11th of 11 works found
Untitled (Portrait of Paul Wong)
Artist
Tomczak, Kim
Title
Untitled (Portrait of Paul Wong)
Technique
photographic print
Date
1978
Dimensions
50.8cm height x 40.6cm width
Type
print
Accession Number
2016.6.10
Collection
Permanent Collection
From the Estate of Kate Craig
Internationally renowned artist Kim Tomczak was born in Victoria, B.C., in 1952 and has created works in video, performance, installation and photo-text. Tomzcak graduated in 1974 from the Vancouver School of Art. He founded Vancouver's Pumps Centre for the Arts before moving to Toronto to explore its arts scene. While working in photography and video, he met Lisa Steele, his collaborator since 1983. In 1980, they launched V tape, the first video art distributor in the world. Tomczak teaches in the University of Toronto's Fine Art department; he sits on numerous boards of art galleries and arts organizations; and he collaborates on an international level in the restoration of electronic artwork. Tomczak and Steele are recipients of the Governor General's Award for Lifetime Achievement in Visual Arts, the Canada Council's Bell Canada Award for Excellence in Video Art and the Toronto Arts Award.