Exhibition CV
B. San Salvador, El Salvador.
CURRENT FOCUS
My current work explores the potential of virtual media to allow imagery from history, memory, and the imagination, to be experienced alongside the physical world.
PREVIOUS MEDIA WORKS
Seductive Grotesque - Virtual Sculpture. Sculpture and Augmented Reality
Inside AR Conference, Munich, Germany, October 2013.
2nd Place "Work of ARt", International Augmented Reality Art Competition
Here and (T)here : The Living Room. Drawing with Augmented Reality Interactivity
Drawing: Expanded Medium. Evergreen Art Gallery, Coquitlam. BC. June 2012
The Valley. 3D CGI/Video and multimedia installation.
Michael Bjornson Projects, Vancouver, BC. June 2009
Published in: Front Magazine – Artist Project and Essay. Volume XX, Number 3 May-June 2009
SOLO EXHIBITIONS and PROJECTS
April 2016 I Was Here. Surrey Art Gallery TechLab, Surrey, BC.
Jan 2016 Outdoor Mural - Newton Senior Centre, Surrey, BC.
June 2009 The Valley. Michael Bjornson Projects, Vancouver, BC.
June 2009 The Valley. Artist Project and Essay. FRONT Magazine. May-June 2009
May 2006 Paintings from the Camera Obscura. Atelier Gallery, Vancouver,BC.
April 2004 Capriccio. Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
Sept 2001 You are Here. Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
Sept 2001 Viewmaster. Burnaby Arts Council Gallery, Burnaby, BC.
April 1999 On the Surface. Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
Sept 1996 Recent Photographs. Pacific Light Impressions, Vancouver, BC.
Aug 1996 Favourite Dishes for Cats and Worms. Vancouver Arts Council, Vancouver, BC.
May 1994 Of Flesh and Stone. Robert Delaney Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
Jan1994 Recent Works. Pacific Light Impressions, Vancouver, BC.
June 1992 Anar Danse 1990-1992. L'Agora de la Danse, Montreal, Que.
March 1988 De l'Abstrait au Realiste. Galerie Pinado, Montreal, Que.
Group Shows
May 2015 Surrey Art Festival. Windows.
June 2014 Newton Then & Now. Outdoor Photo Mural Newton Sports Centre. Surrey, BC
Collaboration with Kira Wu
Oct 2013 SeductiveGROTESQUE, Virtual Sculpture. Inside AR Conference, Munich, Germany.
"Work of ARt", International Augmented Reality Art Competition, 2nd Place
July 2012 Drawing:Expanded Medium. Evergreen Gallery, Coquitlam. BC.
June 2012 Global Echo: International Artists in Print Exhibition
Brigham Young University, Utah, USA
Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, BC, Canada
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Sheffeild Hallam University, Yorkshire, UK
Parsons School of Design,University of New York, New York, USA
University of Central Lancashire, Lancashire, UK
Williamson Art Gallery & Wirral Museum, Merseyside, UK
Feb 2004 Digitalis 3. Interurban Gallery, Vancouver
Oct 1998 M.F.A. Graduates Exhibition. Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver. BC
Oct1997 Sightlines. Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
March 1995 Currents. Contemporary Art in Vancouver.
May 1993 Images and Objects. B.C. Festival of the Arts. Trail, BC.
May 1992 Corpus Variations. Gallery B- Saydie Brontman Centre, Montreal, Que.
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2014
Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Research Grant | Augmented Reality in Visual Art
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, Canada
2013
Work of ARt, International Augmented Reality Art Competition | 2nd Place
Inside AR Conference 2013. Munich, Germany
2002
Visual Arts Production Grant | Media
Canada Council for the Arts, Vancouver, Canada
2001
Visual Arts Development Award (VADA) | Video
Vancouver Foundation, Vancouver, Canada
2000
Visual Arts Production Grant | Photography
Canada Council for the Arts, Vancouver, Canada
1992
Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation Grant | Figurative Art
Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation, Montreal, Canada
In the collection of The Canada Council Art Bank and private collections.
EDUCATION
Masters of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. 1999
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec. 1992
TEACHING
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, B.C. Canada. 2009-2018
Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. 2001 to 2005
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory. 2000 - 2003
B. San Salvador, El Salvador.
CURRENT FOCUS
My current work explores the potential of virtual media to allow imagery from history, memory, and the imagination, to be experienced alongside the physical world.
PREVIOUS MEDIA WORKS
Seductive Grotesque - Virtual Sculpture. Sculpture and Augmented Reality
Inside AR Conference, Munich, Germany, October 2013.
2nd Place "Work of ARt", International Augmented Reality Art Competition
Here and (T)here : The Living Room. Drawing with Augmented Reality Interactivity
Drawing: Expanded Medium. Evergreen Art Gallery, Coquitlam. BC. June 2012
The Valley. 3D CGI/Video and multimedia installation.
Michael Bjornson Projects, Vancouver, BC. June 2009
Published in: Front Magazine – Artist Project and Essay. Volume XX, Number 3 May-June 2009
SOLO EXHIBITIONS and PROJECTS
April 2016 I Was Here. Surrey Art Gallery TechLab, Surrey, BC.
Jan 2016 Outdoor Mural - Newton Senior Centre, Surrey, BC.
June 2009 The Valley. Michael Bjornson Projects, Vancouver, BC.
June 2009 The Valley. Artist Project and Essay. FRONT Magazine. May-June 2009
May 2006 Paintings from the Camera Obscura. Atelier Gallery, Vancouver,BC.
April 2004 Capriccio. Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
Sept 2001 You are Here. Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
Sept 2001 Viewmaster. Burnaby Arts Council Gallery, Burnaby, BC.
April 1999 On the Surface. Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
Sept 1996 Recent Photographs. Pacific Light Impressions, Vancouver, BC.
Aug 1996 Favourite Dishes for Cats and Worms. Vancouver Arts Council, Vancouver, BC.
May 1994 Of Flesh and Stone. Robert Delaney Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
Jan1994 Recent Works. Pacific Light Impressions, Vancouver, BC.
June 1992 Anar Danse 1990-1992. L'Agora de la Danse, Montreal, Que.
March 1988 De l'Abstrait au Realiste. Galerie Pinado, Montreal, Que.
Group Shows
May 2015 Surrey Art Festival. Windows.
June 2014 Newton Then & Now. Outdoor Photo Mural Newton Sports Centre. Surrey, BC
Collaboration with Kira Wu
Oct 2013 SeductiveGROTESQUE, Virtual Sculpture. Inside AR Conference, Munich, Germany.
"Work of ARt", International Augmented Reality Art Competition, 2nd Place
July 2012 Drawing:Expanded Medium. Evergreen Gallery, Coquitlam. BC.
June 2012 Global Echo: International Artists in Print Exhibition
Brigham Young University, Utah, USA
Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, BC, Canada
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Sheffeild Hallam University, Yorkshire, UK
Parsons School of Design,University of New York, New York, USA
University of Central Lancashire, Lancashire, UK
Williamson Art Gallery & Wirral Museum, Merseyside, UK
Feb 2004 Digitalis 3. Interurban Gallery, Vancouver
Oct 1998 M.F.A. Graduates Exhibition. Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver. BC
Oct1997 Sightlines. Atelier Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
March 1995 Currents. Contemporary Art in Vancouver.
May 1993 Images and Objects. B.C. Festival of the Arts. Trail, BC.
May 1992 Corpus Variations. Gallery B- Saydie Brontman Centre, Montreal, Que.
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2014
Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Research Grant | Augmented Reality in Visual Art
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, Canada
2013
Work of ARt, International Augmented Reality Art Competition | 2nd Place
Inside AR Conference 2013. Munich, Germany
2002
Visual Arts Production Grant | Media
Canada Council for the Arts, Vancouver, Canada
2001
Visual Arts Development Award (VADA) | Video
Vancouver Foundation, Vancouver, Canada
2000
Visual Arts Production Grant | Photography
Canada Council for the Arts, Vancouver, Canada
1992
Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation Grant | Figurative Art
Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation, Montreal, Canada
In the collection of The Canada Council Art Bank and private collections.
EDUCATION
Masters of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. 1999
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec. 1992
TEACHING
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, B.C. Canada. 2009-2018
Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. 2001 to 2005
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory. 2000 - 2003