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S.D Holman's CV

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Shaira  HOLMAN

Art Producer/Director Photo/Performance-based

2248 East Third Avenue Vancouver, B.C. V5N 1J1   (604) 254-5869

Web Site: sdholman.com             Email: shoot@sdholman.com


EDUCATION

Vancouver Film SchoolCinematography & Lighting

Vancouver Film SchoolSet Orientation and WHMIS
Video InAvid editing /Mac orientation/Lightning/post production/media literacy
Emily Carr College of Art & DesignDiploma - Photography Film/Video
Los Angeles Valley CollegeTheatre Arts

Board of Directors & programming work

2010                       Pride in Art Society: The Artistic director

2009                       Pride in Art Society: The Festival director

2006—2009         Pride in Art Society: Vice-President, Board of Directors and participating artist

2006—present  Pride in Art Society: Programming Committee

1991—2000         Vancouver Association for Non-Commercial Culture: Director, Board of Directors & participating artist

 

Exhibitions

2009       Gallery Gachet, Vancouver, BC, Stealing Masculinity solo exhibition

2008       The Roundhouse Gallery, Juried show- Pride In Art exhibition-Gender Twist

2008       Vancouver Crematorium and Cemetery, Dead Serious—commissioned work for BC New Music Program, New Music in New Places.

2006       The Roundhouse Gallery, Pride In Art Group exhibition- Joy along the continuum

2005       The Roundhouse Gallery, Pride In Art Group exhibition, Vancouver, B.C.

2004       The Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. Curator: Persimmon Blackbridge

GenderStupid from Borg Again Group exhibition

2003       Soady Campbell Gallery, New York, USA. Curator: Ector Simpson

G.I.D. Gender Identity Disorder or Girls in Drag. Solo, photo-based exhibition/installation.

2003       Artisan Square, Bowen Island Curator: Geoff McMurchy Group show for S4DAC                                              

                                Special, Born Naked And Dj Boychick  Silver gelatin originals

2003       Town Hall, Seattle. Director: Allena Gabosch Juried group Show

                                #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, Untitled Silver Gelatin prints 23”x30” from Fusion

2002       1.6 Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.        Curator: Christopher Davidson  

G.I.D. Gender Identity Disorder or Girls in Drag, photo-based installation.

2001       Advocate Gallery, Los Angeles, USA        Curator: Sarah Stifler

G.I.D. Gender Identity Disorder or Girls in Drag. Solo photo-based exhibition/installation & artist talk.

2001       San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, USA. Curator: Karen Sundhiem

                                G.l.D. Gender Identity Disorder or Girls in Drag. Solo photo-based exhibition/installation.

2001       The Roundhouse, Vancouver, B.C.           Curator: Persimmon Blackbridge

Special. From OUTSIDE THE LINES, Group exhibition

2001       The Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.                Curator: Persimmon Blackbridge

Special. From OUTSIDE THE LINES. Group exhibition

2000       Dr. Vigari Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.

G.l.D. Gender Identity Disorder or Girls in Drag. Solo photo-based exhibition/installation.     

1999       Video In, Vancouver, B.C. A project with the Association for Non - Commercial Culture

Non-Document An experimental video exploring perceptions of truth and history, 26 mm.

1998       Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.          Curator: Ken Dietrich-Campbell

G.l.D.  Gender Identity Disorder or Girls in Drag.  Solo photo-based exhibition/installation.                           

1997       Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.          

Objectification From The Body, Group exhibition; Polaroid Transfer                                                  

1996       Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.          

Untitled From Altered States, Group exhibition; Polaroid Transfer        

1995       A project with the Association for Non-Commercial Culture, Vancouver, B.C.       

Famous From Freely Deposited, Group exhibition deposited in public sites.

1995       Fotobase Gallery Vancouver, B.C. Curator: Anne Rosenburg   

Hero Was a Woman. Solo photo-based installation; Silver Immulsion Prints

1994       A project with the Association for Non-Commercial Culture Vancouver, B.C

My Shoes From Bench (Re) Marks, Group, interactive site, specific installation.

1994       Fringe Festival Vancouver, B.C.  A Thin Line. Multi-media Performance, Video/Theatre

1993       Women in View Vancouver, B.C. A Thin Line, Multi-media Performance, Video/Theatre

1993       A project with the Association for Non-Commercial Culture Vancouver, B.C.                       

Hate is not a Family Value From Benchmarks, Group, interactive site-specific installation.

1993       Woodwards Building Vancouver, B.C. Principal Hazardous Components From Artropolis, interactive

photo-based installation.

1993       A project with the Association for Non-Commercial Culture Vancouver

Various sites in Vancouver, B.C. Collaboration with Lizard Jones and River Sui

Little Lesbian House on the Street From Out of Place, Interactive, kinetic installation.

1992       Women in Focus Gallery Vancouver, B.C.

Picture a Day From Revising the Mandate, photo-based installation. 8’ x 10’

1991       Lens and Shutter Vancouver, B.C.

The Ovaltine From Vancouvers’ Vancouver, Group exhibition; Colour Print

1990       Community Arts Council Vancouver, B.C.

Power & Trust - There’s Something about the Women in my Life From Artcelebration 90, Photo-based installation                         

1988       Robson Square Media Centre  (toured B.C.)Vancouver, B.C.

Shannon From Women in this Decade, Group exhibition; Colour Print

                                                                               

PUBLICATIONS

200 7(reprinted  2009) Culture and Education—Wadham. Pudsey. Boyd. Person Education, Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.

2003       Journal of Lesbian StudiesGibson and Meem. Harrington Park Press

2002       FusionLink Publications, Vancouver, B.C. Canada

2001       The Mammoth Book of Erotic Photography—Constable & Robinson, London, UK & Paris, France

2001       The Mammoth Book of Illustrated Erotica—Knopf Press, New York, NY                                                                

1990       The Best of College Photography—Serbin Communications, Santa Barbara, Ca

 

INDEPENDENT FILM/VIDEO

2000       Performer & assistant to the ProducerIndependent Video.

Casablanket by Barbara Anderson; Amazon Communications, Berlin Film Festival and

V.O.S. Film.

1999       Co-Creator/Director and VideographerIndependent Video

Non-Document. An experimental video exploring perceptions of truth and history, 26 mm.

A project with the Association for Non-Commercial Culture

1999       PhotographerIndependent Video

Alternative Families by Barbara Anderson; Amazon Communications
1997       PhotographerIndependent Video.

Tears of a Lotus by John Milton Branton; Emerald Films
1994       Co-Creator/Performer/ Assistant EditorIndependent Multi-media Performance,

Video/Theatre; A Thin Line by River Light.
1994       Performance/Independent Video;

Coming Out of the Closet by Susan Harman; Reel Bent Productions
1993       Photographer - Independent Video;

Passing; Reel Bent Productions
1992       Assistant Editor & PhotographerIndependent Film;

Orpheus Rising by Lorna Boschman
1991       Assistant Editor & PhotographerIndependent Video;

Drawing The Line by Lorna Boschman
1991       Co-Creator & VideographerAssistant EditorP.S.A.

P.S.A. for Rape Relief
1991       PerformanceIndependent Film;

Uncle Vanya. Producer: D. Henley. Cinestar Productions, Educational Film VSB

 

 Some REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS

                Girlfriends,         “Check it out, Visual art”               (June 2001)

                Artichoke, “Review” by Paula Gustafson (Spring 1999)

                Mix Magazine, Vol. 24.2, “Artist Run Culture—G.I.D.” (1999)

                Parallelogram, Vol. 20 #3, “Benched Art Negotiating the Rhetorics of Taste” by L. Robertson  

                Extra West, #138, “Who’s Definition of Gender?” by Paula Gustafson (1998)

                Vancouver Courier, “The Meaning of Drag” (October 1998)

                Kinesis, “Girls in Drag is Gender Euphoria” by Lesley Ziegler (1998)

                Borderline Issue 34/35 “Benchmarks” by Jacqueline Larsen (Winter/Spring 1995)

        The Vancouver Sun, “Town Talk” by Malcolm Parry (December 14, 1995)

                Woman’s Television Network, “The Creators” (1994,1995)

                Every Woman’s Almanac by Karen X. Tulchinsky (1995)

                Xtra West, “A Decade of Alternative Theatre” by Cindy Filipenko (August 1994)

                Arts, “Review” by Angles Staff (September 1994)

                The Fringe Review, “Hotter than Georgia Asphalt” by D. Evans (September 1994)

                Xtra West, “Typecasting on Madison” by Cindy Filipenko (July 1994)

                Georgia Straight, “Local Street Art Expresses Community Creativity” by P. Gustafsen (1994)

                Artopolis, “Process and Transformation” by David Pettigrew (1993)

                CFRO, “The Muse at 9:00” by Lizard Jones (August 1993)

                Artopolis, “Art Focus” (Winter/Spring 1993)

                Kinesis, “Revising the Mandate” by Kathleen Oliver (September 1992)

                CFRO, “Pigeon Park Review” (April 1992)

                “Can you see me now” a film on five women artists, by Holly Natall (July 1991)

                The Vancouver Sun, “Images of Pride and Humour” by Ann Rosenburg (September 1990)

 

 

OTHER MEDIA ARTS EXPERIENCE

35 mm, 2 1/4, 4 x 5 and 8 x 10 still film & digital cameras.

Experience with Arriflex BL 16mm, 3/4, SVHS and Hi-8 video camera.

Experience editing Final Cut Pro and Steinbeck, also B & W, colour and cibachrome printing.

Experience with studio, flash, lighting and metering.

 

 

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