Arnold Iger has shaped his creative life for over 25 years, exploring and synthesizing visual media including printmaking, film, video, mask-making, puppetry, and design. As an accomplished visual artist, his mastery of a range of media contributes depth to each. His recent visual works combine his interest in architectural history with experiments in printmaking techniques. The resulting monotype…

Arnold Iger has shaped his creative life for over 25 years, exploring and synthesizing visual media including printmaking, film, video, mask-making, puppetry, and design. As an accomplished visual artist, his mastery of a range of media contributes depth to each. His recent visual works combine his interest in architectural history with experiments in printmaking techniques. The resulting monotypes are a synthesis of contemporary design sensibilities with historical visual traditions. After years of study and travel—including two years at San Francisco’s Academy of Art, three years in filmmaking and painting at the prestigious San Francisco Art Institute, and a term at Japan’s Oomoto Foundation studying traditional Japanese art forms—Iger launched his career as a fine artist. He has since established a reputation as a painter, printmaker, and mixed-media artist. His work is represented by galleries in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. In 1982, Arnold Iger joined forces with associate Paul Kwan on a documentary film project exploring a Vietnamese shamanistic dance and trance cult called Len Dong. Their collaboration led to the formation of Persona Grata Productions. Their early work originated as live performances integrating film, video, masks, puppets, and slide projections, earning them recognition as gifted visual artists. Their most recent work, Anatomy of a Springroll, received funding from the Independent Television Service (ITVS) and was broadcast nationally on PBS affiliates, as well as screened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.