Alison Chernick is a Grammy-nominated[1] New York City-based writer, director and filmmaker. She is a voting member of AMPAS, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[2][3][4][5]

Biography

Chernick's first documentary was on contemporary artist Jeff Koons, titled The Jeff Koons Show (2004).[6][7] Her second documentary titled Matthew Barney: No Restraint, on artist Matthew Barney's creation of the piece Drawing Restraint 9, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2006 and was released by IFC First Take.[8][9] In 2006, she founded her own production company, Voyeur Films.[10]

She directed a film on Roy Lichtenstein to accompany the Tate Modern exhibition Lichtenstein: A Retrospective in 2013, titled Roy Lichtenstein – Diagram of an Artist.[10][11] Her short 12-minute film on fashion designer Martin Margiela titled The Artist is Absent premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015.[12] Her feature documentary, on violinist Itzhak Perlman, titled Itzhak was nominated for numerous awards including the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Music Film.[13][14] It was the opening night film at the Hamptons International Film Festival in 2017 and received a worldwide theatrical release in 2018 followed by a PBS American Masters broadcast release.[15][16] A short film commissioned by The National Gallery of Australia titled Jackson Pollock: Blue Poles was released in 2019.[17]

Chernick is the recipient of a National Endowment for The Humanities award,[18] a New York Women in Film and Television award, a Loreen Arbus grant and a Woman of Her Word grant. She was invited to judge for the National Endowment for The Humanities in 2018.[citation needed]

Chernick's documentaries have been screened at various museums around the world, including the five Guggenheims, the Smithsonian, SFMOMA, and the Walker.[19] She has written for the Sundance Channel, Showtime, SyFy, MTV, VH1, The History Channel, and National Geographic. Her commissioned short films often center around themes of art, fashion, music, gastronomy, and health. Chernick is represented by RSA (Ridley Scott Associates).[20]

References

  1. ^ "Alison Chernick". GRAMMY.com. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ "Skip the Popcorn". The New York Times. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  3. ^ Johnson, Ken (21 January 2007). "Portrait of wild artist is a model of restraint". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  4. ^ "RSA Films - Alison Chernick". rsafilms.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. ^ "RSA Films -". rsafilms.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  6. ^ Brown, Emma (10 July 2012). "The Jeff Koons Show: Reflections on a Retrospective". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. ^ Brooks, Brian (20 December 2006). "indieWIRE INTERVIEW: Alison Chernick, Director of "Matthew Barney: No Restraint"". IndieWire. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  8. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (20 December 2006). "An Artist Shows His Process by Way of a Film Within a Film". New York Times. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Matthew Barney: No Restraint". Bergen Internasjonale Film Festival. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  10. ^ a b "RSA Films signs award-winning documentary filmmaker Alison Chernick". shots. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  11. ^ Chernick, Alison (director) (2013). Roy Lichtenstein – Diagram of an Artist. Tate. Event occurs at 8:47. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  12. ^ Friedman, Vanessa (30 April 2015). "Another Fashion Documentary You Really Should See". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  13. ^ Minsker, Evan (7 December 2018). "Grammy Nominations 2019: See The Full List Here". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  14. ^ Itzhak, retrieved 2019-02-19
  15. ^ Cox, Gordon (2017-08-30). "Itzhak Perlman Documentary to Open Hamptons Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  16. ^ "HIFF25 Opening Night Film 'Itzhak' + Seven World Premieres". hamptonsfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  17. ^ "Jackson Pollock: Blue Poles The Work of Art » ACTION REACTION Jackson Pollock & Blue Poles". ACTION REACTION Jackson Pollock & Blue Poles. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  18. ^ "Awards List July 2017". National Endowment for the Humanities. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  19. ^ "MATTHEW BARNEY NO RESTRAINT". www.matthewbarneynorestraint.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  20. ^ "RSA Films Signs Documentary Director Alison Chernick | LBBOnline". www.lbbonline.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.

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