Dan Rule was born in Belleville, IL in 1977. He studied printmaking at Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale (BFA) and Northern Illinois (MFA). He works primarily in painting, video and animation, oftenfocusing on topics that are scientific and philosophical in nature. Dan is currently a Full Professor of Artat the University of New Orleans and the Media Arts Chair at New Orleans Center of Creative Art, wherehe runs the Digital Art, Video and Animation area. He lives in New Orleans with his 3 children and iscurrently building a house.