Maïa Cybelle Carpenter

Maïa Cybelle Carpenter is a moving-image artist and curator from New York and France, currently residing in San Francisco. She is the Executive Assistant to the Managing Directors of Elevation Partners in Menlo Park, CA.

Exhibitions
Her films and videos have exhibited internationally at: Ars Electronica, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Pacific Film Archives, Ontario Cinematheque, Anthology Film Archives, Exit Art Gallery, DGA, The BFI, The Berlinale, The Taiwan Cinematheque, and PBS Television.

Curator
She has served as a visiting curator for the Pleasure Dome in Toronto, was the Programming Coordinator for MIX NYC at Anthology Film Archives, a curator for SF Cinematheque at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and a programmer for the SF International Film Festival. She was involved for a number of years with Phil Hoffman’s Independent Imaging Retreat in Mt. Forest, Ontario and has completed an artist residency at Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (2005).

Educator
Maïa has taught hand-processing film techniques and given guest-artist lectures at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Academy of Arts in San Francisco, at Mills College, San Francisco State University, Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto and at the Independent Image-Making Retreat.

Directorships

• President, Board of Directors of Canyon Cinema (2005-Present)
• Advisory Board of LunaFest, ClifBar & Co. (2005-Present)
• Founder, Canyon Cinema Foundation (2012-Present)
• Vice President, Executive Board, SOMA Homeowner's Association (2012-Present)