George Bures Miller

1217 6A Ave. South
Lethbridge, AB, Canada
T1J 1G9
(403) 329-1822

Born

Vegreville, Canada, 1960

Solo Exhibitions

1995

The Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta (collaboration with Janet Cardiff)

Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta

A.K.A. Artists' Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Western Front Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. (collaboration with Janet Cardiff)

1994

Galerie Clark, Montréal, Québec

Eastern Edge, St. John's, Newfoundland

1992

La Chambre Blanche, Québec, Québec

Plug In Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Neutral Ground, Regina, Saskatchewan

1991

Artcite Inc., Windsor

Stride Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

1989

Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

1988

Ed Video Media Arts Centre Inc., Guelph, Ontario

Group Exhibitions

1995

"Aujourd'hui la vidéo" , curated by Louis-Francois Fleri, in the "Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie", Arles, France

"Press/Enter", curated by Louise Dompierre, The Power Plant, Toronto, Ontario

1994

"Chaos Never Died", curated by Lisa Moren, The Coho Building, Seattle, Washington, USA

1993

"Science Fair", curated by Jon Winet, Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA

"Local Stories", curated by Kitty Scott, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

1991

"Irrigated/Desert/Drought-Resistant", curated by Donald Goodes, 113 10th St South, Lethbridge, Alberta

"Some New Alberta Art", curated by Elizabeth Kidd, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

1990

"Noise Under the Tongue", curated by Sylvie Gilbert, The Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Alberta

1988

"Naturally Contrived", Gallery 76, Toronto, Ontario

Reviews/Essays/Catalogues

Nuridsadny, Michel, "Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie,1995" exhibitoin catalogue
Dompierre, Louise, "Press/Enter", exhibition catalogue with additional essays by Michael Heim, Derrick de Kerckhove, Robert Riley, and Rosanne Stone, The Power Plant Art Gallery, 1995
Hanna, Deirdre, "Press/Enter examines human interactions with machines", NOW (Toronto), April 27th, 1995
Driedger, Sharon, "Hi-tech art that talks back", MacLean's, (Toronto) p.60-61, April 24th, 1995
Cron; Marie-Michele, "Ponctuer l'espace et disparaitre", Le Devoir (MontrŽal), p.C13, Juin 4 et 5, 1994
Lehman; Henry, "Disks, buttons, and zippers", Mirror (Montréal), p.26, May 26-June 2, 1994
Goodes; Donald, "George Bures Miller's Conversation/Interrogation", Harbour Magazine (Montréal) , p. 65-68, Fall, 1993
CarriŽre; Daniel, "1992: le retour en force de l'installation", Le Devoir (MontrŽal), Dec. 24th, 1992
Goodes; Donald, "George Bures MillerÇ(ne) veuillez-vous (pas) asseoir et (ne pas) prendre place dans le cadreÈ", Bulletin 20, 1991-1992, p.14-17, La Chambre Blanche, Québec
Atkinson; Sarah, "George Bures Miller", C Magazine (Toronto), p.46-47, Spring 1992
Duguay; Denise, "Artist's scare tactics will get your attention", Winnipeg Sun, p.31, March 13, 1992
Beatty; Greg, "Putting art out in the streets", Regina Leader Post, Feb. 15, 1992
CarriŽre; Daniel, "La violence de certaines propositions", Le Devoir (MontrŽal), p.B-7, Jan. 31st, 1992
Gilbert; Sylvie, "Noise Under the Tongue", exhibition catalogue, The Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre, Banff, 1992.
Dawn; Leslie, "Counterevidence", Artichoke (Calgary), p.28, Summer 1991
Beauchamp; Elizabeth. "Artist explores light in gallery darkness", The Edmonton Journal, Nov. 18th, 1989

Awards

Canada Council, Visual Arts, B Grant, 1995
Canada Council, Visual Arts, Project Grant, 1995
Canada Council, Visual Arts, Travel Grant, 1993
Canada Council, Visual Arts, B Grant, 1991
Ontario Arts Council, Visual Arts, Materials Assistance Grant, 1988
Ontario Arts Council, Film and Video, Project Grant, 1984
Canada Council, Explorations Grant, 1983

Education

Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Photo/Electric Arts, graduated 1986

Residencies

Media Arts Residency, Western Front, Vancouver, February, 1995
"Bioapparatus Session", Art Studio Program, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, October-December, 1991