Thecla Schiphorst (born 1955) is a Canadian digital media artist and academic.

Work

Schiphorst was a founding developer of the dance and choreography software ''Lifeforms,'' alongside Tom Calvert. Using LifeForms, she collaborated over along period with the American dancer and choreographer

Merce Cunningham Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. He frequently collaborated with artists of other discipl ...

. She is also known for her interactive work ''Bodymaps: Artifacts of Touch'', which near-field and touch sensors to allow the viewer to control a video image of the human form by touching the image.

Academic career

Schiphorst is the Associate Director and an Associate Professor of the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...

Awards

In 1998, Schiphorst was a recipient of the Petro–Canada Award in New Media, administered by the

Canada Council The Canada Council for the Arts (french: Conseil des arts du Canada), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It acts as the federal government's principal i ...

References

Canadian women artists Canadian women academics 1955 births Canadian installation artists Living people Academic staff of Simon Fraser University {{Canada-artist-stub