Nicholas & Sheila Pye

Biography

2006                           Universal Studios Short Film Program, The Canadian Film Centre.
                                    Technical, professional, and creative advancement through the production of 35mm short film for international festival and distribution

2005                           Alliance Atlantis Film Residency Program, The Canadian Film Centre.
                                    5-month intensive residency that enhanced my dramatic directorial skills while writing my first feature film

2001-2003                 M.F.A Concordia University, Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Montreal.
                                    While pursuing my Masters degree in Film Production, I also continued to work on various integrated media and photography projects, as well as
                                    organizing screenings

1997-2001                 AOCAD, Ontario College of Art and Design, Integrated Media, Toronto.
                                    Graduated winning the top scholarships for Graduate studies in the College. Studies focused on Integrated Media, but also included photography,
                                    drawing and painting

Solo Exhibitions

2008                           The Power Plant, Live Performance "Heavy Hearted" Toronto, Canada
                                    Artcore / Fabrice Marcolini, Toronto, Canada
                                    Curators Office, Washington D.C.
                                    Galleria Begona Malone, Madrid, Spain
                                    Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the LAB, Victoria, B.C.

2007                           Alexia Goethe Gallery, London England
                                    Angell Gallery, Toronto, Canada
                                    Galerie Adler subZONE, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2006                           Rare plus Gallery, New York City
                                    “A Life Of Errors”, Curators Office, Sept.-October, Washington DC
                                    “A Life Of Errors”, Kasia Kay Art Projects, June-July, Chicago Ill.

2005                           “Almost Young” Angell Gallery, June-July, Toronto On.
                                    “The Paper Wall”  Sixty Seven Gallery, Jan.-Feb. New York City

2004                          "Black Haired Sister, Blond Haired Brother" Anghell Gallery Arpil-May, Toronto

2002                          "History", Photographic works, Atrium Gallery, Toronto On

Group Exhibitions

2008                          Artcore / Fabrice Marcolini, North Gallery, "Loudly, Death Unties", Toronto, Canada

2007                        “Like There Is No Tomorrow“Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin Germany
                             “A Fine Line Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,
                                   Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,
                                   “Highlights of the Collection”
                                   “Love, Hate” Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto Canada

2006                        “The Inside Game” Portland Art Centre, Portland Oragon
                                   “Satellite Valencia” Pace Digital Gallery, New York City, curated: Jillian Mcdonald
                                   “Satellite Valencia” La Sala Naranja Gallery, Valencia Spain, curated: Jillian Mcdonald
                                   “Non-Celestial Bodies” Begoña Malone Gallery, Madrid, Spain, curated: David Liss
                                   TheSkinWe’reIn” Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, curated: David Liss

2005                        “Blame Canada” Harve Levine Gallery, Los Angeles 

2004                        “The Next Wave” Contact Photographic Festival, Toronto Image Works

2003                        “Proof 10”  Gallery 44, Toronto On.
                                   Best Of" Group Exhibition, 1st Canadian Place Gallery, Toronto On

2002                          "Intermission Show”  Angell Gallery, Toronto On.

Filmography and Screenings

2001                        “Untitled” 8.5 Min., 16mm, colour

2004                        “The Paper Wall” 10.5 min, 16mm, colour

2005                        “Whatever it Takes My Love” 6 min, DV, colour
                            “Untitled2005” 7min. loop, 16mm and DV, colour

2006                        “A Life Of Errors” 14 min. 16mm, colour

2007                        “Loudly, Death Unties” 11 min. HD, colour
                            Rencontres internationals, Paris, France
                            Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
                                   Locarno International Film Festival, Locarno, Switzerland
                                   "Rencontres internationals, Berlin” Germany
                                   "Rencontres internationals, Madrid” Spain
                                   European Media Arts Festival, Osnabruck, Germany
                                   The National Center for Contemporary Arts, Moscow, Russia

2006                          "Rencontres internationals, Paris/Berlin” Paris, France
                                   Goethe Institute, Koyoto Japan
                                   Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
                                   Locarno International Film Festival, Locarno, Switzerland
                                   Internationales Kurtz Film Festival, Hamburg, Germany
                                   European Media Arts Festival, Osnabruck, Germany
                                   “SLAMDANCE Film Festival” Park City Utah, USA

2005                          Impakt Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands
                                   "Rencontres internationals, Paris/Berlin” Paris, France
                                   Videomedeja Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia
                                   Kassel Documentary Film and Videofest, Kassel Germany
                                   Annexia Festival, “Entre Deux” curated by Jan Schuijren, Toulouse, France
                                   European Media Arts Festival, Osnabruck, Germany
                                   Cinematheque,“anyspacewhatever” curator: Jake Moore, Winnipeg, Canada
                                   Berlin International Film Festival's Talent Campus, Berlin, Germany

Awards and Scholarships

2007                           Toronto Arts Council, Grants to Media Artists

2006                           Ontario Arts Council, Film and Video Grant
                                    Canada Arts Council, Travel Grant

2005                         Ontario Arts Council, Film and Video Grant
                             De Seve Graduate Award.  Awarded for expanded cinema achievements.
                                    Selected for the 55^th Berlin International Film Festival’s Berlinale Talent Campus.
                                    European Media Arts Festival, Best of Selection, for “The Paper Wall”

2004                           Canadian Film Centre’sWorldwide Short Film Festival, Best experimental film.
                             Ontario-Quebec exchange fellowship, Full graduate school scholarship.
                                    Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema Cinematic Excellence Award.

2003                         Ontario Arts Council, Film and Video Grant
                                    Ciam (Centre interuniversitaire des arts médiatiques) Media Arts Grant.
                                    Ontario-Quebec exchange fellowship, full graduate school scholarship.

2002                         Toronto Outdoor art exhibition, Best in show photography
                             Photography Faculty Award, Thesis year fine art photography. OCAD

2001                         Photography Students Choice Award, contemporary photography award. OCAD

2000                         George A. Reid Award, for excellence in fine art photography. OCAD

Bibliography

                                    Anna Sanson, "An interview with Nicholas & Sheila Pye" EYEMAZING MAGAZINE,
                                        the Netherlands, May 2007, http://www.eyemazing.com/
                                    Peter Goddard, "Scenes from a marriage" Toronto Star, May 5th 2007
                                    Talia Shipman, "An interview, Nicholas & Sheila Pye" Function Magazine, April 2007
                                    David Balzer, "Life of Pyes" TORONTO LIFE MAGAZINR, April 2007
                                 http://www.torontolife.com/features/life-pyes/
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                                        http://nyartsmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6191&Itemid=199
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                                        http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092901496.html?nav=hcmodule
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