Catherine Richards

Catherine Richards
Alma mater York University, University of Ottawa
Known for New Media, Virtual reality
Website
www.catherinerichards.ca

Catherine Richards is a new media artist based out of Ottawa, Canada.[1] She's know for her work with virtual reality technologies.[2] She created the first VR system in Canada, which was incorporated in her 1991 art piece Spectral Bodies.[3]

Richards is Professor of Media Arts at the University of Ottawa.[4]

Early life and education

Catherine Richards graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature from York University in 1971, and later received an additional bachelor's degree in visual arts from the University of Ottawa in 1980.[5]

Selected exhibitions

2004 Biennale of Sydney[6]

Published and Video Artworks

Spectral Bodies(1991) video artwork utilizes the juxtaposition of short narratives to reveal how the self can be lost if the body is lost[7]

Body in Ruins(1986) published in Body invaders: panic sex in America[8] is a photo piece, composed of video stills and text, which explores the uncertainty of the body in virtual reality.

Awards and Fellowships

Year Event
2003 AIRes at NRC Institute for Information Technology[9]
1994-1995 Claudia De Hueck Fellowship in Art and Science
1993-1994 Canadian Centre for the Visual Arts Fellowship at the National Gallery of Canada
1993 Petro-Canada Award in Media Arts
1992 Corel Prize from the Canadian Conference of the Arts[3]

Work

Catherine Richards' work explores the spectator and information technology relationship as the "jam in the electro-magnetic sandwich."[10] She deals with both old and new types of technology.

Charged Hearts[11]

References

  1. ↑ Sawchuck, Kim (1998). "Catherine Richards". Parachute (89): 49–50.
  2. ↑ Shanken, Edward A. (2009). Art and Electronic Media. London: London. p. 286. ISBN 9780714847825. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Biography - Catherine Richards". http://www.innovation.ca''. The Canada Foundation for Innovation. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Faculty of Arts / Department of Visual Arts / People / Catherine Richards". http://arts.uottawa.ca''. University of Ottawa. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Gognon, Jean. "Catherine Richards". http://www.fondation-langlois.org''. FDL. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Carlos, Isabel; Dyson, Francis (2004). Biennale Of Sydney 2004. Biennale of Sydney Ltd. pp. 182–185. ISBN 0957802307.
  7. ↑ "Spectral Bodies". http://www.vtape.org''. V tape. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Kroker, Arthur; Kroker, Marilouise (1987). Body invaders: panic sex in America. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 263–270. ISBN 0312013345.
  9. ↑ "AIRes: Where Art, Science and Technology Converge / Catherine Richards". http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/index.html''. National Research Council Canada. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  10. ↑ http://www.catherinerichards.ca/biography.html

External links

Official website