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David Franklin

Video and performance artist David Franklin is a member of Boston's Mobius Artists Group and co-founder of Pan9 Performance Space. A graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, he creates experimental documentaries and short videos which have been exhibited at the Institute for Contemporary Art, the Decordova Museum, Landsdowne Street Playhouse and Coolidge Corner Cinema.

He has worked professionally in television production since 1995. Was recently awarded a Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant for travel in Japan.

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David Franklin is a video and performance artist; he is a member of Boston's Mobius Artists Group and co-founder of Pan9 Performance Space. A graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, he creates experimental documentaries and short videos exhibited at the Institute for Contemporary Art, the Decordova Museum, Landsdowne Street Playhouse and Coolidge Corner Cinema; he has worked professionally in television production since 1995 and was recently awarded a Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant for travel in Japan.

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