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Pavitra Wickramasinghe was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Montréal. Her practice is inherently multi-disciplinary and explores conventions of seeing. She is preoccupied with new ways of conceptualizing the moving image and experiment with stop-motion animation, sculpture and video. Pavitra uses the installation context as a strategy where the viewer occupies the filmic space rather than being physically removed from the work. Her work attempts to draw the viewer in through curiosity, intrigue and a sense of wonder while hovering between experiment and play. C U R R I C U L M V I T A E |
| 2011 upcomming | Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, Estevan Art Gallery, Estevan, Canada |
| 2010 | Here is always somewhere else, Centro Cultural del Matadero, Huesca, Spain |
| 2009 | Refusing to make a scene, Galerie B-312 & Espace Videographe, Montréal, Canada |
| 2007 | What is never seen is ever seen, FOFA Gallery, Montréal, Canada |
| 2006 | À bientôt, C'NT Gallery, Calgary, Canada |
| 2005 | Had I been kidnapped by myself? Banff Centre, Banff, Canada |
| 2003 | untitled (Displacement Series #3), Truck +15 Window Project, Calgary, Canada |
| 2002 | City Love, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Calgary, Canada |
G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S
| 2011 upcomming | Biennale internationale du lin de Portneuf, Cap Lauzon, Deschambault |
| 2010 | Fandango, (Collaboration with Amélie Brisson-Darveau), Truck, Calgary, Canada |
| 2009 | Time Off, Art Mur, Montréal, Canada |
Take hold lightly. Let go lightly. (Collaboration with Jonathan Villeneuve), Nuit Blanche, Festival Montréal en Lumiére, Montréal, Canada |
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| Strip Mining for Creative Cities, Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto, Canada | |
| 2008 | Strata, Espace Artefacto, Montréal, Canada |
| 2007 | GIRAF 3, Quickdraw Animation Society, Calgary, Canada |
| COMPRESSION, Art Mur, Montréal, Canada | |
| 2006 | The Mechanics of an Image, The New Gallery, Calgary, Canada |
| 2003 | ACAD Graduation Exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, Canada |
| ARTaWEARness, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Canada |
S C R E E N I N G S
| 2009 | Masala! Mehndi! Masti! SAVAC Film & Video Festival, Toronto, Canada |
| 2008 | Breakthrough Signals, aluCineToronto Latin Media Festival, National Film Board of Canada, Toronto, Canada |
| SAGSRI 2007-08 Space Mission: Khyber Centre for the Arts, Halifax; Tricycle Media Festival, Montréal; FLASHE Fete, IQ L'Atelier, Alma, Canada | |
| 2007 | One Take Super 8 Event, POP Montreal Festival, Montréal, Canada |
| SAGSRI 2007-08 Space Mission: Yukon Riverside Arts Festival, Dawson City; Art After Aesthetic Distance Conference, Regina; Ed Video Media Arts Centre, Guelph, Canada | |
| 2006 | Made In Video Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| MadCat Women’s International Film Festival, San Francisco, CA, USA | |
| Images 19th Festival 2006, Toronto, Canada | |
| 2005 | Monitor, SAVAC Film & Video Festival, Camera Media Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
| FOCUS, Cantos Music Foundation, Calgary | |
| International Film & Video Festival, The Museum of New Art (MONA), Pontiac, Michigan, USA | |
| 2004 | Calgary Underground Film Festival, EMMEDIA, Calgary, Canada |
| 2003 | Student Shorts Film Festival, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada |
| Digital Sugar Cubed, EMMEDIA, Calgary, Canada | |
| 2002 | Digital Sugar, EMMEDIA, Calgary, Canada |
A W A R D S & G R A N T S
| 2010 | Conseil des arts et des letters du Québec- Travel Grant |
| 2009 | Canada Council for the Arts- Research/Creation Grants to Film and Video Artists |
| Conseil des arts et des letters du Québec- Vivacité Montréal Project Grant | |
| Canada Council for the Arts- Travel Grant | |
| 2008 | Alberta Foundation for the Arts- Multidisciplinary and New Media Project Grant |
| 2007 | The Centre interuniversitaire des arts médiatiques (CIAM)- Project Allocation |
| 2006 | Alberta Foundation for the Arts- Multidisciplinary and New Media Project Grant |
| Concordia University- Tuition Remission Award | |
| 2005 | Canada Council for the Arts- Research/Creation Grants to Film and Video Artists |
| 2003 | Alberta College of Art and Design- Graduation Exhibition Award |
| ARTaWEARness Award for Innovative Wearable Art |
E D U C A T I O N & R E S I D E N C I E S
| 2010 | Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes Residency, Huesca, Spain |
| 2009 | MFA major in Open Media & Fibres, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada |
| 2005 | Optic Nerve Residency, Banff Center for the Arts, Banff Center for the Arts, Banff, Canada |
| Bars ‘n’ Tones Residency, EMMEDIA, Calgary, Canada | |
| 2003 | BFA major in Media Arts & Digital Technologies, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Canada |
| Information Visualization Residency, Banff Center for the Arts, Banff, Canada |
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
| 2010 | P/T Faculty, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada |
| 2009 | P/T Faculty, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada |
| Member, Perte de Signal :: Arts médiatiques, Montréal, Canada | |
| 2008 | P/T Faculty, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada |
| 2006-08 | Teacher’s Assistant, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada |
| 2003-06 | Assistant Director, Stride Gallery, Calgary, Canada |
| 2005 | Peer Assessment Committee, Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, Canada |
| 2004-05 | Programming Committee, Calgary International Film Festival, Calgary, Canada |
| 2003-05 | Board of Directors, EMMEDIA, Calgary, Canada |
| 2003 | Programming Committee, HerLand Feminist Film and Video Festival, Calgary, Canada |
| 2000-02 | Reception and Gallery Attendant, Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, Canada |
A R T I S T T A L K S
| 2008 | Fibre’s Brown Bag Series, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada |
| 2007 | Sculpture and ART X Department, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada |
IMCA Department, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada |
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| 2006 | Had I been kidnapped by myself?, The New Gallery, Calgary, Canada |
| The Mechanics of an Image, Panel discussion, The New Gallery, Calgary, Canada | |
| 2005 | Optic Nerve Residency, Banff Center for the Arts, Banff, Canada |
P R E S S
| 2010 | Ciria, Sara. ”Pavitra Wickramasinghe invita a ver la ciudad con una nueva perspectiva.” Diario del AltoAragón, Aragón, Spain. |
Here is always somewhere elseexhibition catalogue, Centro Cultural del Matadero, Huesca, Spain |
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| Williamson, Andrea. ”Alluring collection at Truck.” Fast Forward Weekly, Calgary | |
| Moschopedis, Eric. Fandango exhibition text. TRUCK Gallery, Calgary | |
| 2009 | Moumblow, Monique. Refusing to make a scene exhibition text. Espace Videographe, Montréal, Canada |
| Verdier, Jean-Émile. Refusing to make a scene exhibition text. Galerie B-312, Montréal, Canada | |
| Radio Interview- “Un Show de Mot'Arts," CISM 89.3 FM. Montréal, Canada | |
| Fadden, Robyn. “Screen time,”Hour. Montréal, Canada | |
| Leocha, Anna. “Behind the screen," McGill Daily. Montréal, Canada | |
| Zebrowski-Rubin, Stefan. “Representation Reconsidered in Montréal," The Artblog. [Article on-line]. Available from http://theartblog.org/2009/12/representation-reconsidered-in-montreal/ | |
| 2008 | Toronto Latin Media Festival Program Guide, Toronto, Canada |
| Beattie, Amanda Helen. “Perceiving the Transformation of Time: From Repetition to Narrative.” Strata exhibition catalogue, Montréal, Canada | |
| McCleave, Michael. The S.A.G.S.R.I. “McCleave 1” Space Mission 2007/08 Artists multiple/ exhibition catalogue, Dawson City, Canada | |
| 2007 | What is never seen is ever seen exhibition text, FOFA Gallery, Montréal, Canada |
| Soullier, Jacinthe. “Hands, Mind and Movement: Investigations and the Body.” Compression exhibition catalogue, Montreal, Canada | |
| 2006 | Adams, Sarah. “Things to see and TNG.” Beatroute, Calgary, Canada |
| Phillip, Lincoln. “Creative look colours artist’s closet.” Calgary Herald, Calgary, Canada | |
| Art-Post, “Galleries & Art.” FFWD Weekly, Calgary, Canada | |
| Art-Post, “Galleries.” Swerve, Calgary, Canada | |
| Radio Interview, CJSW 90.9 FM, Calgary, Canada | |
| The Mechanics of an Image exhibition text.The New Gallery, Calgary, Canada | |
| 2005 | handheld media EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society publication, Calgary, Canada |
| Bailey, Cameron. “New South Asian works score.” NOW, Toronto, Canada | |
| 2003 | Price, Ken. “Experimenting with Personal Space.” The Journal, Calgary, Canada |
| Cho, Alan. “i-Works Fuses Art and Multimedia.” The Gauntlet, Calgary, Canada | |
| 2002 | Li, Ben. “Projecting the Future of Art in EMMEDIA.” The Gauntlet, Calgary, Canada |
