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Bruce Finlayson
218 Kennedy Street,
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Canada
V9R 2H8
1 (250) 753-1659
Videography
2006 "Urban i's", Urban Eyes (group show), Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo BC
1993-2006 Independent and educational shorts; theatre and dance performance documentation
1997 "Wilfred Watson is here!", video collaboration with Liza Potvin, Nanaimo, BC
1993 "Environment/Art in Rio", video collaboration with Evelyn Roth, Vancouver BC
1992 "Virtual Vancouver", multimedia team production, MERLin, University of B.C.
1992 "Mixed Up Up Up", student work, Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design (ECIAD)
1992 "The B-Complex" , student work, ECIAD
1992 "A Sniff Film", student multimedia production, ECIAD
1991 "Planting Marguerites"
1991 "Footbagging"
1991 "Beaver Bucks", video collaboration with David Hill-Turner, Fort Langley BC
Visual art presentations
1998-2005 Old City Art Walk solo studio exhibit, Nanaimo BC
2003 Canvas wall mural (artist-animateur), Paint the Town Festival, Nanaimo BC
2003 Set, lighting and costume design for theatre production Miraj, Victoria Fringe Festival, Victoria BC
2000,2001 "Progressions", juried group show of student art, Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo BC
1999 Nanaimo Artists (group show), The ARTery, Nanaimo, BC
1998-99 Group show, Reflecting Spirit Gallery, Tofino BC
1993 "Singing Dinosaur", soft sculpture for Jenny and the Dinosaur Band, Vancouver BC
1989 "Mackenzie River Tactile", permanent ceramic mural installation, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife NT
1975 (Honourable Mention) Federation of Canadian Artists Juried Show, Vancouver BC
Performance art
1977-1994 Imaginary characters and storyteller, solo performances in galleries, libraries, museums, and festivals such as Vancouver International Children's Festival and Courtenay Renaissance Fair, BC and Northwest Territories
1986 Storyteller and clown, Northwest Territories Pavilion, Expo 86, Vancouver BC
Performance experience
2008 Performed in piece with Alice Frank-Campbell in a show called Brief Encounters along with 8 other Nanaimo artists. The show was concieved by The Tomorrow Collective and jointly produced with the Crimson Coast Society.
Teaching experience
1997-2000 Artist in the schools, Nanaimo Art Gallery and Nanaimo School District 68, Nanaimo BC
1996-2000 Bookbinding workshops, cooking seminars for Learning Connections, Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo BC
1992-93 Video workshops for UBC Education students; Vancouver School Board; Wilensky and Associates; West Vancouver Seniors Centre, BC
1991-92 Artist in the schools, "Arts Celebration", Vancouver BC
1988-90 Ceramic workshops for youth, Yellowknife Pottery Guild, Yellowknife NT
1973-77 Art workshops for youth, Riley Park and other Community Centres, Vancouver BC
Production experience
1998-2005 Founder and producer, Old City Art Walk studio tour, Nanaimo BC
1992-93 Video and computer technical support, MERLin, University of B.C.
1992 Production manager, "Independence 92" International Disabilities Conference, Canada Place, Vancouver BC
1991 Stage technician, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver BC
1986 Stage technician, Northwest Territories Pavilion, Expo 86, Vancouver BC
1985-86 Stage technician, Northern Arts and Cultural Centre, Yellowknife NT
Professional training
Fine Arts (2nd year Ceramics, Drawing, Printmaking), Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo BC
Jewelry making and Advanced Jewelry making workshops, Continuing Studies, Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo BC
Mentors in digital media production:
Glorianna Davenport, Media Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; & Ricki Goldman-Siegal, MERLin, (Multimedia Educational Research Lab), University of BC
Video and Interactive Computer-based Media course, Faculty of Education, University of BC
Video workshops at Emily Carr College of Art and Design (with Sara Diamond); Video In; Vancouver Community College; Vancouver BC
Fine Arts (2nd year), Vancouver Community College
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