Andy Graydon is an artist and filmmaker originally from Maui, Hawai’i. His work is concerned with natural and social ecologies, and with sound and listening as creative practices. Recent projects have focused on island ecologies and the imaginal and narrative forms employed by the natural sciences. His projects frequently engage structures of music such as the ensemble, the score, improvisation and variation, and techniques of the voice.

Graydon’s work has been presented internationally including shows at the New Museum; Mass MoCA; Berlinische Galerie, Berlin; Frye Art Museum, Seattle; and the Honolulu Biennial. Grants and fellowships include the McKnight Foundation Fellowship in Media Arts; the MacDowell Fellowship; National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Arts Projects; Film Study Center at Harvard Fellowship; NKD Nordic Artists‘ Center Residency; and the Headlands Center for the Arts Residency. Graydon has collaborated widely as a sound artist and composer, including work with Jennifer Walshe, Ernst Karel, Michael Pisaro, Delia Gonzalez, Gabriel Salomon, Stephen Vitiello, France Jobin, Cecilia Lopez, John Hudak, and Jan St. Werner. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including the journals Sound Stage Screen and Opera Quarterly, and the periodicals BOMB and Artforum.com.