BIOGRAPHY David Poolman was born in Wallaceburg, Ontario. He is an MFA graduate from the University of Windsor, and a graduate of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. Working in drawing, video, print media, and installation, Poolman has exhibited in art galleries and screened in festivals both nationally and internationally. Poolman currently lives in Toronto and is a professor of Drawing at Sheridan Institute.

CURRENT POSITIONS

Professor of Drawing
Sheridan College. Oakville ON
Department of Art and Art History

EDUCATION

University of Windsor. 1998-2000
Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking


Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. 1995-1998
Diploma in Visual Arts
Major Fields of Study: Printmaking/Mechanical Reproduction, Installation/Site Specific Art and Painting

Concordia University. 1993-1995
Art History Major Studio Minor
Major Fields of Study: Contemporary/Critical Theory, Printmaking/Mechanical Reproduction and Painting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of Western Ontario. London ON
VAS 020. Foundations in Visual Arts. Instructor. 2002-2004, 2006-2007, 2008
VAS430. 4th Year Studio Practicum Instructor. 2006-2007
VAS310. Advanced Painting. Instructor. 2007
VAS352/452. Advanced Video. Instructor. 2007
VAS351/451. Advanced Sound Art. Instructor 2008

Sheridan College.
Print Media 1. Instructor. 2006-2008
Drawing 1. Instructor. 2007-2008

Drake University. Des Moines IA. 2005-2006
Assistant Professor of Drawing and Media

University of Windsor.
27-105. Studio Fundamentals. Instructor. 2002-2003
27-313. Painting. Instructor, Dept. of Visual Arts. 1999
27-106. Studio Fundamentals. Teaching Assistant. 1998/2000
27-105. Studio Fundamentals. Teaching Assistant. 1998

Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. Vancouver BC
FNDT 123. Foundation Print: Investigating the Multiple. Instructor, 2000-2002
GEVA 311. Seminar: Investigating Multiplicity. Instructor. 2001
GEVA 311. Seminar: Investigating New Media. Instructor. 2000
FNDT 123. Continuing Studies: Foundation Print. Supervisor. 1997

Director: Forest City Gallery. London ON. 2003-2004
Gallery Assistant: Charles H. Scott Gallery. Vancouver BC. 1997-1998
Gallery Assistant: Dianne Farris Gallery. Vancouver BC. 1996-1997
Collaborative Printer: Ian Wallace (Artist). Vancouver BC. 1997-1998

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Artist Lecture. Mount Allison University. Sackvilee NB (Winter 2009)
Artist Lecture. Sheridan College. Toronto ON (Winter 2006)
Artist Lecture. University of Lethbridge. Lethbridge AB (Winter 2006)
Artist Lecture. Videopool, Winnipeg MN (December 2005)
Artist Lecture. Forest City Gallery. London ON (February 2003)
Artist Lecture. Mcmaster University, Hamilton ON (March 2003)

LITERARY PUBLICATIONS

Silence. Debris. Duration: Two Works by David Merritt. Catalogue essay for Museum London. London ON 2009
The Man Game. Lee Henderson. insert multiple for the Penguin Canada publication
Somewhere: Louise Noguchi and June Pak. YYZ. 2009
onmymind: david merritt at open studio. Toronto ON 2008
Fuse Magazine. Anniversary Poster Edition. Toronto ON 2007
Locus Horribilis. Centre de Recherche Urbaine de Montreal. Montreal PQ 2007
Talent Show. Exhibition Essay for Chris Down and Paula Jean Cowan. Union Gallery. Kingston ON 2006
The Emergency Almanac. New York NY 2004/2005
Preface to a Serial History. FRONT Magazine (The Western Front Artist Run Centre) Vancouver BC 2002

VIDEO CURATORIAL PROJECTS

don't go into the woods. Blackwood Gallery. Mississauga, ON 2008
start as you will go on. (3-part series) Museum London. London ON 2006-2008
the process of weeding out. Videopool. Winnipeg, MN 2005
prune belly: recent canadian and american video art. Sushi Performance and Visual Art. San Diego, CA l 2005
dogbite: recent canadian and american video art. The Red House. Sofia, Bulgaria
teenage moustache: recent canadian, american and european video art. Forest City Gallery, London ON April 2005
program 4: recent canadian and american video art. Forest City Gallery, London ON. January 2005
drop and give me twenty: recent canadian and american video art. Forest City Gallery, London ON December 2004
four pounds in two days: recent canadian and american video art. Forest City Gallery, London ON November 2004
wolf notes: recent canadian, american and british video art. Forest City Gallery, London ON October 2004
dogbite: recent canadian and american video art. Balchik, Bulgaria September 2004
future_feed_forward. Video Screening. Forest City Gallery, London ON February 2004
No Music Festival Benefit Video Screening. Forest City Gallery, London ON July 2003

REVIEWS, CATALOGUES, AND BROCHURES

Poking the Iron Bear. Chris Long Metropolitan .Victoria BC 2008
Death and the Middle Finger. Michael Davidge. Blackflash Magazine. Saskatoon SK 2008
Heavy Metal Art. Colin Hunter. The Record.   Kitchener Waterloo ON   2008
Death Metal Rhapsody. Andrew Abela.   IMPRINT.   Waterloo ON 2008
Metal Detector. Ian Flinn. The Coast. Halifax NS 2007
Caught in Traffic. Group Exhibition Catalogue. Archive Gallery. Toronto ON 2007
Heavy Metal Mayhem Descends on Stride Gallery. Anthea Black. FFWD Weekly. Calgary AB 2007
Box Social. Michael Davidge. Forest City Gallery. London ON. 2007
South of Heaven. Lee Henderson. Stride Gallery. Calgary AB. 2007
Narrative Threads and Other Yarns. University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge AB. 2006
A Reflection on Alone. Dominik Szymanski. Scene Magazine. London ON. 2005
Long, Gone and Lonesome. Andrew Hunter. Museum London. London ON. 2005
Important Canadian Art. Ziehersmith Inc. New York NY. 2004
Apparently/Apparently Not. ESPACE Magazine, Montreal PQ. 2003
Apparently/Apparently Not. MIX Magazine, Toronto, ON. 2002
Useless: David Poolman and Tanya Read. John Deal. View Magazine. Hamilton ON. 2003
Apparently/Apparently Not. Lee Henderson, Forest City Gallery. London ON. 2003
Useless. David Lee. Hamilton Artists Inc. Hamilton. ON. 2003
A Little Bit of Nothing. TRUCK Gallery. Calgary Alberta. 2002
A Little Bit of Nothing. Salida Magazine of Visual Culture. Calgary AB. 2002
Sextet. The Flint Journal, Christopher Young. Flint MI. September 20. 2001
Front. Pekao Gallery. Toronto ON. 2001
Do Try This at Home. Heather Anderson and Crystal Clements. Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery. Halifax NS. 2001
Turbulences Video. (Special issue) Clermont-Ferrand. France. 2001
Lola. Shotgun Review, June Pak. December. 2000
Welcome to Mitchell. Andrew Hunter. Museum London. London, ON. 2000

AWARDS/GRANTS

Drake University Travel Grant. 2005.2006
OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant. 2004. 2005, 2006, 2007
Second Prize. Vancouver Island Video and New Media Festival. 2000
Post Graduate Research Scholarship University of Windsor. 2000
Graduate Tuition Scholarship. University of Windsor. 1998-2000
Ontario Graduate Scholarship. 1999-2000
Vivian Sturdee Purchase Award. 1989

FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS

2009

artist television access. San Francisco CA
cepa gallery. Buffalo NY

2008

21 instants video. Lebanon / Montreal
visible verse. Pacific Cinematheque. Vancouver BC
zebra poetry festval. Berlin Germany
festival miden. Kalmata Greece
20th century on video. Athens Greece
european media arts festival. Osnabrueck Germany
17 days. Eastern Michigan University. Kalamazoo MI, SUNY Unversity of Buffalo NY, Alfred State University. Alfred NY

2007

trunk 07. nordic video art festival. Östersund, Sweden
out of the ordinary. Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain. (Curated by John Latour) Montreal PQ
photophobia 9. Art Gallery of Hamilton and the Factory. Hamilton ON
chicago underground film festival. Chicago IL
you’re not as green. Transformer Gallery. Washington DC
anderground. Netherlands
temps d’images. USINE C. Montreal PQ
flatpack festival. Birmingham UK

2006

alternative film and video festival. Belgrade, Serbia
visible verse. Pacific Cinémathèque. Vancouver BC
terminal frontier. presented by Intermission and Video in. Vancouver BC
re-production. Kilkenny Arts Festival. Kilkenny Ireland
chicago underground film festival. Chicago IL
astoria festival of moving images. Astoria NYC
darklight film festival. Dublin Ireland
films on forgetting. curated by the School of Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago IL
FLOW. Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers & TRUCK Gallery. Calgary AB
tortured in paradise. Studio 27. San Francisco CA
mid ulster film festival. Omagh Ireland
00130gallery. Helsenki Finland
mid ulster film festival. Omagh Ireland
13 instances. curated by lee henderson. The Lamplighter. Vancouver BC
alectric audio. sound art cd release through hellothisisalex.com
a slack oddity: the 8th triannual review. slack video. Hull UK

2005

slack video: a selection of short film. Hull UK
videolisboa 5. Lisbon, Portugal
312 online. Corner Brook NF
no rhyme or reason: a miscellaneous category of filmic events. Owens Art Gallery. Sackville NB

2004

notes from underground vol. 5. curated by daniel borins. The Drake. Toronto ON
hello. curated by clinton walker and sheila heti. The Drake. Toronto ON
mercury theatre II - the new barbarians. Presented by IAS and Video In. Vancouver BC
these millions. curated by craig buckley. Kyber Club. Halifax NS

2002

down the drain. CBC broadcast ZED TV. Vancouver BC
a little bit of nothing. (screening) Struts Gallery, Sackville NB
European Media Arts Festival. Osnabruck Germany
Festival der Nationen. Ebensee Austria
Digidome Contemporary New Media Festival. Paved Arts. Saskatoon, SK
X Film Festival Chileno Internacional. Santiago, Chile

2001

Post-Production. Candia dell'Arte Theatre. Toronto ON
Snackonart, Liquid Television Projek. MNN-TV, BCAT-TV. Manhattan and Brooklyn USA
Red Square Film and Video Show. Cincinnati Art Museum. Cincinnati OH
IndieKINO International Film Festival. Seoul, Korea
ECM Videoformes. Videotheque Epherme, Clermont-Ferrand, France
ECM Videoformes. Galarie Garde a Vue, Clermont Ferrand, France

2000

Video-Film-Tagen Thuringen & Rheinland-Pfalz.. Gera, Germany
Videoculture: Thirty Years of Video Art: Tracking. Art Gallery of Windsor. Windsor, ON
Red Square Film and Video Show. Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH.
Vancouver Island Film, Video, and New Media Festival. Vancouver Island BC

EXHIBITION HISTORY

2010

bring our curses home. Art Gallery or Windsor. Windsor ON

2009

gratuitous umalet. Punch Gallery. Seattle WA

2008

skid. curated by Alan Kollins. Openspace. Victoria BC
blue blood. Harbourfront Gallery. Toronto ON
ray and carl. The Parker Branch. London ON
LOLA. curated by Paul Walde. London ON
slawomir grabowy and david poolman. SNAP. Edmonton AB
TH&B.   Hamilton ON
deaderer. Roman Tkaczyk & David Poolman. RENDER. (University of Waterloo Art Gallery) Waterloo ON
the ballad of louis the monkey ptII. (Collaboration w/ Andrew Hunter) Harbourfront Gallery. Toronto ON
metalheads and pitbulls. Roman Tkaczyk & David Poolman. University of Waterloo (School for Architecture)

2007

the fall. curated by Bob McKaskell. Museum London. London ON
playing in traffic. curated by Archive Gallery. Toronto ON
seasons in the abyss. Eyelevel Gallery. Halifax NS
ritual and repetition. Eastern Michigan University. Kalamazoo MI
south of heaven. Stride Gallery. Calgary AB
box social. forest city gallery. (curated by Scott Connoroe and Michal Davidge) London ON

2006

to a watery grave. University of Toronto Art Gallery. Toronto ON & Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery. Halifax NS
13 instances. curated by lee henderson. The Lamplighter. Vancouver BC
alectric audio. sound art cd release through hellothisisalex.com
narrative threads and other yarns. University of Lethbridge. Lethbridge AB

2005

the last word in lonesome is me. curated by andrew hunter. Museum London. London ON

2004

hello. curated by clinton walker and sheila heti. The Drake. Toronto ON
ERI. eyelevel gallery. Halifax NS
video salon. Alternator Gallery of Contemporary Art. Kelowna BC
apparently/apparently not. Zieher-Smith. New York, NY
imporant canadian art. Zieher-Smith. New York, NY

2003

cubed. Eastern Edge Gallery. St. John’s NF
useless. Hamilton Artists Inc. Hamilton ON
apparently/apparently not. Forest City Gallery. London ON

2002

a little bit of nothing. TRUCK Artist Run Centre. Calgary AB

2001

front. Pekao Gallery, Toronto ON
do try this at home. Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery. Halifax, NS


2000

videoculture: thirty years of video art. Art Gallery of Windso. , Windsor, ON
a little bit of nothing. Mackenzie Hall. Windsor ON
vancouver island film, video, and new media festival. Vancouver Island BC

1999
welcome to mitchell. London Art and Historical Museum. London ON
university of windsor M.F.A. exhibition. Lebel Gallery. Windsor ON
artscene 6. Windsor ON

1996
exact change. Helen Pitt Gallery. Vancouver BC

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