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RESUME
Ellen and Lynda Kahn, Emmy-award winning, bi-coastal identical twins (AKA TwinArt) began experimenting with video and film in the late 70s. They became pioneers in digital media and the music video genre in the late 70s and recipients of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship grant in Visual Arts in 1981. TwinArt's has participated in exhibits internationally in museums including The Whitney, Laguna Art Museum, Pompidou Centre, ICA London, Nassau County Museum of Art, and Tokyo Video Biennale. TwinArt’s mentor Nam June Paik, the father of video art, collaborated with Ellen and Lynda, who performed in Bye Bye Kipling the groundbreaking international satellite special airing on PBS. Polaroid sponsored TwinArt’s large format photographs (20X24 project) and short films from 1987-1992. Their original vibrant and playful style caught the attention of MTV, Cable and Broadcast Networks and soon they expanded their art careers as Creative Directors in the entertainment business. Their artistic vision is seen everywhere including Peewee’s Playhouse, Emilio Pucci, Martini & Rossi, and Arrested Development. Absolut Vodka artist series selected the pair to design ABSOLUT TWINART, an ad and digital poster, in the collection of Sweden’s Spritmuseum. An archival record label, Modern Harmonic/ Sundazed Music, released the double vinyl LP TwinArt presents: Instant This / Instant That (2022). Most recently, (2023), TwinArt exhibited AfterGlow X TwinArt at Melissa Morgan Fine Art in Palm Desert, CA. Ellen Kahn currently lives in NYC while Lynda Kahn resides in Los Angeles.
http://twinart-studio.com/resume