Fred Schmidt-Arenales

Fred Schmidt-Arenales is an artist and filmmaker. In his projects, he attempts to bring awareness to unconscious processes on the individual and group levels. He has presented films, installations, and performances at venues including SculptureCenter and Abrons Arts Center (New York), Links Hall (Chicago), Fonderie Darling (Montréal), LightBox and the Institute of Contemporary Art (Philadelphia), Artspace (New Haven), the Museum of Fine Arts and FotoFest (Houston), Künstlerhaus Halle für Kunst und Medien (Graz), and Kunsthalle Wien (Vienna). His recent film Committee of Six was an official selection of the 2022–23 Architecture and Design Film Festival and was awarded a jury prize for best film at the 2023 Onion City Experimental Film Festival.