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Deborah Stratman (b. 1967) is a Chicago-based artist and filmmaker interested in landscapes and systems. Much of her work points to the relationships between physical environments and human struggles for power and control that play out on the land.  Most recently, they have questioned elemental historical narratives about faith, freedom, sonic subterfuge, expansionism and the paranormal.   Stratman works in multiple mediums, including sculpture, photography, installation, drawing and audio.  She has exhibited internationally at venues including the Whitney Biennial, MoMA NY, Centre Georges Pompidou, Hammer Museum, Witte de With, Walker Art Center, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, National Palace Museum of Taiwan and has done site-specific projects with the Center for Land Use Interpretation, Temporary Services, Mercer Union (Toronto), Blaffer Gallery (Houston), Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (Yukon) and Ballroom Gallery (Marfa).  Stratman’s films have been featured at numerous international festivals including Sundance, the Viennale, Full Frame, Ann Arbor, Oberhausen and Rotterdam. She is the recipient of Fulbright and Guggenheim fellowships, a Creative Capital award, and she currently teaches at the University of Illinois at Chicago.