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Tammy McGovern

Tammy McGovern is a new media artist whose videos and interactive work have been shown internationally. She currently works as Program Associate at Squeaky Wheel.

BA, University of Buffalo. Exhibitions: West Virginia University, Malaysian Institute of Art, Squeaky Wheel, Visual Studies Workshop and Hallwalls.

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Tammy McGovern is a new media artist whose videos and interactive work have been shown internationally; she currently serves as Program Associate at Squeaky Wheel. She holds a BA from the University of Buffalo and has exhibited at West Virginia University, the Malaysian Institute of Art, Squeaky Wheel, Visual Studies Workshop and Hallwalls.

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