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Joan Stebbins, Ed. Ted Hiebert: Chronicles. A catalogue of works from a 2006 exhibition. With an introduction by Joan Stebbins and essays by Adrienne Lai and Ted Hiebert. Southern Alberta Art Gallery. Available at Art Books Canada.



June 2010 (dates & location TBC)
2010 World Telekinesis Competition. A Noxious Sector project.

July 2-16, 2010
Tangible Spiritualities. Group exhibition in conjunction with Digital Art Weeks 2010. Curated by Art Clay, Yi Fan Wang & Doug Jarvis. Xian Academy of Art, Xian, China.

July 2-4, 2010
"Imaginary Selves and Impossible Solutions." Paper presentation at Digital Art Weeks 2010. Xian Academy of Art, Xian, China.

July 9-August 5, 2010
"Magnetically Inclined." A Noxious Sector project. TRUCK Contemporary Art. Calgary, Canada. A collaborative project with Doug Jarvis, included in a 2-person exhibition with Miruna Dragan.

November 2010 (dates TBC)
More Often Than Always / Less Often Than Never. A Noxious Sector project. Curated by Ted Hiebert & Doug Jarvis. Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC.

April 15-May 14, 2011
Of Brains and Magnets, A Noxious Sector project. Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture. Edmonton, Canada. An exhibition of collaborative work with Jackson 2bears & Doug Jarvis. Curated by Todd Janes.

September 16-October 15, 2011
Psychodadia. PAVED Arts. Saskatoon, Canada. A collaborative contribution with Jackson 2bears & Doug Jarvis, to be included in a group exhibition. Curated by David Lariviere.

Ted Hiebert: Curriculum Vitae

last update: August 2009


Personal Information

Contact
Ted Hiebert
2400 4th Avenue #259
Seattle, WA 98121
Email: ted_hiebert@yahoo.com
Website: www.tedhiebert.net
Citizenship:
Canadian
DOB:
January 6, 1973


Education and Professional Development

2007-09
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture. University of Victoria (Victoria, BC)
2007
Ph.D. Humanities. Concordia University (Montréal, QC)
2001
Resident Artist: New Works. The Banff Centre for the Arts (Banff, AB)
1999
MFA: Art. University of Calgary (Calgary, AB)
Exchange Student: School of Contemporary Arts. University of Western Sydney Nepean (Sydney, Australia)
1997
BFA: Visual Arts (Honours). University of Victoria (Victoria, BC)
1992
I.B. Diploma. Lester B. Pearson United World College (Victoria, BC)


Employment Experience

Present
Assistant Professor: Department of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington Bothell
2008
Sessional Instructor: Department of Political Science, University of Victoria
2002-08
Editorial Assistant: CTheory. CTheory is an electronic, peer-reviewed journal of theory, technology and culture, edited by Arthur & Marilouise Kroker (University of Victoria)
1999-02
Sessional Instructor: Department of Art, University of Calgary
1999-01
Photographic Technician. ABL Imaging (Calgary, AB)


Selected Solo Exhibitions

2009
Unbecomings. The New Gallery (Calgary, AB)
Incidental Selves. Comox Valley Art Gallery (Courtenay, BC)
Curated by Tony Martin.
Aurora Textualis. Deluge Contemporary Art (Victoria, BC)
Curated by Deborah de Boer.
2008
Mediated Selves. Two Rivers Art Gallery (Prince George, BC)
Curated by George Harris.
Incidental Self-portraits. Vernon Public Art Gallery (Vernon, BC)
Curated by Lubos Culen.
2007
Magnetically Inclined (w/ Doug Jarvis). Fifty-fifty Arts Collective (Victoria, BC)
Unbecoming (wolfskin self-portraits). Ministry of Casual Living (Victoria, BC)
Chroniques. Salle Augustin-Chénier (Ville-Marie, QC)
2006
Chronicles. Southern Alberta Art Gallery (Lethbridge, AB) Curated by Joan Stebbins.
2004
Altered Egos. Art Gallery of the South Okanagan (Penticton, BC)
Chimera. Forest City Gallery (London, ON)
Chroniques de l'autoportrait. Centre d'Art Rotary de la Sarre (La Sarre, QC)
Chimera. Nanaimo Art Gallery (Nanaimo, BC) Curated by Robin Field.
2003
Self-Portrait Chimera. Modern Fuel Gallery (Kingston, ON)
Chimera. Harcourt House Gallery (Edmonton, AB)
Altered Egos. Galerie Sans Nom (Moncton, NB)
2002
Self-Portrait Chronicles. White Water Gallery (North Bay, ON)
2001
Self-Portrait Chronicles. Definitely Superior Art Gallery (Thunder Bay, ON)
Chroniques de l'autoportrait. Centre d'Artistes Vaste et Vague (Carleton, QC)
The Pleides Concerto. Untitled Art Society, +15 Gallery (Calgary, AB)
1997
Hex. The New Gallery: Project Space (Calgary, AB)
The Forgotten Party. Visual Arts Gallery: University of Victoria (Victoria, BC)
Urges. Rogue Art Gallery (Victoria, BC) Curated by Deborah de Boer.
1994
Faces in the Mirror. Devonian Art Gallery (Calgary, AB)
1992
Paintings. Lester B. Pearson College (Victoria, BC)


Selected Group Exhibitions (1997-present)

2009
RPM. Deluge Contemporary Art (Victoria, BC) benefit.
Electronic Shamanism. InterAccess Electronic Arts Media Centre (Toronto, ON) Curated by Min-Jeong Kim.
2008
$20 Art Sale. Ministry of Casual Living (Victoria, BC) benefit.
Gifted. Deluge Contemporary Art (Victoria, BC) benefit.
Greyscales. Amani Contemporary Art (Victoria, BC)
Erosion 2008. Klaipeda Cultural Communication Center (Klaipeda, Lithuania) Curated by Gytis Skudzinskas.
RPM. Deluge Contemporary Art (Victoria, BC) benefit.
Performativecity (with Arthur and Marilouise Kroker). Victoria Prison Complex (Shenzhen, Hong Kong) Curated by Juan Du and Nicola Borg-Pisani for the 2007 Shenzhen-Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture.
2007
Intramural League. P|M Gallery (Toronto, ON) Curated by Kyle Bishop.
Erosions. Siauliaia Art Gallery (Siauliaia, Lithuania) Curated by Gytis Skudzinskas for Enter_5 New Media Festival.
2006
Erosions. Klaipeda Cultural Communication Center (Klaipeda, Lithuania) Curated by Gytis Skudzinskas.
Menome. Fifty-fifty Arts Collective (Victoria, BC)
Art Incognito. Vancouver Island School of Art (Victoria, BC) benefit.
Pain't Misbehavin'. Southern Alberta Art Gallery (Lethbride, AB) benefit.
2005
Les Revenants. MAI: Montréal Arts Interculturels (Montréal, QC) Curated by Martha Langford for Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal.
Syncritism. Drain Arts and Culture (Savannah, GA) Curated by Celina Jeffrey.
unCON'T.ained inFORMATION. Fort9 Artist Collective (Victoria, BC) Curated by Tanya Doody.
2004
Slight Return. Fifty-fifty Arts Collective (Victoria, BC) Curated by Tanya Doody.
We Need to Talk: Uneasy Props and Propositions. Three Walls (Chicago, IL) Curated by Middlemanagement.
The One Night. Umbrella Arts Group (Cardiff, Wales) Curated by Matt Clark.
2003
Sprawl: Beyond the Field of Vision. Museum London (London, ON) Curated by Patricia Deadman.
2002
The Stray Show. Thomas Blackman Associates (Chicago, IL) Curated by Duncan MacKenzie for The Pond Gallery.
Elsewhere. Trianon Gallery (Lethbridge, AB) Curated by Mike Paget and Katherine Burke.
Chroma. Hamilton Artists Inc. (Hamilton, ON)
Sm(art). Concordia University (Montreal, QC)
2001
Le Corps Cartographié. Articule (Montréal, QC) Curated by Derrick Currie.
Arquetipos. Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (San José, Costa Rica) Curated by Tahituey Ribot and Rolando Barahona-Sotela.
Lux Nova. Harbourfront Centre: York Quay Gallery (Toronto, ON) Curated by Dianne Bos and Jennifer Long.
Resident Artists' Exhibition. Banff Centre for the Arts: The Other Gallery (Banff, AB)
2000
Fake! Forgery!. Stride Gallery (Calgary, AB) benefit.
Untitled (Artweek exhibition). Untitled Art Society (Calgary, AB)
1999
Grasping Nothing. Nickle Arts Museum (Calgary, AB) MFA thesis exhibition.
Figure Studies. The Alternator Gallery (Kelowna, BC)
The Constantly Revolving Door. Casula Powerhouse Gallery (Sydney, Australia)
Post Miniature 99. The Globe Theatre (Calgary, AB) benefit.
1998
Poles Apart. Universidad Finis Terrae (Santiago, Chile)
I.P.C.. Bi-No-Dendo Gallery (Yokohama, Japan) Online exhibition.
Winter Solstice Exhibition. The New Gallery (Calgary, AB) benefit.
Post Miniature 98. Art is Vital (Calgary, AB) benefit.
Phone Sex. The Little Gallery: University of Calgary (Calgary, AB)
1997
Beyond Borders. Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA)
Winter Solstice Exhibition. The New Gallery (Calgary, AB) benefit.
Reflex. The Little Gallery: University of Calgary (Calgary, AB)
Taster. Visual Arts Gallery: University of Victoria (Victoria, BC)


Articles in Books

2008
Hiebert, Ted. "Nonsense Interference Patterns." in David Cecchetto, Nancy Cuthbert, Julie Lassonde and Dylan Robinson, eds. Collision: Interarts Practices and Research (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2008), 103-120.
Hiebert, Ted. "Behind the Screen: Installations from the Interactive Future." in Steve Gibson, Randy Adams and Stephan Muller Arisona, eds. Transdisciplinary Digital Art: Sound, Vision and the New Screen (Berlin: Springer Verlag, 2008), 80-97.
2004
Hiebert, Ted. "Hallucinations of Invisibility: From Silence to Delirium." in Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, eds. Life in the Wires: The CTheory Reader (Victoria: New World Perspectives), 430-442.


Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

2008
Hiebert, Ted. "Delirious Screens: Flesh Shadows & Cool Technology." CTheory. 31.2. www.ctheory.net/articles.aspx?id=592
2007
Hiebert, Ted. "Mirrors that Pout: Subjectivity in the Age of the Screen." The Psychoanalytic Review 94.1, 169-187.
2005
Hiebert, Ted. "Hallucinating Ted Serios: The Impossibility of Failed Performativity." Technoetic Arts 3.3, 135-153.
Hiebert, Ted. "The Medusa Complex: A Theory of Stoned Posthumanism." Drain Journal of Arts and Culture Issue 5. www.drainmag.com/contentNOVEMBER/RELATED_ESSAYS/The_Medusa_Complex.htm
Hiebert, Ted. "The Lacanian Conspiracy." CTheory. 28.2. www.ctheory.net/articles.aspx?id=481
2003
Hiebert, Ted. "Becoming Carnival: Performing a Postmodern Identity." Performance Research. 8.3, 113-125.
Hiebert, Ted. "Hallucinations of Invisibility: From Silence to Delirium." CTheory. 26.1. www.ctheory.net/articles.aspx?id=367


Other Published Writings

2008
Hiebert, Ted. "Rorschach Realities: Paul Woodrow and Alan Dunning's Ghost in the Machine." Monograph essay for Ghosts in the Machine, an exhibition by Paul Woodrow and Alan Dunning. (Gijon, Spain: LABoral Centro de Arte y Creacion Industrial)
Hiebert, Ted. "In Defiance of Impossibility: Reflections on the 2008 World Telekinesis Competition." Catalogue essay for the 2008 World Telekinesis Competition, a Noxious Sector project (Victoria: Deluge Contemporary Art)
Hiebert, Ted. "Standoff." Monograph essay for Jackson 2bears' exhibition, The Stand Off (Calgary: The New Gallery)
Hiebert, Ted. "Blurs of the Natural." Monograph essay for Toni Hafkenscheid's exhibition, HO (Dawson City: Klondike Arts Institute)
2007
Hiebert, Ted. "Animated Afterlives: Arts of the Postnatural." Catalogue essay for Unpacked and Reheated, an exhibition by Steven Rayner and Brendan Fernandes (Victoria: Open Space)
Hiebert, Ted and Doug Jarvis. "Thinking in Hindsight: Ted Hiebert and Doug Jarvis in Conversation." Curatorial dialogue included in the catalogue of Dowsing for Failure (Victoria: Open Space)
Hiebert, Ted, Doug Jarvis and Brian Grison. "Dialogues of Failure: Brian Grison in Conversation with Doug Jarvis and Ted Hiebert." Interview included in the catalogue of Dowsing for Failure (Victoria: Open Space)
2006
Hiebert, Ted. "Vulnerable Light." Catalogue essay for Vulnerable Light, an exhibition by Isabelle Hayeur and Jennifer Long (Victoria: Open Space)
Hiebert, Ted. "SuperModels: Maps from the Imagination Machine." Catalogue essay for SuperModels, an exhibition by Chris Gillespie, Toni Hafkenscheid, Duncan MacKenzie and Tim van Wijk (Victoria: Open Space)
2004
Hiebert, Ted. "Nervous Control Centre." dANDelion 31.1, 41-42.
Hiebert, Ted. "Nervous Control Centre." Monograph essay for Christian Kuras' exhibition, Nervous Control Centre. (Calgary: The New Gallery)


Curatorial Projects

2009
Eidola. David Cecchetto and Ted Hiebert, curators. With works by William Brent and Ellen Moffat. Open Space (Victoria, BC)
2009 World Telekinesis Competition. Ted Hiebert and Doug Jarvis, curators. With participation by 28 teams from 5 countries. Ministry of Casual Living (Victoria, BC)
2008
2008 World Telekinesis Competition. Ted Hiebert, Jackson 2bears and Doug Jarvis, curators. With participation by 28 teams from 7 countries. Deluge Contemporary Art (Victoria, BC)
2007
Dowsing for Failure. Ted Hiebert and Doug Jarvis, curators. With works by Daniel Olson, Mike Paget, Gordon Lebredt, June Pak, Anthony Schrag, Benjamin Bellas and Nate Larson. Open Space (Victoria, BC)
2006
Vulnerable Light. Tamsin Clark and Ted Hiebert, curators. With works by Isabelle Hayeur and Jennifer Long. Open Space (Victoria, BC)
SuperModels. Tamsin Clark and Ted Hiebert, curators. With works by Chris Gillespie, Toni Hafkenscheid, Duncan MacKenzie and Tim van Wijk. Open Space (Victoria, BC)


Conference Presentations and Performances

2009
Hiebert, Ted. "Illuminated Darkness: Nightmares, Blind Spots and Biofeedback." Paper presented at the Critical Digital Studies Workshop. Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture, University of Victoria.
2008
Hiebert, Ted. "Chasing Shadows: Paradoxes of Photography, Image and Light." Paper presented at Subtle Technologies 2008: Light (Toronto, ON)
2007
Hiebert, Ted. "Delirious Screens: Flesh Shadows of Cool Technology." Paper presented at Interactive Futures 2007: The New Screen (Victoria, BC)
Hiebert, Ted, Doug Jarvis, Jackson 2bears, Christian Kuras, Emily Heath and Hannah Knox. "Hauntings: A Game of Competitive Telekinesis" (a remote performance). Intramural League. P|M Gallery (Toronto, ON)
Hiebert, Ted. "A Pataphysical Manifesto." Paper presented at Absurdist Trajectories, a panel discussion in the context of the exhibition Dowsing for Failure. Open Space (Victoria, BC)
2005
Hiebert, Ted. "The Medusa Complex: A Theory of Stoned Posthumanism." Paper presented at Altered States: Transformations of Place, Perception and Performance. University of Plymouth (Plymouth, UK)
2Bears, Jackson and Hiebert, Ted. "Electronic Shamanism: Strategies for Interactive Possession." Paper presented at Altered States: Transformations of Place, Perception and Performance. U. of Plymouth (Plymouth, UK)
2Bears, Jackson and Hiebert, Ted. "Experimental Self-Hypnosis: Shapeshifting" (performance). Interactive Futures 2005. Open Space (Victoria, BC) Curated by Steve Gibson and Julie Andreyev.
2002
Panel Chair: Technological Revolution Session. R/Evolution Graduate Conference. Concordia University (Montréal, QC)


Lectures and Artist Talks (2001-present)

2009
Artist Lecture. Two Rivers Art Gallery (Prince George, BC)
2008
Visiting Speaker: Writing 200 (Theory and Practice of Literary Creation). University of Victoria (Victoria, BC)
Guest Speaker: Visiting Artist Lecture Series. University of British Columbia Okanagan (Kelowna, BC)
Artist Lecture. Vernon Public Art Gallery (Vernon, BC)
2007
Visiting Speaker: Art 141 (Introduction to Contemporary Art Photography). University of Victoria (Victoria, BC)
2006
Guest Speaker: Art Now Lecture Series. University of Lethbridge (Lethbridge, AB)
Guest Speaker: Visiting Artist Lecture Series. North Island College / Emily Carr Institute (Courtenay, BC)
2005
Visiting Speaker: Art 340 (Advanced Photography). University of Victoria (Victoria, BC)
2004
Artist Lecture. Art Gallery of the South Okanagan (Penticton, BC)
Public Slide Lecture. Nanaimo Art Gallery (Nanaimo, BC)
2003
Artist Lecture. Modern Fuel Gallery (Kingston, ON)
Artist Lecture. Harcourt House Gallery (Edmonton, AB)
Artist Lecture. Galerie Sans Nom (Moncton, NB)
Public Slide Lecture. Museum London (London, ON)
2002
Artist Lecture. Hamilton Artists Inc. (Hamilton, ON)
Artist Lecture. White Water Gallery (North Bay, ON)
2001
Guest Speaker: Art Now Lecture Series. University of Lethbridge (Lethbridge, AB)
Public Slide Lecture. Definitely Superior Art Gallery (Thunder Bay, ON)
Public Slide Lecture. Articule Gallery (Montréal, QC)
Artist Talk. Centre d'Artistes Vaste et Vague (Carleton, QC)
Resident Artist Lecture. The Banff Centre for the Arts (Banff, AB)


Reviews and Interviews

2009
Mike Landry. "World Telekinesis Competition 2009." Things of Desire Blog Volume 1: Number 37 (May, 2009).
Paula Wild. "Ted's self-portraits in focus." Comox Valley Record (Courtenay, BC) March 12.
Brian Grison. "Ted Hiebert & Aurora Textualis." Focus Magazine (Victoria, BC) 21.6
Christine Clark. "Ted Hiebert & Aurora Textualis." Art in Victoria Blog (Victoria, BC) March 12.
Patrick Blennerhassett. "Electrifying Photography." Victoria News (Victoria, BC) March 13.
Lubos Culen. "Ted Hiebert: Art of Delusional Hybridity." BlackFlash 25.3
2008
Danielle Hogan. "Where There's Smoke, There's Fire: Telekinesis competition an illuminating experience." Monday Magazine (Victoria, BC)
May 29.
Dan Kahan. "World Telekinesis Competition," a community segment on "The Daily," Shaw Television (Victoria, BC) May 21.
Patrick Blennerhassett. "Victoria hosts remote meeting of the minds." Victoria News (Victoria, BC) May 14.
Natalie Bank. "Artist works one shot at a time." Vernon Morning Star (Vernon, BC) January 11.
The Neurocritic. "World Telekinesis Competition." The Neurocritic Blog (Vancouver, BC), January 8.
Dave Niddrie. "Got a Thing On My Mind: 2008 World Telekinesis Competition." Beyond Robson (Vancouver, BC), January 4.
2007
Rebecca Aldous. "Artists get a charge out of experiment." Victoria News (Victoria, BC) November 29.
Marie-Pier Bertrand. "Deux expositions plus que spéciales!" Le Reflet (Ville-Marie, QC) April 13.
Jean-Jacques Lachapelle. "Les stupéfiants portraits de Ted Hiebert." L'impromptu 2.3. (Ville-Marie, QC) April.
2006
Gytis Skudzinskas. Erosions (Klaipeda, Lithuania: Klaipeda Cultural Communication Center)
Danielle Hogan. "Success in Failure." Monday Magazine (Victoria, BC) December 6.
Karen Vanmeenen. "A hunger for images." Afterimage (Montréal, QC) January 1. (mention)
2005
Martha Langford. "Les Revenants." In Martha Langford, ed., Image and Imagination: Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal 2005 (Montréal: McGill University Press)
Duncan MacKenzie, Richard Holland, et al. Bad at Sports Episode 10: Pentaphilic and more! (Chicago, IL) November 7. (mention)
Clemence Repoux. "Les Revenants." Le Délit (Montréal, QC) September 13.
Christine Redfern. "Bringing Back the Dead." Montréal Mirror (Montréal, QC) September 1.
Dene Griger. "Interactive Futures." Leonardo Digital Reviews, March 1. (mention)
2004
Pamela Campion. "Altered Egos." Penticton Herald (Penticton, BC)
October 14.
Ashlee Day. "Altered Egos Showcased." Penticton Western News (Penticton, BC) September 19.
David Kilmartin. "Artistically Inclined: Local gallery leads the way for art." Penticton Western News (Penticton, BC) September 19.
Laura Buzzard. "Your eyes will love Chimeras: Hiebert exhibit visually striking." Nanaimo Daily News (Nanaimo, BC) March 11.
Kait Burgan. Interview. Shaw TV (Nanaimo, BC) February 13.
Robin Field. "Chimera." (Nanaimo, BC: Nanaimo Art Gallery) Exhibition brochure.
2003
Ben Darrah. "Shows make us ponder who we are." The Kingston Whig-Standard (Kingston, ON) November 15.
Gilbert Bouchard. "Photos Harbour Ghostly Traces." The Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, AB) May 9.
Tess Parkins. "Sprawl out at Museum London." Scene (London, ON) February 6.
Katy James. "Artworks Sprawl across the nation." The Gazette (London, ON) January 28.
Patricia Deadman. "Sprawl: Beyond the Field of Vision." (London, ON: Museum London) Exhibition catalogue.
2002
Christine Sowiak. "Elsewhere." (Lethbridge, AB: Trianon Gallery) Exhibition pamphlet.
Ivan Jurakic. "Chroma." (Hamilton, ON: Hamilton Artists Inc.) Exhibition pamphlet.
2001
Jolene Davis. "Photography to the Max." Thunder Bay Chronicle (Thunder Bay, ON) October 4.
David Karasiewicz. "Self Portrait Chronicles." an-o-dyne 3 newsletter (Thunder Bay, ON: Definitely Superior)
Susie Major. "Le Corps Cartographie / Mapping the Body from the Outside." (Montréal, QC: Articule) Exhibition catalogue.
Jean-François Babin. Interview. CIEU Radio (Carleton, QC) April 8.
Culture eclair. "Chroniques de l'autoportrait." An on-line Tele-Quebec Video (Carleton, QC).
1997
Mark Stanger. "An Urgent Exhibition." Mile Zero Magazine (Victoria, BC) February.
Kris Dickeson. Interview. CKMO Radio (Victoria, BC) February 12.


Research and Production Grants

2008
Travel Grant to Visual Artists. British Columbia Arts Council.
2007
Production Grant to Visual Artists. British Columbia Arts Council.
2005
Production Grant to Visual Artists. British Columbia Arts Council.
2004
Visual Arts Project Grant. Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
2003
Visual Arts Project Grant. Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
2002
Visual Arts Production Grant. Canada Council for the Arts.
Visual Arts Travel Grant. Canada Council for the Arts.
2001
Visual Arts Project Grant. Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
1998
Visual Arts Project Grant. Alberta Foundation for the Arts.