Hillerbrand+Magsamen

Hillerbrand+Magsamen are a collaborative husband and wife visual artist team comprised of Stephan Hillerbrand and Mary Magsamen. Based in Houston, Texas their interdisciplinary projects explore family identity, everyday interactions and consumer culture. They often work with their two children, pets and home. Hillerbrand+Magsamen have presented their videos in international film and media festivals and their photographs and installations have been exhibited internationally in galleries and museums. They have been awarded grants from the Austin Film Society, Ohio Arts Council, Houston Arts Alliance and Houston Center for Photography. Hillerbrand+Magsamen received a 2013/14 Houston Airport Systems video commission and their videos and photographs are in numerous collections including the Portland Museum of Art and The Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Stephan Hillerbrand is an Associate Professor at the University of Houston and Mary Magsamen is the Curator at Aurora Picture Show.