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Sheri Wills

Sheri Wills is a video and digital media artist, currently an associate professor of art at The University of Rhode Island.

She holds an MFA in filmmaking and an MA in Modern Art History, Theory and Criticism from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Her work has been exhibited around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Regus London Film Festival, and the International Film Festival in Rotterdam.

http://www.sheriwills.com/

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Sheri Wills is a video and digital media artist and an associate professor of art at The University of Rhode Island; she holds an MFA in filmmaking and an MA in Modern Art History, Theory and Criticism from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Regus London Film Festival, and the International Film Festival in Rotterdam; professional website http://www.sheriwills.com/.

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