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Peacock was born in Barrie, Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beaux-arts.ca/en/see/collections/artist.php?iartistid=4234|title=Jan Peacock|accessdate=March 8, 2015}}</ref> She studied at the University of Western Ontario, receiving her BFA in 1978, and went on to the University of California in San Diego for her MFA in 1981.<ref>{{cite newspaper|title=Koenig, Peacock exhibitions open|work=Halifax Mail Star|date=May 31, 1986}}</ref> Peacock lives in [[Halifax |
Peacock was born in Barrie, Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beaux-arts.ca/en/see/collections/artist.php?iartistid=4234|title=Jan Peacock|accessdate=March 8, 2015}}</ref> She studied at the University of Western Ontario, receiving her BFA in 1978, and went on to the University of California in San Diego for her MFA in 1981.<ref>{{cite newspaper|title=Koenig, Peacock exhibitions open|work=Halifax Mail Star|date=May 31, 1986}}</ref> Peacock lives in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], where she teaches at [[NSCAD University]].<ref name="NSCAD-fac-listing">{{cite web|title=Faculty Listing|website=NSCAD University|accessdate=15 June 2016}}</ref> |
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Jan Peacock | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Barrie, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | Video art |
| Website | janpeacock |
Jan Peacock (born November 6, 1955) is a Canadian interdisciplinary artist, curator[1] and writer.[2]
Life
Peacock was born in Barrie, Ontario.[3] She studied at the University of Western Ontario, receiving her BFA in 1978, and went on to the University of California in San Diego for her MFA in 1981.[4] Peacock lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she teaches at NSCAD University.[5]
Writing
Her published texts include:
- “presence” in Point and Shoot: Performance et Photography,[6]
- “Ready Access” in Public, No 25: Experimentalism (Toronto: Public Access, 2002),
- “Move This” and “4/14/99” (with Paula Levine) in LUX: A Decade of Artists’ Film and Video, ed. Steve Reinke and Tom Taylor (Toronto: YYZ Books, 1998),
- “(in)Script” and “SiRENSONG” in By the Skin of Their Tongues: Artists’ Video Scripts, ed. Nelson Henricks and Steve Reinke (Toronto: YYZ Books, 1996), and
- Corpus Loquendi (Body for Speaking): Body-Centred Video in Halifax 1972- 1982 (Halifax: Dalhousie Art Gallery, 1994).
Collections
Peacock's work is found in international public and private collections, including the National Gallery of Canada,[7] the Museum of Modern Art in New York,[8] and the Ludwig Museum in Cologne.
Awards
She has won awards at the Atlantic Film & Video Festival,[citation needed] the Chicago International Film & Video Festival,[citation needed] and the Atlanta Film & Video Festival.[citation needed] She is a recipient of the Bell Canada Award and the Canada Council Medal for her contribution to the field of video.[9] Peacock received a Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2012.[10][11]
Selected Works
- Sirensong, 9 min. (1987)[12]
- Nuits Blanches: Dark Days, Sleepless Nights, Voice and Nothing More (1990)[13]
- White Wash (1991)[14]
- Reader By The Window (1993)
- Book of Chairs (1997)[15]
- The Road Rises To Meet You[16]
External links
References
- ^ Camera obscura. 2001.
- ^ "Artist/Maker Name "Peacock, Jan"". Canadian Heritage Information Network. Government of Canada. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Jan Peacock". Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Koenig, Peacock exhibitions open". Halifax Mail Star. May 31, 1986.
- ^ "Faculty Listing". NSCAD University.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Point & Shoot : Performance and Photography". Dazibao. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Jan Peacock 1955 -". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Jan Peacock". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Jan Peacock About the artist". V-tape. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "NSCAD professor wins GG Award". February 28, 2012.
- ^ "Jan Peacock". Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Perrault, Marie (1994). Bandes vidéo de Jan Peacock. Montréal, Québec: Oboro.
- ^ Jan Peacock : Nuits blanches : dark days, sleepless nights, voice and nothing more. Guelph, Ont.: Macdonald Stewart Art Centre. 1990. ISBN 0-920810-40-3.
- ^ Rusted, Brian (1991). Four visions of television. Banff [Alta.]: Banff Centre for the Arts. ISBN 0-920159-52-4.
- ^ Jan Peacock: Dalhousie Art Gallery. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 1998. ISBN 0-7703-0671-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Milthorp, curator, Donna McAlear ; contributing writer, Robert (1990). Interior presence : projecting situations : Marcella Bienvenue, Geneviève Cadieux, Wyn Geleynse, Jan Peacock, Grant Poier, Tom Sherman. Calgary: Nickle Arts Museum. ISBN 0-88953-112-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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