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Peter Sramek |
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Peter Sramek |
| Aug 2, 1951 | Born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Grew up in Toronto, Ontario. |
| 1969-75 | Attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. |
| 1976 | Began teaching at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Ontario where he is currently Professor. |
| Developed an ongoing art practice in Toronto involving photography, artist books and digital images. | |
| 1979-1992 | Founding Member and Treasurer of Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, an artist-run gallery and photographic workspace in Toronto. |
| 2002 | Sramek held 2 sessions as Coordinator of the OCAD Off Campus Studies in Florence, and following a 1 year appointment as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Art is currently Professor of Photography, He continues to work on various photo and book projects. Recently elected Lifetime Member of Gallery 44. |
| 1977-78 | Bachelor of Education and Ontario Intermediate Teacher's Certificate, University of Toronto. |
| 1969-1973 | Bachelor of Science in Art and Design, Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 2004-05 | Full Professor, Faculty of Art, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto. |
| Fall 2004 | Chair, Drawing and Painting, Faculty of Art, OCAD. |
| 2003-04 | Associate Dean, Faculty of Art, OCAD. |
| 1999-2000 | Program Coordinator, Florence Off-Campus Studies, Ontario College of Art and Design. |
| 1996-1999 | Assistant Dean, Faculty of Art, Ontario College of Art and Design. |
| Fall 1998 | Program Coordinator, Florence Off-Campus Studies, Ontario College of Art and Design. |
| 1992-93 | Acting Chair, Technological Studies, Media & Materials, Ontario College of Art. |
| 1992-93 | Acting Chair, Technological Studies, Media & Materials, Ontario College of Art. |
| 1990-91 | Acting Head of Photography, Ontario College of Art. |
| 1981-82 | Acting Head of Photography, Ontario College of Art. |
| since 1976 | Faculty Member, Photography Program, OCAD. Course titles have included: Basic Photography, Photography - Concept and Process, Intermediate Photography - Development and Production, Contemporary Photography, Materials and Processes, The Zone System, Multiples and Sequences, Photographic Bookworks, Image Manipulation, Digital 1, Digital Intensive - Composites and Bookworks, Studio Thesis Research and Production and Independent Studies. |
| 1995-1999 | MacEssentials, Toronto Image Works, 2-evening introductory workshops. |
| 1995,96 | Intro To Photoshop for Graphic Design, George Brown College, 2-day guest workshops. |
| 1992- 1999 | Digital Image Manipulation workshops: Toronto Image Works, Inter/Access Artist Centre and privately. |
| 1982-present | Bookbinding workshops: Concordia University, Gallery 44, Art Gallery of Hamilton, University of Ottawa, Ryerson Polytechnical University,The Photographers Gallery (Saskatoon), Centre Eye (Calgary), and Art Gallery of Ontario. |
| 1980-88 | Occasional Instructor at the Faculty of Education, Art Education Dept., University of Toronto. |
| 1974-76 | Photo Instructor, Faculty of Education Summer School, University of Toronto. |
| 2005 | Possible Histories , Gallery 44 Vitrines, Toronto, ON. |
| 2003 | Sabbatical Report - An Exhibition , OCAD, Toronto, ON. |
| 2002 | Italia Panoramica , The Carrier Gallery, Columbus Centre, Toronto - installation views. |
| After Sudek - Praha Panoramaticka , State of Flux Exhibition Space, Kingston, ON. | |
| 2001 | Slice, Gallery 44, Toronto. |
| 1994 | Remembrance, Galerie Séquence, Chicoutimi, Québec. |
| 1993 | Remembrance, Toronto Photographers Workshop, Toronto. |
| Remembrance, The Photographers' Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. | |
| 1992 | Remembrance, Vu, Centre d'animation et de diffusion de la photographie, Québec City. |
| 1991 | Remembrance: Work-in-Progress, Toronto Imageworks. |
| 1990 | Remembrance: Work-in-Progress, Members' Gallery, Gallery 44, Toronto. |
| 1988 | In Search of Paradise: Night Vision, Vu, Québec City. |
| 1986 | In Search of Paradise: Night Vision, Gallery 44, Toronto. |
| Winter Light, Metro Toronto Public Library, Toronto. | |
| 1985 | In Search of Paradise: Night Vision, Centre Eye Gallery, Calgary, Alberta. |
| 1984 | Winter Light, Pages Bookstore, Toronto. |
| 1981 | Getting Gas Across Canada, Gallery 44, Toronto. |
| The Male Image, The Canadian Centre of Photography, Toronto. | |
| 1979 | Getting Gas Across Canada - The West, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. |
| 1977 | False Dreams and Other Realities, Northern District Library, Toronto. |
| 1975 | The Real Ones, Tufts University, Boston. |
| 2005 | New Creations Festival, Toronto Symphony Orchestra - Installation of Ether Navigation, Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto. |
| Bibliotheca, Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. | |
| 2004 | Juried Artist Members' Show, Center For Book Arts, New York City. |
| Sigrazieciao '04, Magic Door Gallery, Sunderland, Ontario. | |
| In the Frame, Magic Door Gallery, Sunderland, Ontario. | |
| 2003 | The Art of the Book'03, The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, York Quay Gallery, Toronto plus Canadian tour 2003-2005. |
| Summer Review, Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. | |
| Sigrazieciao '03, Magic Door Gallery, Sunderland, Ontario. | |
| Return to Sender, Forest City Gallery, London, Ontario. | |
| 2002 | Sigrazieciao '02, Veni Vidi Gallery, Port Perry, Ontario. |
| 2001 | White, Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. 100 Universes, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon. Sigrazieciao, Veni Vidi Gallery, Port Perry, Ontario. |
| 2000 | Persistent Documents, Gallery of the Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1999 | The Photography Lesson, York Quay Gallery, Toronto. |
| 1997 | Persistent Documents, tour, Latitude 53, Edmonton,Alta; Gallery Connexion, Fredericton, NB; Owens Art Gallery, Mt. Allison University, Sackville, NB. |
| 1996 | Beyond Silver IV, Northlight Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. |
| Persistent Documents, Floating Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba. | |
| 1995 | Remembrance, Forest City Gallery, London, Ontario. (4-person) |
| The Holiday Collection, The Crafts Council Gallery, Toronto (bookworks). | |
| Persistent Documents, le Mois de la Photo, Montréal, Québec. | |
| 1994 | The Holiday Collection, The Crafts Council Gallery, Toronto (bookworks). |
| The Book as Art, Durham Art Gallery, Durham, Ontario. | |
| Interiors/Texteriors, Buffalo Arts Studio Gallery, Bufffalo, NY (3-person). | |
| Arts Ex Libris, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, Virginia. | |
| 1993 | Bookworks, AKA Artists' Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. |
| Le Regard Renversant, le Mois de la Photo, Galerie Occurence, Montréal, Québec. (3-person) | |
| The Open Book?, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, New York. | |
| The Art of the Book '93, The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, Toronto plus Canadian and Japanese tours. | |
| 1992 | American Book Arts, Istvan Kiraly Muzeum, Budapest, Hungary. |
| Being Seen, Dobris Cultural Centre, Czechoslovakia. (2-person) | |
| No Hocus Focus II, Roundup 92, Toronto. | |
| 1991 | No Hocus Focus, Roundup 91, Toronto. |
| 1990 | The Book Arts, Harbourfront, Toronto, sponsored by the Canadian Bookbinders & Book Artists Guild. |
| Artists in Books - Made in Canada VI, National Library of Canada, Ottawa. | |
| 1989 | 15th Anniversary Exhibit, The Center For Book Arts, New York. |
| Artware: Artists' Bookworks, A Space, Toronto. | |
| Beyond the Document, Forest City Gallery, London, Ont. | |
| 1988-90 | The Art of the Book, Canadian Bookbinders & Book Artists Guild, Ont. Crafts Council Gallery, plus tour. |
| 1988 | Collectif 88, Vu, Québec City. |
| 1987 | Artists in Books - Made in Canada V, National Library of Canada, Ottawa. |
| 1986 | International Book Arts Show, Galerie Aubes 3935, Montréal, Québec - toured to the Centre For Book Arts, New York and to Paris, France. |
| 1984 | Seeing People/Seeing Space, The Photographers' Gallery, London, England. |
| The Male Figure, Gallery 44, Toronto, 3-person show. | |
| Canada Council Art Bank At Work, touring exhibit. | |
| Exchange, The Photo Union, Hamilton, Ontario. | |
| 1983 | You Can't Tell A Book By Its Cover, Thorpe Intermedia Gallery, Sparkill, N.Y. |
| 1983-85 | A National Artists' Books Show, Galerie Aubes 3935, Montréal - touring show. |
| 1980 | Members' Show, Toronto Photographers' Workshop, Toronto. |
| 1978 | The Polaroid Collaboratory, The Secession Gallery, Victoria, B.C. |
| National Library of Canada, Ottawa. | Museum of Modern Art, New York. |
| The Art Bank of the Canada Council. | Art Gallery of New Orleans. |
| Metropolitan Toronto Public Library. | Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, Miami. |
| Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. | Allan Chasanoff Collection of Artists' Books, NY. |
| University of Toronto Art Collection. | University of Alberta, Bruce Peel Special Collections. |
| 2005 | il cuore aperto, a multi-lingual version of Burning. This is a computer designed and printed accordion-fold book of poetry and photo-images by the author bound in a paper wrapper, edition of 40. |
| 2000 | Burning, computer designed and printed book of poetry and photo-images by the author bound in a Coptic style with painted hard boards, edition of 8. |
| 1997 | Woven, co-designed book of poetry and photographs by Sandy Groebner, bound by Peter Sramek. |
| 1995 | Peter Sramek Bookworks, computer designed and printed catalog of the artist's bookworks. |
| 1994 | In The Light of Passing, concertina fold book with text and cutouts, text-only edition of 20. |
| 1993 | Watching, computer designed single sheet book printed by Canon Laser Copier, with digitized magazine photos and text, edition of 50. |
| 1991 | What Angels Think, computer designed and printed book, pamphlet stitched, with digitized magazine photos and text, edition of 200. |
| 1988 | Dynamic Title: Autobiography, designed and produced a handbound book of poetry and photographs by Verant Richards, published by The Friends of Verant Richards, edition of 20. |
| 1987 - | In Search of Paradise: Night Vision, handbound book using digitized photographs printed by dot matrix printer, varied edition of 20 in progress. |
| 1986 - | In The Light of Passing, handbound book,Van Dyke prints and text, varied edition of 12 in progress. |
| 1982 | Winter Light, handbound book consisting of 13 photographic etchings by the artist and poetry by Hannah Tillich, edition of 15. |
| 1981 | Getting Gas Across Canada, set of 10 offset postcards. |
| 2004 | Consultant on the Photography Certificate Program Development Committee, Haliburton School of the Arts, Fleming College, ON. |
| 1999 | elected Lifetime Member, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography. |
| 1996-99 | Developed and programmed U Plan It, a relational database for curriculum planning, course information, faculty assignments and scheduling - currently in use by the Ontario College of Art and Design. |
| 1996 | Facilitator for Artists' Survival Session, sponsored by Canadaian Artists Representation Ontario (CARO). |
| 1991 | Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Jury. |
| 1988 | Canada Council Photography Jury (A, B and Short Term Grants). |
| 1985, 1983 | Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Jury. |
| 1979-1992 | Founder, Treasurer and Board Member, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography. |
| 2005 | Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance. |
| 2002 | Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance. |
| 2000 | Honorary Lifetime Member, Gallery 44, Toronto. |
| 1997 | Ecole Nationale de la Photographie, Arles, France - Artist-In-Residence. |
| 1994 | Ontario Arts Council Photography "B" Grant, Ontario Arts Council Crafts Grant, Artist-In-Residence - INTER/ACCESS, Toronto. |
| 1992 | Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance. |
| 1991 | Canada Council Short Term Grant, Artist-In-Residence - INTER/ACCESS, Toronto. |
| 1990 | Canada Council Short Term Grant, Ontario Arts Council "B" Grant, Ontario Arts Council Crafts Grant. |
| 1989 | Ontario Arts Council Crafts Grant, Canada Council Short Term Grant. |
| 1988 | Canada Council Short Term Grant. |
| 1986, 81 | Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grants. |
| 2005 | Tele Latino Network TV, "Italia Panoramica" - interview - Viva Domenica Talkshow. |
| 2002 | Peter Sramek, "A Review of Suspended Conversations by Martha Langford, U. of Toronto Quarterly, Vol.72,No.1" - book review. |
| Rogers Cable TV, "Italia Panoramica" - interview. | |
| J. Febraro, "A Room with Different Views", Corriere Canadese - review. | |
| A. Raymond, "Italy's Beauty Graces Gallery", North York Mirror - review. | |
| Tele Latino Network TV, "Italia Panoramica" - interview. | |
| 2001 | Dierdre Hanna, "Slice", Now Magazine, May 31, Toronto - review |
| Carla Garnett, "Slice", Art on Air, CKLN radio, Toronto - interview | |
| 1996 | Rafael Goldchain, "Digital Reflections", Blackflash, Vol 14, no1, [Saskatoon] - article. |
| 1993 | David MacLean, "Object of Memory", XTRA!, no.236, Nov 12, [Toronto]. |
| Christine Swiderski, Art On Air, CKLN Radio, [Toronto] - interview. | |
| Corneil VanderSpek, "Remnants: Peter Sramek's Melancholy Vision", Blackflash, Vol.11, no.1, [Saskatoon] - exhibition critique | |
| E. Forbes, "The Open Book?", Gallery Review, Democrat and Chronicle, 7 April, [Rochester, NY]. | |
| Sheila Robertson, "..a metaphor for mourning...", The StarPhoenix, 27 March, [Saskatoon]. | |
| Marie-Claude Dupont, "De Vives Mémoires", Voir, Vol 1, no 38, [Québec] - exhibition review. | |
| 1989 | Robert Belton. "Replacing The Mirror." Views 6.2 : 10 - exhibition review. |
| Magella Paradis, "À la Galerie Vu - Une bête au paradis", Le Soleil, May, [Qué. ] - exhibition review. | |
| Phil Derbyshire, "On Posing As Male", Creative Camera , No.241, [London] - critique. | |
| Peter Sramek, "Seeing People/Seeing Space", The British Journal of Photography, 84/20, [London] - exhibition review. | |
| Peter Sramek, "Canadians", PhotoCommunique 1:5, [Toronto] - exhibition review. | |
| 1972 | Gerry Clow, Boston Globe 10 April :19 [Boston] - exhibition review. |
| 2003 | Keith Smith, Structure of the Visual Book, Expanded Edition, Keith Smith Books - bookworks documented. |
| Art of the Book '03, Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, Toronto - exhibition catalogue. | |
| 1999 | Kristina Feliciano, Making Memory Books by Hand, Rockport Pub., MA - bookworks documented. |
| 1996 | Beyond Silver IV, Northlight Gallery, Arizona State University - image used for poster/website entrance. |
| 1995 | Ray Cronin, Persistent Documents, Vox Populi, le Mois de la Photo, Montréal - catalogue. |
| Shereen LaPlantz, Cover to Cover: The Art of Bookbinding - bookworks documented. | |
| 1994 | Souvenir Écran, VU, Centre de la Photographie, [Québec] - 13th Anniversary publication. |
| Francine Dagenais, Le Regard Renversant / The Astounding Gaze, Galerie Occurrence, | |
| le Mois de la Photo à Montréal. - exhibition catalogue. | |
| Art of the Book '93, Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, Toronto - exhibition catalogue. | |
| 1992 | S.Groebner, Remembrance, VU, Centre de la Photographie, [Québec] - exhibition essay. |
| Keith Smith, Structure of the Visual Book, Sigma Foundation - bookworks documented. | |
| American Artists' Books, Istvan Kiraly Muzeum, Budapest, Hungary - exhibition catalogue. | |
| 1990 | Artists in Books - Made in Canada VI, National Library of Canada, Ottawa - exhibition catalogue. |
| 1988 | The Art of the Book, Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, Toronto - exhibition catalogue. |
| 1987 | Artists in Books - Made in Canada V, National Library of Canada, Ottawa - catalogue and poster. |
| 1986 | International Artist's Books Contest of Canada, Galerie Aubes 3935, Montréal. - catalogue. |
| Jan 1985 | Peter Sramek, "The Male Image", Creative Camera , No.241, [London] - portfolio, artist's statement. |
| 1984 | Seeing People/Seeing Space, Visual Arts Ontario and The Photographers' Gallery, [London, England] - exhibition catalogue. |
| Nov 1981 | PhotoCommunique. - photograph. |
| Nov 1979 | Getting Gas Across Canada, Impressions Magazine 22/23, [Toronto] - portfolio. |
| 1978 | Canadians, The Art Gallery, Mt. St. Vincent University. - catalogue and exhibition poster. |
| Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. | |
| Past Representation | |
| Toni Zwicker, New York, NY. | |
| Granary Books, New York, NY. | |
| Ted Cronin Gallery, New York, NY. | |
| Printed Matter, New York, NY. | |
| Imprints Books, London, UK. | |
| The Photographers' Gallery, London, UK. | |
