Hank Bull

Hank Bull
Born 1949 (age 66–67)
Calgary
Nationality Canadian
Awards Honorary doctorate, Emily Carr University of Art and Design

Hank Bull (born 1949) is a Canadian multidisciplinary contemporary artist,[1] curator, organizer and arts administrator.[2]

Life

Prior to her death in 2002, Bull was married to, and was frequent collaborator with, Canadian video artist Kate Craig.[3]

Career

Bull was an early member of Vancouver's Western Front Society.[4] Bull's work has been included numerous exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale (1986), Dokumenta (1987) and Ars Electronica (1989).[2][5]

in 1999, with Zheng Shengtian and Stephanie Holmquist, Bull co-founded Centre A, a Vancouver public art gallery focussing on Asian and Asian-diasporic perspectives.[6]

Collections

Bull's work is included in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Canada[7] and the Video Data Bank in Chicago.[8]

Awards

In 2014, Bull received an honorary doctorate from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Artist/Maker Name "Bull, Hank"". Canadian Heritage Information Network. Government of Canada. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Hank Bull, First Responder at CACV AGM". Community Arts Council of Vancouver. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Hawkins, Sandra M. "Delicate boundaries" (PDF). Canadian Medical Association Journal. Canadian medical Association. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "CCCA Artist Profile for Hank Bull". The Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Galerie de l'UQAM celebrates an important figure of visual arts in Canada with the exhibition « Hank Bull: Connexion »". UQAM. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "About Centre A". Centre A. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Collections: Hank Bull 1949 -". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Hank Bull". Video Data Bank. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Emily Carr confers 2014 Honorary Doctorate upon Hank Bull". Connect: Emily Carr University. Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Retrieved 27 May 2016.


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