Throughout her 20 year career as a sound artist, Judy Dunaway has consistently pushed artistic and sociological boundaries in her work. She is a composer, improvisor and conceptual artist who is primarily known for her sound works for latex balloons. Since 1990 Judy Dunaway has composed over thirty works for balloons as instruments and has also made this her main instrument for improvisation. Dunaway has also created other works, often to do with cultural critique or social activism. In addition to her founding of the “Sex Workers Internet Lounge” project, other works by Ms. Dunaway include “Affirmative Action,” a political multi-media piece utilizing sensor-activated projections as visual music, commissioned by percussionist Russell Greenberg; “Sensation,” a composition for audience presented at the Mixed Messages Festival where it was conducted by Jackie 60 Award-winner Baby Dee; “Duo for Radio Stations,” simulcast on WFMU (New Jersey) and WKCR (New York); the score for Diane Torr's performance art piece Crossing the River Styx, the "high decibel music" that instigated the closing of the Franklin Furnace performance space in 1990; and over 25 songs written between 1989-1995 for “Judy Dunaway and the Evan Gallagher Little Band. Some of Ms. Dunaway’s work has recently been made available for free download through Ubuweb.

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