaker Stacy Peralta Live,
Crips and Bloods: Made in America and Dogtown Z-Boys
Presentation and discussion of Stacy Peralta’s filmmaking process and a deconstruction of the film industry.
Denver, CO
2010
King Center Recital Hall, Justice/Injustice Filmmaker Jessica Sanders
After Innocence
Presentation included a masterclass for students.
Denver, CO
King Center Recital Hall, Justice/Injustice Installation Artists
Garrison Roots and Catherine Widgery, Installation Artwork in the Denver
Justice Center
Presentation included a masterclass for students.
Denver, CO
2009
Marriott Partnership Gallery, Behind the Smoke and Mirrors
Denver, CO
Reviews & Interviews
2010
Design Studio 3, Channel 7 News Denver
December 23rd at 11AM and on December 24th
at 4 and 10 p.m.
Zombies, Students Get Credit in Design Studio 3,
Planet Green.com: Discovery
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/instrumental/zombies-dogood-
design-studio-3-colorado-denver.html
Music Videos for College Credit, The Denver Post
http://www.heyreverb.com/2010/11/05/news-college-courses-neverused-
to-be-this-cool
Del:100 http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_16577878
Five Questions for Michelle Carpenter – University of Colorado
Faculty and Staff Newsletter
https://www.cusys.edu/newsletter/2010/10-27/5q.html
2009
Good Grief Channel 7 News Television Coverage and Web
http:www.thedenverchannel.com/
entertainment18483310detail.html
Good Grief Denver Post both Print and Web
http://www.denverpost.com/ostrow/ci_11256384
Good Grief Denver Business Journal
http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/01/19/tidbits1.html
Good Grief University of Colorado
http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/UCDenverMagazine/
morenews/Pages/GoodGrief.aspx
Good Grief College of Arts & Media
http://cam.cudenver.edu/goodgrief/index.htm
CAM ArtsBridge University of Colorado
http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroom/newsreleases/
PagesCollegeofArtsandMediaStudentsAimToChangeLivesWithArt.aspx
CAM ArtsBridge Denver Your Hub
http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/About-Town/
Story~600447.aspx
CAM ArtsBridge CastTV.com
http://www.casttv.com/video/n68txw1/artsbridge-america-project-ucdenver-
video
CAM ArtsBridge College of Arts & Media
http://cam.cudenver.edu/events/camanniversary/artsbridge.htm
2007
Trinity Taos Tempo- Reaching for the Summit
Taos, NM
Lectures & Presentations
2011
Fourmile Fire
Guest presentation College of Architecture and Planning,
University of
Colorado Denver
Denver, CO
2010
ArtsBridge America Conference
Interdisciplinary Professional Development Workshops in Visual &
Performing Arts. Co-presented with Joann Brennan.
Center for Learning through the Arts & Technology
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA May 1-2, 2010
2009
College of Arts & Media Convocation
Presented and created a video piece that highlighted the
outstanding film and video work from University of Colorado
Denver, College of Arts & Media, Film and Digital Design programs.
2008
Creative Compositions and Digital Explorations
Visiting Artist- Idalia Public Schools
Idalia, CO
College of Arts & Media Convocation
Highlighted segments of film and motion graphics produced by
University of Colorado Denver, College of Arts & Media students.
Teaching and Technology- e-portfolios
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado,
Denver, CO
2007
Trininty Taos Mountain Film Festival
Presented Trinity at the Taos Mountain Film Festival. The
screening was
followed by question and answer session.
Taos, NM
Whittier Elementary
Time-based media presentations for Whittier Elementary students,
parents and teachers. These presentations
are organized to inspire and
motivate students about career and education possibilities.
DigitalCUrrents
Organized a time-based presentation for high school students in
theATLAS and the computer magnet program.
2006
Colfax Elementary
Five time-based media presentations for
Colfax
Elementary students, parents and teachers. These
presentations are organized to inspire and motivate students about career and
education possibilities.
DigitalCUrrents
Organized a time-based presentation for high school students in
the ATLAS and the Computer Magnet Program.
