Curriculum Vitae
Education
| BAA Hons. | 2001 | Radio & Television Arts | Ryerson University |
| MFA | 2010 | Film Production | York University |
Areas of Specialization: Digital Media, Film & Video, Installation Art
Professional Experience
| 2012-present | Course Director, FACS3935: New Media Forms - The Database, Digital Media Program, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University |
| 2011-present | Course Director, FACS3936: Designing Interactive Objects II, Digital Media Program, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University |
| 2008-present | Digital Media Lab Technician, Digital Media Program, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University |
| 2013 | Course Director, FILM1001: Making Movies, Department of Film, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University |
| 2012-2013 | Tutorial Leader, FILM2030: Film Production for Non-Majors, Department of Film, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University |
| 2012 | Workshop Instructor, Interactive Art with Arduino, Liason of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) |
| 2011 | Studio Instructor, FACS2936: Designing Interactive Objects I, Digital Media Program, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University |
| 2010 | Course Director, FACS1939: Introduction to Interactive New Media Art, Department of Fine Arts Cultural Studies, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University |
| 2009-2010 | Studio Instructor, FACS2930: The Electronic Landscape, Department of Fine Arts Cultural Studies, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University |
| 2007-2008 | Tutorial Leader, FACS1900: Arts & Ideas, Department of Fine Arts Cultural Studies, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University |
| 2006 | Research Assistant, Future Cinemas & Augmented Reality Lab, York University |
| 2005-2006 | Graduate Assistant, York University, Professor John Greyson |
| 2002-2007 | Lead Designer, Semkhor Networks |
| 2001-2002 | Lab Assistant: Video Production, School of Radio & Television Arts, Ryerson University |
| 2001 | Teaching Assistant: Video Post-Production, School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University |
| 1998-2001 | Research Assistant: Interactive Broadcast Learning Lab, Ryerson University |
Selected Exhibitions & Screenings
| 2013 | The rust in the furrow: A (mis)guided tour Locative Media Installation Land|Slide Possible Futures, Markham, Canada |
| Trace Elements w/ Susan Lee & Covalence Collective Interactive Dance Performance 2014 CanAsian Dance Festival, Toronto, Canada |
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| 2012 | Trace Elements w/ Susan Lee Interactive Dance Performance 2012 CanAsian Dance Festival, Toronto, Canada |
| 2011 | Symbiotic Shadow System w/ Frank Tsonis Interactive Film/Video Installation Eastern Bloc Centre for New Media & Interdisciplinary Art, Montreal, Canada |
| Restive Threshold Interactive Film/Video Installation Eleanor Winters Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
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| 2010 | Margaret Learns to Drive From There to Here Multi-channel Video Installation Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA), Toronto, Canada |
| Tread Light(ly), Tom, Tread Lightly Interactive Video Installation Eleanor Winters Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
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| 2009 | Margaret Learns to Drive From There to Here Multi-channel Video Installation The Leona Drive Project, Toronto, Canada |
| Glass Looking Through Interactive Media Installation Trivial Pursuits: Mass Distraction 9th Annual Emerging Artist Exhibition InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, Toronto, Canada |
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| Glass Looking Through Interactive Media Installation Eleanor Winters Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
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| 2007 | Memory Mirror Interactive Media Installation CFI Day/Future Cinema Lab, Toronto, Canada |
| Permutations/Combinations Hot New Video Art Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, Canada |
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| Permutations/Combinations & The Route Public Space Invaders Drake Hotel, Toronto, Canada |
Reviews
| 2010 | Boon,Trish. "Interview: David Han," In Conversation with Canadian Contemporary Art, August 5, 2010. |
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| Gooden, Sky. "Empire of Dreams: City Sounds," Canadian Art, July 22, 2010. |
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| Johnson, Paddy. "MOCCA's Empire of Dreams: A Landscape of Repeating Forms," Art Fag City, July 20, 2010. |
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| Vaughan, R.M. "Buildings with very modern feelings," The Globe & Mail, July 9, 2010. |
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| Balzer, David. "MOCCA presents an Empire that just might have been built in a day," Eye Weekly, June 30, 2010. |
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| Whyte, Murray. "MOCCA: A vision of the city, warts and all," Toronto Star, June 23, 2010. |
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| 2009 | Jager, David, Leah Sandals and Fran Schecter. "Year in Review: Top 10 Art Shows," NOW Magazine, December 21, 2009. |
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| Chu, Tina. "Review: The Leona Drive Project," Mondo Magazine, October 29, 2009. |
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| Whyte, Murray. "Leona Project: Requiem for the post-war suburb," Toronto Star, October 25, 2009. |
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| Rochon, Lisa. "Art invasion: the Leona Drive Project," The Globe & Mail, October 23, 2009. |
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| Kennedy, Brendan. "Between old and new, an artful transition," Toronto Star, October 23, 2009. |
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| Micallef, Shawn. "Bungalow's last stand," Eye Weekly, October 21, 2009. |
Exhibition Catalogs/Publications
| 2011 | "Suburbs + The Leona Drive Project"Public Journal, no. 43, Spring 2011. |
| 2010 | "Empire of Dreams,"One Hour Empire, no. 3, Fall/Winter 2010. |
Presentations
| 2010 | Seriously Creative: Fine Arts Workshops Panel Discussion Faculty of Fine Arts, York University |
| Margaret Learns to Drive From There to Here Artist Talk Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art |
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| Art and Suburbs: Revisiting the Leona Drive Project Panel Discussion Faculty Hour, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University |
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| 2009 | Margaret Learns to Drive From There to Here Artist Talk The Leona Drive Project |
| Trivial Pursuits: Mass Distraction Artist Q&A InterAccess Electronic Media Centre |
Awards
| 2011 | 2011 TFVA Artist Prize - Nominee Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts, Toronto |
| Exhibition Assistance Grant - Media Arts Ontario Arts Council |
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| 2010 | MFA Thesis Award - Nominee Faculty of Fine Arts, York University |