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Eileen Botsford is a New Media Public Artist living between London and Athens and working internationally.

She holds a BAhons in Public Art and Design from Chelsea College of Art & Design and an MFA in Theatre Design form The Slade School of Fine Art.

Eileen works as a New Media Public Artist, on vast spectrum of on-site and on-line projects and commissions, and has exhibited on an international basis in group and solo exhibitions. Public Art projects include the ‘Public Screen’ at the 1st Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art 07, new media window displays such ones for Vivienne Westwood at Selfridges, London, and a variety VJing commissions for a number of prestigious events, www.ebnefsievents.com as well as Net Art pieces such The Journey.

One of her recent talks was at the International Interdisciplinary Conference “Science and Art”, Athens, Eugenidis Foundation. On 'The use of the natural human form and its existence through digital formats and mass exposure methods, for presentation within the public domain'.

Eileen has accepted a number of sponsorships for her work including that of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Athens, and has won 2nd Best Experimental Video Award 05 at Strange Screen VI, Salonica Cinema Museum.

In March 2007 Eileen created a New Media Video display for the play ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ by T.S. Elliot, which took place at St. Paul’s Church,, Covent Garden, London.

Her latest solo exhibition was called The Bodymode Show first exhibited at The Pearlfisher Gallery, London May 2007 and with plans to travel. Her latest group exhibitions include 'First Person' which took place in October 2007 at the Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon N.Y and ‘Heterotopias’ which took place at the Thessaloniki Centre of Contemporary Art September 2007.

Past exhibitions include Art Athens 2005, Cyber Arts 2005, Ars Electronica, Austria, Art Interactive for ‘New Media / New Work’ 2006 MA, USA, and ‘Beautiful Decay’ 2006 Loose Projects, Sydney, Australia.

Within 2006 & 2007, her award winning piece ‘Cycle’ was broadcasted internationally on SKY TV seven times.

Publications and interviews include Vogue Hellas Sept.07, ‘Greek Modern Pioneers 06’ The British Council, and various online publications. Eileen has also recently been interviewed by Athens International and BBC Radio which you can also listen to online.

Other of Eileen’s projects include being the Founder and Creative Director of EBnefsi Design www.ebnefsi.com - new media art collaborative, www.tosoma.org which is working in partnership with Nomadic Collaborations in which she also the Net Art Director.

Eileen is currently working towards her forthcoming exhibition ; The Preretrospective as well as working as the Creative Director of 'World 2.5' . Please visit her news page for current projects.

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