Andrew James Paterson,

408 Queen St.W., # 7,

Toronto, Ontario

M5V 2A7

( 416 ) 703-2236

andrewjamespaterson@gmail.com

www.andrewjamespaterson.com

 

Active in performance, video art, critical and fictional writing, and musical composition. Further information available upon request.

 

 

 

CURICULA VITA      PERFORMANCE ARTIST

 

2014     More Or Less: DOORED, DoubleDoubleLand, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2014     If I Were Mayor, First Thursdays, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2014     Formalism Camp Modernism Queer, YYZ Artists’ Outlet 35th Anniversary, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2014     Formalism Camp Modernism Queer, First Thursdays, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2012     Into The Vaults, a site-specific performance concerning at archives of The New Gallery at John Snow House, Mountain Standard Tome Performance Art Festival, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

2011     The Ghosts of Home Entertainment, a site-specific performance concerning the video collection of Trinity Square Video, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2009     Condo-Art Auctioneer, in conjunction with Des Fleurs pour Decorer – an exhibition by Sylvie Belanger, Birch Libralato Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

2008     Mono Logical, an interdisciplinary evening of film, video, and performative monologues,

LuminaTO version, LuminaTO at Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Ontario

2008     Mono Logical, , Available Light, Ottawa, Ontario

2007     Condo-Art Auctioneer, in conjunction with Des Fleurs pour Decorer – an exhibition by Sylvie Belanger, Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y., U.S.A.

2007     Mono Logical 6, monologue with video backdrop, Pleasure Dome New Works Show,

Toronto, Ontario

2006     Mono Logical Murder City,  Cinematheque and Independent Media Arts Alliance, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

2006    Lucky 13 Quiz Show, performance bus, Art Gallery at York University, Toronto, Ontario

2006     Mono Logical (academic version- no costumes), Modern Fuel Gallery, Kingston, Ontario

2005     Mono Logical, Mountain Standard Time Performance Art Festival, Calgary, Alberta

2003     Mono Logical, co-production of 7a*11d Performance Festival and Pleasure Dome ,Toronto, Ontario

2002-3  Lucky 13 - a quiz show , Quick-Time Art, CKLN Radio, Toronto, Ontario

2001     Lucky 13 - a quiz show, Cameron Public House, Toronto, Ontario

1998    Symptoms of Whatever- 7a-11d Performance Festival, Toronto, Ontario,

1998    Songscapes- Music Gallery Toronto, Ontario

1997    Performance: A Performance- 7a-11d Performance Festival, Toronto, Ontario

1997    Bytes: Inter-site performance - Trinity Square Video, Toronto,  Em Media, Calgary, Alberta,  Centre for Art Tapes, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Western Front, Vancouver, BC.

1996   Performance: A Performance- A Space Gallery, Toronto

1995   Performance: A Performance- Stride Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1995   Performance: A Performance- Western Front, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

1992   Fragmented Recall- In Absentia, The Memorial Project ,Euclid Theatre, Toronto

1989   Name The Creep- A Space Gay and Lesbian Cabaret, Toronto

1987  The Strange Case of Norman Desmond- Western Front, Vancouver

1986  The Strange Case of Norman Desmond -SAW Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1986  The Strange Case of Norman Desmond- Ice House Theatre, Toronto

1984  Passports of Love- Western Front, Vancouver

1984  Passports of Love- Norman MacKenzie Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

1982  Typewriter Symphony, ARC, Toronto

1981  Coffee Break- Ed Video, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

1980  Coffee Break- 222 Warehouse, Harbourfront, Toronto

1979  Skillful Evasions – A Space, Toronto

 

 

 

 

VIDEOTAPES CONTAINING SELF-PERFORMANCE

 

2012  Seven Segments

2010  Trophy Life

2007  Damned and Forgiven

2005  DOA/Remake/Remodel

2004  Eating Regular

2001  Snowjob

1999  Cash and Carry

1994  Controlled Environments

1993  Pink In Public

1990  Who Killed Professor Wordsworth

1987  Immortality (adapted from The Strange Case of Norman Desmond )

1981  How Many Fingers? (collaboration with Alan Fox)

 

 

I have also performed in works by various artists including: Mike Hoolboom, John Greyson, Joel Gibb/Hidden Cameras, Tanya Mars, John Marriott, Michael Balser & Andy Fabo, Ali Kazimi, Gary Kibbins, Karma Clarke-Davis, Kids on TV, Sylvie Belanger, Susan Britton, Christine Lucy Latimer, Life of a Craphead, and others.