National Gallery of Canada video features Amanda Putz, Jennifer Hollett, Crush Luther, The Love Machine, Ukrainia, Antizario, Sufi Girl, DJ D-Mass, Celpto and The Lost Cypsies. As part of the their annual festivities celebrating youth and diversity, Graham Thompson worked with the National Gallery of Canada to document their “Are You In?” event –hosted by…
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Minister Kenney Launches Refugee Voices
Voices of Refugees Installation launched by Immigration and Citizenship’s Minister Jason Kenney, June 2009. The Voices of Refugees Multimedia Installation was officially launched by Citizenship and Immigration Canada Minister Jason Kenney on June 16 2009. SEE www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/photos/2009/ Minister Kenney Launches “Voices of Refugees” OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – June 16, 2009) – In recognition of World Refugee…
Podgorica Indie Film Festival, Talking Portraits
Talking Portraits video exhibited at Podgorica Independent Film Festival, Montenegro, Nov 5-10, 2008. The “Talking Portraits” video by Sherry Tompalski (painter) and Graham Thompson (videographer) was exhibited at the Podgorica Independent Film Festival in Podgorica Montenegro. The Nov 5-10, 2008 program was curated by Nena Toth. The Talking Portrait Video The Talking Portrait Video provides…
Guerilla Mag Ottawa, Metis Media Fest 2008
Metis Media Fest 2008 reviewed in Ottawa’s Guerilla Magazine piece “Old Cultures, New Tech”. Tony Martins features the 2008 Metis Media Fest in the September Issue #17 of Ottawa’s Guerilla Magazine in a piece entitled “Old Cultures, New Tech”. The article ran as follows: Besides taking him around the world, Graham Thompson’s inter-cultural video and…
Centre international d’art contemporain de Montréal
Centre international d’art contemporain de Montréal, Retrospective of net.art features North-South-East-West, 2008. The Centre international d’art contemporain de Montréal’s Electronic Magazine, issue No 32 a Retrospective of net.art, features North-South-East-West Web Site in December 2008. The North-South-East-West web site was reviewed as follows: COSMOGONY ALGONKINE CACHÉE/MONTRÉE? About the well-known work of Graham Thomson, North-South-East-West, we…
National Gallery of Canada, Global Voices 2012
Global Voices 2012 at National Gallery of Canada, 37 paintings, 23 videos and 18 artists of Central Asia, Africa, the Americas, Cree and Mohawk Nations. The Global Voices 2012 event at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa Canada featured 37 paintings, 23 videos and 18 artists of Central Asia, Africa, the Americas, Cree and…
Library Archives Canada, Refugee Voices
Voices of Refugees Installation – Central Asia, Central America and Africa at Library and Archives of Canada 2010. The Voices of Refugees Installation was exhibited during Ottawa’s World Refugee Week Celbrations at Library and Archives of Canada in June 2010. The 5-day event featured 65 works of art, 25 artists, 23 videos, 19 activists and…
North-South-East-West Catalogue Launch
North-South-East-West Catalogue presented with talk at Research in Art 2014 The North-South-East-West Catalogue was presented with a talk at the Research in Art Salon 53 in Ottawa Canada on October 8, 2014 With the launch of the North-South-East-West project in 2003, medicine-wheel.co, Thompson received invitations to exhibit his work in North America, Asia and Europe….
13th International TV Festival Bar Montenegro
Metis Media Installation videos presented at 13th International TV Festival Bar Montenegro 2008. Graham Thompson presented videos from the Metis Media Installation at the 13th International TV Festival Bar Montenegro in October 2008. Videos from the Métis Media Installation were presented with an artist’s talk at the International TV Festival Bar Montenegro in October 2008….
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Metis Day
Canadian Museum of Civilization features videos Pauline’s Neighbourhood, The Jingle Dress Dance and Water is Associated with the North 2009. Metis Day at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, now known as the Canadian Museum of History, featured the following videos “Pauline’s Neighbourhood,” “The Jingle Dress Dance” and “Water is Associated with the North” by Graham…