Solo Exhibitions Distant Air Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre Medicine Hat, Alberta (2006) Selected Group Exhibitions / Screenings Masters Degree Exhibition Emily Carr University of Art + Design Charles H. Scott Gallery Vancouver, BC (2010) National Portrait Gallery Latitude 53 Edmonton, Alberta (2010) Twitter/Art Social Media Diane Farris Gallery Vancouver, BC (2010) Fire In The Sky Regional Cultural Centre Letterkeny, Co. Donegal (2009) Whaleless Strychnin Gallery London, England (2008) FILE Electronic Language International Festival Rio De Janeiro & Sao Paulo, Brazil (2005,2007,2008) HQ turns 2! Galerie + Boutique Headquarters Montréal, Quebec (2008) WAFA Group Show 01: An Exercise in Patience WAFA Studios Seattle, Washington (2008) Bravo!Fact Screening High Performance Rodeo Calgary, Alberta (2007) The Spoke Club Toronto, Ontario (2007) Lumen Eclipse: Harvard Square Showcase 02 Harvard University Boston, Massachusetts (2005) ZOOROOM: A Room With A Zoo Resister Gallery Toronto, Ontario (2005) Trace Clothworthy Arts Centre Antrim, Northern Ireland (2005) The Grove Gallery Downpatrick, Northern Ireland (2004) Education & Training Emily Carr University of Art & Design (2010 2012) Masters Degree in Media Arts Page 1
Medicine Hat College (2001) Diploma, Major in Multimedia Arts University of Regina (1999) Independent studies: Fine Arts Artist disciplines: drawing, painting, collage, photography, printmaking, graphic/web design, animation, sound design. New Media Work Experience Senior Instructor, Communication Design Vancouver Film School (2009-present) - Interactive Design, Motion Design, Communication Design, Ideation, Animation, Mentorship Art Director Switch Interactive (www.switchinteractive.com) (2008-2010) - Flash Web Design, Print Design, Broadcast Animation Freelance Web / Graphic Design Productions (www.notsosimpleton.com) (2001-present) - Creative Director, Flash Websites, Print Design, Animation, Interactive Design Work Study The Banff Centre For The Arts (2006) - Assisted in Artist s projects, Taught Workshops Lead Designer HorizonZero (www.horizonzero.ca) The Banff Centre For The Arts (2002-2005) Selected Works Sewn (in production) Interactive Animation for ipad The National Film Board Of Canada Role: Director/Art Director/ Animator In the Caves of Mt. Ida, BC Anti-interaction installation Thesis project MAA Emily Carr University of Art + Design Online Portfolio of current artwork and commercial work (2000-2010) www.notsosimpleton.com www.behance.net/notsosimpleton Page 2
Interactive Animation (2002-2007) Role: Designer / Animator www.thefragilecircus.com Dirt Animation (2007) Client: The National Film Board Of Canada Role: Lead Animator http://www.behance.net/gallery/dirt-national-film-board-(nfb)/492442 Awards / Grants / Residencies 1 st Place Governor General gold medal for academic excellence MAA Graduate of Emily Carr University of Art + Design Vancouver, BC December 2010 + April 2012 1 st Place Excellence In Instruction Vancouver Film School Vancouver, BC December 2010 + April 2012 1 st Place 3 time nominee Best Interactive Designer Canadian New Media Awards Toronto, ON May 2007 1 st Place Best Course 2D Graphics 3 Advanced Styles / Vancouver Film School Vancouver, BC August 2010 1 st Place Illustration category Digital Gateway Applied Arts Photography / Illustration awards Toronto, ON June 2010 Queen Street Studios International Digital Residency Programme Belfast, Northern Ireland February/April 2007 Multidisciplinary / New Media Project Grant Distant Air Alberta Foundation for the Arts January 2006 Bravo!Fact Video Grant Throw It On A Fire Bravo!Fact July 2006 Page 3
1 st Runner Up The netarts.org 2005 Grand Prize netarts.org Internet Art Exhibition Machida, Tokyo November 2005 3 rd Place winner Art / Experimental VIDFEST Vancouver International Digital Festival Vancouver, British Columbia July 2005 Winner Original Sound The Flowering of Forgotten Gifts Flash Forward Flash Film Festival New York, New York July 2005 Winner New Media Mention Award FCCM: Montréal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media Montréal, Québec October 2004 Publications Fresher Styles for Web Designers: More Eye Candy from the Underground February, 2009 California, USA Asia-Pacific Design Almanac IV December, 2008 California, USA :Top 25 Digital Arts Masters October, 2007 Liaoning, China Goodie Bag Magazine March, 2007 Shanghai, China Distant Air Alberta Views October-November, 2006 Calgary, Alberta Page 4
Fahrenheit Magazine October-November, 2006 Mexico City, Mexico interview Xfuns October, 2005 Taipei, Taiwan Expression Spring (April 2005) Medicine Hat, Alberta / interview Convergence Issue #29 (October 2004) Montreal, Québec Taschen s 1000 Favorite Websites (2003) Presentations Capilano University Vancouver, BC (July 2010 + 2011) KAFI Kalamazoo Animation Festival International Kalamazoo Community College Kalamazoo, Michigan (May 2007) Speaker + Panelist Interactive Screen 0.7 The Banff Centre For The Arts Banff, Alberta (August 2007) Panelist FILE Electronic Language International Festival Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (2008) Datarama The Star And Shadow Cinema Newcastle, United Kingdom (April 2007) Page 5
Queen Street Studios Belfast, Northern Ireland (March 2007) Artist Tours & Talk Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre Medicine Hat, Alberta (January 2007) Speaker Flash n Splash The Banff Centre For The Arts Banff, Alberta (July 2005) Speaker BD4D conference Henry Art Gallery Seattle, Washington (October 2003) Page 6