EDUCATION |
| Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB |
| Bachelor of Fine Arts |
Double Major: Photography & Sculpture |
1991 |
| Bachelor of Science |
Engineering, Math, & Physics |
1989 |
| Engineering Certificate |
1987 |
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
| From Steel To Ether(videos) |
The Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre, Hamilton, Ontario
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UpcomingSept.2012 |
| Grand River: Grand Conversations(photographs & poems) |
Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario http://grandconversations.wordpress.com |
Dec.2010 |
| Sound Travels In Portraits |
New Adventures in Sound ArtArtscape Wychwood Barns, Toronto, Ontario |
Aug.2009 |
| Townsend Retraced(Folio No.2 – photographs & poems) |
Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario |
Nov. 2005 |
| Sound Travels Documents(ongoing/changing photography exhibition) |
New Adventures in Sound ArtToronto Island, Ontario |
2003-2010 Aug.-Sept. |
| Poetic Spaces(photographs & poems) |
Princess Cinema, Waterloo, Ontario |
Dec. 2001 |
| Two Open Ears, One Open Eye(photographs) |
Walper Terrace Gallery, Kitchener, Ontario |
May 2001 |
| Convocation Hall Stone Surfaces(photographs) |
Studio Voila, Waterloo, Ontario |
May 1998 |
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| The Encampment 2012 Luminato Festival |
Fort YorkToronto, Ontario |
UpcomingJune 2012 |
| Vernacular Veracity Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener & Area (CAFKA) |
Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City HallKitchener, Ontario |
Sept. – Oct. ‘09 |
| Insights Juried Exhibition[won photography prize] |
Wellington County Museum & ArchivesElora, Ontario |
June – Sept. ‘08 |
| Death By Chocolate[photo project with Andrew Wright] |
Spotlight Festival, Waterloo, Ontario Death By Chocolate website |
June 2008 |
| Thames Art Gallery Juried Exhibition |
Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, Ontario |
Dec. 2007- Jan.‘08 |
| Dubious Views [online curated exhibition] |
Gallery TPW and Virtual Museums Canadahttp://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Photos/dynamic/en/index-dynamic.html |
2007 – 2017 |
| Townsend Retraced[2-person exhibition with Hilary Martin] |
Spruce Row Museum, Waterford, Ontario |
Jan.-Mar. 2006 |
| Rotunda Gallery 10th AnniversarySalon Juried Exhibition |
Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall,Kitchener, Ontario |
Nov.-Dec. 2005 |
| Art & Letters Juried Exhibition[won 1st & 2nd place prizes] |
Haldimand County Museum & Archives, Cayuga, Ontario |
Oct.-Dec. 2004 |
| Townsend Retraced[3-person exhibition with Hilary Martin & Laura Cunningham] |
Eva Brook Donly Museum, Simcoe, Ont.http://www.townsendretraced.ca |
Sept.-Oct. 2004 |
| Altered Perceptions[2-person exhibition with Ivonne Pietersen] |
Institute for Women's Studies & Gender StudiesUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario |
May 2002 |
| Victoria Park Juried Exhibition |
Kitchener Public Library, Kitchener, Ont. |
June 2001 |
| Word Pictures |
Photo Arts Collective, Rotunda Gallery,Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, Ontario |
May 2001 |
| Day Trip/Night Transit[2-person exhibition with Karl Kessler] |
Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall,Kitchener, Ontario |
Oct. 2000 |
| The Home Show Juried Exhibition |
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ont. |
March 1995 |
| Stone Surfaces |
Oakham House Gallery, RyersonPolytechnical University, Toronto, Ontario |
April 1992 |
| Viewpoints Juried Exhibition |
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ont. |
March 1992 |
| Marion McCain Juried Exhibition |
Beaverbrook Art GalleryFredericton, New Brunswick |
Nov. 1991,Nov. 1989 |
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WORK IN PERFORMANCE |
| Weather(video projection – 21 min.) |
Penderecki String Quartet with CalArts studentsRoy & Edna Disney/CalArts (REDCAT) HallLos Angeles, California |
Feb. 2009 |
| Weather(video projection – 21 min.) |
NUMUS concerts/KW Symphony StringsPerimeter Institute of Theoretical PhysicsWaterloo, Ontario |
Feb. 2007 |
| City Life[still images for live video mixing withIan Birse & Laura Kavanaugh (45 min.)] |
NUMUS / Canadian Chamber Ensemble Perimeter Institute for Theoretical PhysicsWaterloo, Ontario |
Nov. 2005 |
| Prayer for Hydrogen(video projection – 18 min.) |
Penderecki String QuartetPerimeter Institute for Theoretical PhysicsWaterloo, Ontario |
Oct. 2005 |
| Different Trains(video projection – 27 min.) |
Penderecki String QuartetWorcester, Massachusetts & Waterloo, Ont.Los Angeles, CaliforniaParis, France & Kauno, Lithuania |
Feb. 2007Apr. 2004Nov. 2003 |
| The Equinox Awards[video screening of Flying Sparks &Heavy Machinery & others’ works] |
The Staircase Cinema, Hamilton, OntarioEd Video Media Arts Centre, Guelph, Ontario |
Nov. 2003June 2003 |
| Flying Sparks & Heavy Machinery(video projection – 15 min.) |
Open Ears Festival of Music & Sound,King Street Theatre, Kitchener, Ontario |
May 2003 |
| Le Minotaur(slides & video projections) |
NUMUS new music, dance & artWilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ont. |
Sept. 2001 |
| The Sinking of the Titanic(photographer/performer) |
Open Ears Festival of Music & SoundKitchener City Hall, Kitchener, Ont. |
April 1998 |
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ACTIVITIES |
| City of Kitchener Artist In Residence |
Kitchener, Ontario |
2010 |
| Official Photographer |
Sound TravelsToronto, Ontario |
2000 – present |
| Documentary Photographer/Videographer |
Radio Without Borders/Deep WirelessToronto, Ontario |
2008, 2006, 2005,2004, 2003 |
| Documentary Photographer/Videographer |
NUMUS new music concertsWaterloo, Ontario |
1999 - 2003 |
| Official Photographer/ Videographer |
Open Ears Festival of Music & Sound Kitchener, Ontario |
1998 - present |
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AWARDS |
| Exhibition Assistance |
Ontario Arts CouncilToronto, Ontario |
Sept. 2009 |
| Project Grant: Spotlight Festival 2008 |
Ontario Arts CouncilToronto, Ontario |
June 2008 |
| Equinox Emerging Artist Video Award |
Ed Video Media Arts CentreGuelph, Ontario |
April 2002 |
| New Brunswick Arts Award |
N.B. Dept.of Municipalities, Culture & Heritage, Fredericton, New Brunswick |
Sept. 1990 |
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WORKS IN PUBLICATION |
| Grand River: Grand Conversations |
Photography and Poetry chapbook, 48pp |
2010 |
| The House That Stands |
Poetry chapbook, 32pp, Anchorage Press |
2008 |
| Sign Waves Companion |
Contributor (images) |
2002 |
| Musicworks, Nos. 74, 78, & 105 |
Contributor (images) |
2009, 2000, 1999 |
| Whale |
Co-creator, Artists’ book (poems) |
1994 |
| White Wall Review, Vols. XVI & XVII |
Contributor (images) |
1993, 1992 |
| First Encounter, Vols. XVII & XVIII |
Editor & Contributor (images, poems) |
1990, 1987 |
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REVIEWS/PRESS |
| Fung, Amy |
"Book Design in Canada, FAB Gallery, January 26 - Feb 20, 2010",Prairie Artsters.com |
Feb. 3, 2010 |
| Prong Parkhill, Charlotte |
"Shutterbug",Waterloo Chronicle, pp.18 & 19 |
Jan. 6, 2010 |
| Armstrong, John |
“CAFKA 2009: Truth and Consequences” Canadian Art magazine online review |
Oct. 22, 2009 |
| Scowen, Peter |
"Gaspereau Press designer wins multiple awards
",The Globe and Mail Blog Post |
Apr. 9, 2009 |
| Garneau, David |
“Dubious Views”, Ciel Variable No. 77, p.52. |
Winter 2007 |
| Ariaratnam, Daniel |
"An atmospheric evening of music, art and mathematics”,Simcoe Times-Reformer, p.10 |
Feb. 26, 2007 |
| Sonnenberg, Monte |
“Townsend Retraced exhibit provokes mixed emotions”,The Record, p. B4 |
Jan. 10, 2006 |
| Ariaratnam, Daniel |
“Penderecki quartet melds past, present with style”,The Record, p. B4 |
Oct. 17, 2005 |
| Zronik, John Paul |
“And No One Came”,Brantford Expositor, pp. A10-A11 |
Oct. 13, 2004 |
| Thomas, Chris |
“Exhibit retraces Townsend’s failed dream”,Simcoe Times-Reformer, p.10 |
Oct. 5, 2004 |
| Brandstetter, Robert |
“Indie Art Screening”,Echo Weekly, pp.11 & 16 |
July 17, 2003 |
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COLLECTIONS |
Alcuin Society, Vancouver, BC
City of Kitchener
City of Regina Civic Art Collection
Deutsches Buch-Schriftmuseum, Leipzig, Germany
E.H. Norman Library, Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
National Library of Canada
W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby
University of Regina Faculty of Fine Arts Collection
Various Canadian and German private collections
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