Max Almy (born 1948) is an American

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, and installation artist. Almy was born in 1948 in

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. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the

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in 1970. She studied at the

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and received her Master of Fine Arts from

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, in 1978. In the 1980s, Almy used video advertising techniques to comment on television and society. Her work was included in the touring exhibition ''Making Their Mark: Women Artists Move into the Mainstream, 1970-1985''. Almy collaborates with the painter Teri Yarbrow on projects that include site-specific installations. In 1994, she and Yarbrow were awarded the 1993

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for their work on the

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news program Front Page.

References

External links

Official website of Max Almy & Teri Yarbrow
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