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Sharon Switzer c.v.
EDUCATION
2005-2006 Graduate, CFC Media Lab, Canadian Film Centre, Toronto, ON
1995-1997 M.F.A., University of Western Ontario, London, ON
1985-1990 B.F.A., Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
   
MEDIA PROJECTS
2006 Things Left Unsaid, (with Bronywn Anderson, Mé Schofield) PROTOTYPE - website for annonymous disclosure of secret regrets, with episodic narrative content.
2001 BOX, (with Sue Lloyd) CD-ROM of new interactive artwork by eight Canadian artists, 2001
1991 Electric Blanket: AIDS Projection Project, (with Claire Sykes, Frederick Peters) largescale, outdoor projection of images submitted by the public, with indoor theatrical and musical performances, Queen St West, Toronto, Dec. 1
   
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS and PUBLIC SCREENINGS
Public Screenings
2007 Pleasue Dome's New Toronto Works Show 2007, A Romantic Moment, looping installation, Latvian House, Feb. 24
2006 One Minute Film & Video Festival, Hope, (Winner: Most Poetic), Bloor Cinema, Toronto, ON, Nov. 22
Solo Exhibitions - multi-channel video work
2007 Falling from Grace: Scenes 4, 5 & 6, McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton ON, November 2006 - January 2007
2006 Falling from Grace: Scenes 1 through 4, Corkin Shopland Gallery, Toronto, ON, May
2005 Selected Videos, Solo Space, Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto, ON, November
2004 Fortunate, (5 channel video installation) AKA Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, September
2003 Shadow Play, Artcite, Windsor, ON, October
2002 Shadow Play, TRUCK Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, October
  Fortunate, (part of TRIP, with Sue Lloyd), Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON, May
2001 Shadow Play, (10 part video and media-sculpture installation) The Koffler Gallery, Toronto, ON, May
  Child’s Play, Hartnett Gallery, University of Rochester, NY, February
  Time-out, (7 channel video installation) Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON, January
Solo Exhibitions - digital image-based installations
1999 Child’s Play, ( 4 part digital image and video sculpture installation) Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON, September
  Doubled Over, (digital images) David Scott Gallery, Toronto, ON, May
1997 Pulling Through, (digital image-based sculpture installation) Garnet Press Gallery, Toronto, ON, November
  Waltzing in Now-time, (digital image-based installation) University of Western Ontario, London ON, September
Group Exhibitions
2006 Oh You Beautiful Doll, Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York, NY, January
2005 18 Illuminations: Contemprary Art and Light, curated by Carla Garnet and Corinna Ghaznavi, Tom Thompson Memorial Art Gallery,Owen Sound, ON, November (touring across Canada through 2008)
  Discophony: a Sound Art Symposiumy, Niagara Artist's Company, St. Catharines, ON, March 10
2004 Shhhh!, ArtLab Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, January
2003 First Person, curated by Kim Simon, Mercer Union, Toronto, ON, May
2000 Search, Open Studio, Toronto, ON, June
  Redrospective, The Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON, January
1999 Toronto: Under 40, Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON, April
1998 25, curated by Kim Fullerton and Kelly McCray, 469 King St., Toronto, ON, December
  Out of the Frame, 624 Richmond St., West, Toronto, ON, April
  No Escape, juried by Katherine Knight, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON, March
1997 Pseudonyms & Similarities, curated by Natalie Olanick, Mercer Union, Toronto, ON, July
  Proclaimed, curated byJames Patten, Museum London, London, ON, July
1996 Touch Through, The Palace at 4am, London ON, June
   
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2004 Reverb, D. Grenier, M. Lee, J. Peacock, E. Pien, C. Thompson, ArtLab Gallery, U.W.O., London, ON, March
2001 Breath Taking, (with Carla Garnet), Kelly McCray and Sue Lloyd, Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON, April
1996 Drawing From Memory, (with Claire Sykes), Eli Langer and Shari Boyle, The Palace at 4am, London, ON
CURATORIAL PROJECTS with Clamorous Intentions (Sharon Switzer, Claire Sykes, Frederick Peters)
1992 Re: Dressing the Body, Garnet Press Gallery, Toronto, ON, July
  Gathering: The Memorial Project, A Space Gallery, Toronto, ON, November
  In Absentia: The Memorial Project, (music, video and performance), Euclid Theater, Toronto, ON, Nov. 30 - Dec 1
   
PRESS, PUBLICATIONS and SCHOLARSHIP
 
  • Sharon Switzer, Falling from Grace: Scenes 1 - 6, Exhibition Catalogue, McMaster Museum of Art, Nov. 2006
  • 18 Illuminations: Contemprary Art & Light, Exhibition Catalogue, ABC Art Books, 2006
  • Dault, Gary Michael, “Angle of Incident – 10: Sharon Switzer’s Gravity,” Reading Toronto website, July 5, 2006.
  • Jager, David, “Shrugging off positivism: Sharon Switzer’s videos mix weighty and  humorous statements,” Now Magazine, June 15-21, 2006
  • Goddard, Peter, “Revisiting the past in video clips and vinyl,” Toronto Star, H5, June 3, 2006
  • Jager, David, “Switzer’s mix,” Now Picks, Now Magazine – Hot Summer Guide, p60, 2006
  • Oh You Beautiful Doll, Exhibition Catalogue, Andrea Meislin Gallery, NY, Jan 2006
  • Andreae, Janice, “Playing with Shadows,” MIX, Vol28, Num1, Summer 2002, pp34-36
  • Dault, Gary Michael, “Sue Lloyd and Sharon Switzer...”, Globe & Mail, R10, May 11, 2002
  • Dault, Gary Michael, “Sharon Switzer: Shadow Play”, D’ART Magazine, July 2001
  • Gauthier, Bernard, “Sharon Switzer”, (interview/story), Bravo! News, May 2001
  • Dault, Gary Michael, “A Past Alive ... ,” The Globe & Mail, R11, May 12, 2001
  • Garnet, Carla, review of ‘Time-out’, C Magazine, Issue 69, Spring 2001, p45
  • Dault, Gary Michael, “Time-out”, Critics Choice, The Globe & Mail, R9, Jan 27, 2001
  • Fullerton, Kim, “If your heart is in your dreams,” Xtra!, No424, Jan. 25, 2004, p26
  • Ghaznavi, Corinna, "Hoop Games", Canadian Art, Vol. 16, Num. 4, Winter 1999, p 78
  • Fast Forward, Canadian Art, Vol 16, Num 3, Fall 1999, p19         
  • Dault, Gary Michael, The Globe & Mail, C6, May 22, 1999
  • Hume Christopher, “Photos make Contact,” The Toronto Star, K10, April 29, 1999
  • Balser, Michael. “Out of the Frame,” Vol.21, Num.3, Fuse, Summer 1998
  • Papararo, Jenifer.  “Out of the Frame,” Lola, Number 2, Summer 1998
  • U.A.A.C. conference, paper by Maria Lundin, Vancouver, November 1997
  • U.A.A.C. conference, paper by Catherine Dhavernas , Vancouver, Nov. 1997
  • Curtis-Norcross, Sylvia. “Subtle exhibition ...,” Scene Magazine, Oct. 2-16, 1997, p9
  • Border/Lines, “Where the Girls Are” artwork and text, No.42, Dec. 1996, pp36-37
  • U.A.A.C. conference, talk by Janice Andreae, Guelph, November 1995
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    ARTIST TALKS and SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
     
  • McMaster Museum of Art, interviewed by Carla Garnet about Falling from Grace, Jan. 2007
  • NFB English Program National Meeting, New Platforms & Technologies Panel, Montreal, Nov. 2006
  • Academic Conference - Approaching the Unapproachable, Kingston, ON, Dec. 2003
  • Nickel Arts Museum, Calgary, AB, October, 2002
  • York University, Film & Video Dept., TO., (instructor Brenda Longfellow), Sept. 2002
  • Toronto School of Art, Toronto, (instructor Catherine Heard), June 2002
  • University of Toronto, Dept. of Fine Art, (instructor Sue Lloyd), March 2002
  • O.C.A.D., Toronto, (instructor Michael Balser), January 2002
  • Matrilineage Festival, Syracuse University, NY, Feb. 2000
  • Brock University, Dept. of Visual Arts, St. Catherines, Ontario, October 2000
  • University of Guelph, Studio Art Dept., Ontario (instructor Martha Judge), April 2000
  • O.C.A.D., Toronto, Photo Dept., (instructor Barbara Astman), February 2000
  • U.W.O., London, Public Artist’s talk, as part of job interview process, May 1999
  • O.C.A.D., Toronto, Artist talk and panel discussion on ‘lesbian art’, January 1999
  • U.A.A.C., Vancouver, Artist talk w/reference to Walter Benjamin, November 1997
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    GRANTS and SCHOLARSHIPS
    2006 Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant
    2003 Canada Council for the Arts, Mid Career Artist Grant             
    2002 Toronto Arts Council, Mid Career Artist Grant        
    2000 Toronto Arts Council, to Giant-S  (Sharon Switzer & Sue Lloyd)  
    2000, 1999 Ontario Arts Council, Emerging Artist Grant 
    1999, 1998 Canada Council for the Arts, Emerging Artist Grant      
    1996, 1997 Ontario Graduate Scholarship  
    1995 - 1997 Special University Scholarship, U.W.O.    
    1993 Ontario Arts Council, Emerging Artist Grant