Born: Vancouver Canada
Education:
| 2004 | The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, USA M.F.A., Visual Arts - Photography, Highest Honors |
| 1996-97 | Ecole Nationale Supérieure Des Beaux-arts, Paris, France Certificat de Scolarité - Studio |
| 1994-96 | University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Studies in Fine Arts - Studio |
| 1990-93 | University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada B.A., Art History |
Additional Training:
| 2004 | The Photography Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA National Graduate Fellowship Brown University, Providence, USA Collegiate Teaching Certificate |
| 1996-97 | Apprenticed with multimedia-performance artist, Marina Abramovic, winner of the 1997 Venice Biennale Golden Lion Award. |
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
| 2008 | Upcoming |
| 2005 | Exit, State Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
| 2002 | 3X Removed, State Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
| 2000 | Weaving The Web, A Photo Based Show Exploring Issues Of Personal Identity, Love And Deception On The Internet, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1998 | EX, A Portrayal of Former Yugoslavia in War, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1997 | L'Etranger, Gauche Gallery, Ecole Nationale Supérieure Des Beaux-arts, Paris, France Existence Paralelle, Calouste Gaubenkian Art Gallery, Maison Andre Gouveia, Paris, France Mother's Letter, (Performance), La Cour Vitrée, Ecole Nationale Supérieure Des Beaux-arts, Paris, France |
| 1996 | Mass Mind, (Performance), Domaine de Kerguehennec, Centre Nationale D'Art Contemporain, Bretagne, France Entropia, Ams Art Gallery, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
Selected Group Exhibitions:
| 2008 | Biological Imperative, Gallery Aferro, Newark, USA Curated by: Emma Wilcox Articulation, Faculty Show, UFV, Canada |
| 2007 | Proof 14, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto, Canada Curated by: Stephanie Rogerson The Drawing Show, The Artist's Space, New York, USA Visual Arts Faculty Show, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Visual Arts Faculty Show, UFV, Canada |
| 2006 | The Drawing Show, The Artists Space, New York, USA Visual Arts Faculty Show, UFV, Canada Video Works, Live Box Video Collection, Nova Art Fair, Chicago, USA |
| 2005 | The Drawing Show, The Artists Space, New York, USA The Photography Institute Retrospective, Equitable Building, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, USA |
| 2004 | Toronto International Art Fair, State Gallery, Toronto, Canada Mediated Images, The LeRoy Neiman Gallery, The Photography Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA RISD Museum Group Show, The Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, USA Audition, solo section of a larger exhibit on Photography, The Sol Koffler Gallery, The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, USA |
| 2003 | Paper, State Gallery, Vancouver, Canada Photography, Sol Koffler Gallery, R.I.S.D., Providence, USA A Show of Her Own, Sol Koffler Gallery, R.I.S.D., Providence, USA Juried by: Deborah Balkin The Video Show, Auditorium, R.I.S.D., Providence USA On Memory and Artifact, Sol Koffler Gallery, R.I.S.D., Providence, USA |
| 2002 | Introduction, Red Eye Gallery, R.I.S.D., Providence, USA Smallworks, State Gallery, Vancouver, Canada Eye of Eros XII, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
| 2001 | Altered States, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
| 2000 | Super Natural British Columbia, Artropolis, Vancouver, Canada Unseen Light, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada Eros X, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1999 | Auto Exposure, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada The Nude, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada Altered States, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada Eros, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1998 | The Salon Show, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada Altered States, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada Eros, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1997 | Plasticité, Maison Internationale, Cité Universitaire, Paris, France Fête Des Nations, Maison Internationale, Cité Universitaire, Paris, France |
| 1996 | Cleaning The House, (A week long collaboration with Marina Abramovic) Domaine de Kerguehennec, Centre Nationale D'Art Contemporain, Bretagne, France Et Moi Aussi, (Collaborative Video installation with Marina Abramovic), ENSBA, Paris, France |
Awards, Grants and Scholarships:
| 2004 | Fellowship, The Photography Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, USA |
| 2003 | TC Colley Award for Excellence, the sole recipient of a juried, merit-based award, Rhode Island School of Design, USA Senior Scholarship Award, BC Arts Council, Canada Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, USA Assistantship, Rhode Island School of Design, USA Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, USA |
| 2002 | Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, USA Assistantship, Rhode Island School of Design, USA |
| 2001 | Canada Council Professional Artist Production Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, Canada |
| 2000 | Visual Arts Development Award, A grant from The Vancouver Foundation and the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1997 | Granted a private studio for one year in Paris, at the Maison Andre Gouveia, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation French Government Foreign Cultural Subsidy, France |
| 1996 | Study Abroad Scholarship, The University of British Columbia, Canada |
Lectures:
| 2008 | Artist Talk, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, Canada |
| 2006 | Guest Speaker, Arts and Culture, In the Spotlight and Behind the Scenes, Arts Career Expo, sponsored by the ACSA and UBC Alumni Affairs, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
| 2005 | Artist Talk, Guest Speaker An event sponsored by the ACSA and the Golden Key Society, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Artist Talk, Mediated Images, The Rhode Island School of Design, Auditorium, Providence, USA |
| 2004 | Artist Talk, Mediated Images, The Photography Institute, National Seminar, Columbia University, New York, USA Artist Talk, The Rhode Island School of Design, Auditorium, Providence, USA |
| 2002 | Artist Talk, 3X Removed, State Gallery, Vancouver Canada |
| 2000 | Guest Speaker, Vancouver Cultural Alliance, Round Table Lecture, Vancouver, Canada |
Professional Experience:
| SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCE | |
| 2007 | The University of British Columbia, Lecturer, Photography - Fall 07 Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Instructor, Photography The University of the Fraser Valley, Instructor, Digital Photography The University of British Columbia, Lecturer, Photography - Spring 07 Emily Carr University, CS Instructor, The Business of Art Practice Emily Carr University, CS Instructor, Advanced Digital Photography |
| 2006 | The University of the Fraser Valley, Instructor, Digital Photography Emily Carr University, CS Instructor, The Business of Art Practice Emily Carr University, CS Instructor, Advanced Digital Photography |
| 2004 | The Rhode Island School of Design, Instructor, Photography II |
| 2003 | The Rhode Island School of Design, Instructor, Photography I The Rhode Island School of Design, Instructor, Art History 101(2 Sections) The Rhode Island School of Design, Instructor, Art History 102(2 Sections) |
| 2002 | The Rhode Island School of Design, Instructor, Art History 101(2 Sections) |
Selected Bibliography:
| 2008 | Artist Feature, Ana Black, Constructing the Exit from Childhood, NY Arts Magazine, New York, USA Emma Wilcox, Biological Imperative, Exhibition Catalogue, Gallery Aferro, Newark, USA Dan Bischoff, Biological Imperative, The Star-Ledger, Newark, USA |
| 2007 | Proof, Review, Canadian Art, www.canadianart.ca, Toronto, Canada Proof, The List, Toronto, Preview, A Cross-Canada Guide to the Season's Best Exhibitions, Canadian Art, www.canadianart.ca, Toronto, Canada Peter Goddard, At the Galleries, Proof 14, The Toronto Star, Toronto, Canada Stephanie Rogerson, Proof 14, Exhibition Catalogue, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto, Canada Jessica Werb, News from the Art World, Arts Notes, The Georgia Straight, Vancouver, Canada Five Things this Week, Toronto Magazine, The National Post, Toronto, Canada Sarah Fawcett, Ana Black, Culture, The Cascade, Abbotsford, Canada |
| 2005 | What's On, Canadian Art, www.canadianart.ca, Toronto, Canada Mediated Images, Zing Magazine, New York, USA Elaine Corden, Artscetera, Art Review, The West Ender, Vancouver, Canada |
| 2004 | Mediated Images Catalogue, The Photography Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA |
| 2003 | Mary Francis Hill, Artscetera, Art Review, The West Ender, Vancouver, Canada |
| 2002 | Straight Choices - Arts, The Georgia Strait, Vancouver, Canada Mary Francis Hill, Artscetera, Art Review, The West Ender, Vancouver, Canada Queue, The Arts, The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, Canada |
| 2001 | Artist Feature, Ana Black, Exhibit:a Magazine, Vol.. 8, United Kingdom Nick Stephens, Ana Black, Catch Her While You Can, Tamana Magazine, Canada Janet Smith, Visceral Response, The Georgia Strait, Vancouver, Canada Mary Francis Hill, Building On The Past, Looking To The Future, Artropolis 2001 Breaks New Ground, Westender. Vancouver, Canada |
| 2000 | Super Natural, Artropolis Exhibition Catalogue,Vancouver, Canada Kimberly Klas, Ana's World Wide Web, The Courier, Vancouver, Canada Mary Francis Hill, Artscetera, The West Ender, Vancouver, Canada Fine Arts, Queue Magazine, The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, Canada Steve Burgess, Erotic Photography Survives Internet Porn, The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, Canada Tom Barnes, Erotic Photography Turns Heads, The Voice, Vancouver Canada Strait Choices - The Arts, The Georgia Strait, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1999 | Strait Choices - Photography, The Georgia Strait, Vancouver, Canada Blair Hirdle, Blackout!, Ana Black's Gun Girls, Loop Magazine, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1998 | Michael Scott, Arts Review, The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, Canada Calendar, Capsule Magazine, Vancouver, Canada Short List - Fine Arts, Queue Magazine, The Vancouver Sun War On Display, The Courier, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1996 | Christopher Brayshaw, The Art of Ana Gomes, The Ubessy, Vancouver, Canada |
Televion/Web:
| 2008 | www.nyartsmagazine.com www.artcal.net www.artslant.com www.rhizome.org www.canadianart.ca www.technorati.com www.digicult.it http://lesmanguesitaliennes.blogspot.com http://weblogart.blogspot.com |
| 2007 | Ana Black, (Artist Feature) http://iheartphotograph.blogspot.com Ana Black, (Artist Feature) http://zbendny.wordpress.com/polecalnia/ |
| 2006 | Ana Black, (Artist Feature) http://manystuff.over-blog.com/article-5056714.html |
| 2005 | 3X Removed Series featured on The Fabulous Life of Celebrity Couples, VH1, USA |
| 2001 | Artist Interview, Ce Soir, CBC-TV, Canada |
| 2000 | 120seconds.com, Artist Feature, CBC (Web Site) Artropolis, CBC www.artropolis.cbcr.com/collection |
Collections & Archives:
| The Photography Institute Archive at The Getty Research Institute, The Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA The Opus Collection, Opus Hotel, Vancouver, Canada The Rhode Island School of Design Various private collections |