Maidman, Daniel

Daniel Maidman was raised in Toronto, Jerusalem, and Chicago. As a child, he was fascinated by clocks, anatomy and astronomy. As a teen and young adult, he pursued physics, theater and film. He has spent the past ten years writing and painting. His diverse interests have hybridized in surprising ways over time. He spent two years dissecting cadavers and drawing an anatomical atlas; some of that work saw use in the United States Army's forensic field guide, Identification of Deceased Personnel. He has collaborated in his paintings with novelists, poets, scientists, and actors. His writing on ar...