A leading figure in American Independent animation, Selwood makes films that display a joyous eroticism and buoyant wit. It is often highlighted by the dynamic use of hand drawn animation, live footage and the creative blending of words and images. Her newest work, As The Veil Lifts is a large-scale installation using animation and the voice of a woman performing a song of loss and suffering caused by the effects of war. Selwood's newest film, Mistaken Identity, is an experimental narrative using archival footage from Robert Aldrich's noir Kiss Me Deadly to create a special twist on the character of Velda and her relationship to the cool detective, Mike Hammer. All the Places I Have Ever was an architectural tour of Los Angeles sponsored by the MAKcenter for Art and Architecture.

Hail Mary uses a centuries' old prayer to tell a humorous tale of love lost among the flotsam of everyday life. Flying Circus: An Imagined Memoir evokes metaphoric allusions drawn from childhood memories. Pearls play with the music of Meredith Monk. This Is Just to Say produced by the New York Center for Visual History, is based on a poem by William Carlos Williams. The Rug is based on a short story by the Irish writer Edna O'Brien. Odalisque: Three Fantasies of Pursuit reverses the traditional relationship between artist and the female model.

Ms. Selwood has participated in a series of installations and performances. These include: As The Veil Lifts (American Academy in Rome), As You Desire Me (American Academy in Rome), This Is My House and All the Places I Have Ever Lived (MAK Center for Art and Architecture). She has been a recipient of grants from the John Solomon Guggenheim Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, The Jerome Foundation, The American Film Institute and a visiting artist residency at the MacDowell Colony. Most recently Selwood is a recipient of the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome (2002-03). She is currently on the faculty of the Experimental Animation Department at CalArts.

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