Dennis Vance (artist)
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| Dennis Vance (artist) | |
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| Born | Dennis John Vance September 26, 1940 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| 💀Died | December 15, 2021 (aged 81) Abbotsford, British Columbia, CanadaDecember 15, 2021 (aged 81) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Canadian |
| 🏫 Education | University of Tulsa |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | sound sculpture |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Georgia Rose (m. 1960); Lynne Goresky (m. 1974) |
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Dennis Vance (September 26, 1940 – December 15, 2021) was a Canadian artist, known for his "sound sculpture" installations incorporating light and electronic sounds. He was a member of the Intermedia Society, an artist collective active in Vancouver, British Columbia from 1967 to 1972. During his career he had collaborated on installations with Helen Goodwin at the Sound Gallery, with Gerry Gilbert at the Vancouver Art Gallery, and with David Rimmer at various locations.[1]
Dennis Vance's works have been exhibited in group shows at the Douglas Gallery, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Edmonton Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the National Film Board of Canada, the National Gallery of Canada[2], the Winnipeg Art Gallery, and the University of British Columbia Fine Arts Gallery. He was also featured in solo exhibitions at the Edmonton Art Gallery, the University of Alberta Gallery, Bau-Xi Gallery (Vancouver), and the Electric Art Gallery. [1]
Biography[edit]
Dennis Vance was born Dennis John Vance in Hamilton, Ontario, on September 26, 1940, to John William Vance, a mechanical engineer for John A. Roebling and Sons, and his wife Lillian (nee Gregory). The family relocated to Scranton, PA then to Tulsa, OK where Dennis graduated from Thomas Alva Edison Sr. High School in 1960. He started working with computers at Southwestern Computing Service and studied at University of Tulsa. In 1962, he left the University of Tulsa and traveled to Mexico before settling in Vancouver later that year. He sold his first art piece in 1964 and became a dancer with Helen Goodwin & Theco at the Sound Gallary in Vancouver. In 1967, he joined the Intermedia Society, a burgeoning artist collective based in Vancouver. He was awarded several grants from the Canada Council for the Arts throughout the late 60's and early 70's.
In 1974, he remarried and moved to Olalla, British Columbia where he developed a family fruit business and large trailer court. He was elected trustee for the Olalla Improvement District for two terms and served as advisor to the Okanagon-Similkameen Regional District. In 1978, he became a board member of the Penticton Art Gallary and an advisor to the Vancouver School of Art outreach program for the Interior of British Columbia.[3]
In 1982, he sold the family business and moved back to Vancouver. He taught computer-related art classes for many years at Vancouver School of Art.
He died on December 15, 2021, in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
Personal Life[edit]
Vance was briefly married in 1960 to Georgia Rose and had one son who was given up for adoption at birth.[4] He married a second time, to Lynne Goresky in 1974, and the couple had a son and daughter.[5]
Performances[edit]
| Year | Title | Collaborator | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-67 | Dancer[6] | Helen Goodwin & Theco | Sound Gallary, Vancouver |
| 1967 | Radio Free Rain Forest | Gerry Gilbert | Vancouver Art Gallary |
| Image | Helen Goodwin | Douglas Gallary, Vancouver | |
| 1968 | Swinging Balls | Mills College, California | |
| Walkin | David Rimmer | Vancouver Art Gallary | |
| Expanding Cubes[7] [8] | Helen Goodwin & Theco | Vancouver Art Gallary | |
| Radio Free Rain Forest | Intermedia | University of British Columbia | |
| 1969 | Fly In | David Rimmer | Art Gallary of Greater Victoria |
| 1970 | Equinox | Vancouver Art Gallary | |
| Sprong | Rare | Vancouver Art Gallary | |
| 1971 | Matches | Gerry Gilbert | National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa |
| 1972 | Rites of Spring | Vancouver Art Gallary | |
| 1973 | Sound Floor | Tournesol Dance Company | Vancouver |
| Operation Egg Drop | Vancouver Art Gallary | ||
| A Smashing Affair | Vancouver Art Gallary | ||
| 1974 | Waterfallsing | Vancouver Art Gallary | |
| 1981 | Colour Kenetics & Dynamics | Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver | |
| 1982 | Outside Tokyo Inside Walkman | Bunka Center, Tokyo |
Environmental Action Pieces[edit]
| Year | Title | Collaborator | Location | Medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Pie Face | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | sound | |
| Expanding Cubes[9] | Vancouver Art Gallary | light | ||
| Magic Circle | Vancouver Art Gallary | light | ||
| 1969 | Intermedia Room[10] | Michael de Courcy | Vancouver Art Gallary | light & sound |
| Fat Emma[11] | Glenn Toppings | Vancouver Art Gallary | sound | |
| Electronic Irwin[12] | Vancouver Art Gallary | sound | ||
| Wave | Vancouver Art Gallary | sound | ||
| Red Cross | Art Gallary of Greater Victoria | light | ||
| 1970 | Mushroom | Glenn Toppings | Rothman Art Gallary, Stratford, BC | sound |
| 1972 | Road Organ | Vancouver Art Gallary | sound | |
| Sunshine Irwin | Edmonton Art Gallary | sound | ||
| Rainbow Wall | Edmonton Art Gallary | sound | ||
| Tape Floor | Edmonton Art Gallary | sound | ||
| Bars | Bau Xi Art Gallary, Vancouver | sound | ||
| Flash | Bau Xi Art Gallary, Vancouver | light | ||
| Sidewalk | Bau Xi Art Gallary, Vancouver | sound | ||
| Drips | Bau Xi Art Gallary, Vancouver | sound | ||
| 1973 | Waves | Vancouver Art Gallary | sound | |
| 1974 | Waves II | National Gallary of Canada, Ottawa | sound | |
| 1975 | Pillar of Salt | private collection of Mr. and Mrs. Keith King, Vancouver | light | |
| 1976 | Black & White | Vernon Art Association, Vernon, BC | sound | |
| Metaball Waterfall | Winnipeg Art Gallary | |||
| Falling | Winnipeg Art Gallary | |||
| Orion's Belt | Winnipeg Art Gallary | light | ||
| 1981 | A Space | Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver | light | |
| SillyScope | Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver | light | ||
| Loaf of Bread | Unit/Pitt Gallary, Vancouver | sound | ||
| 1982 | Ground Rush | Arts Science & Technology Center, Vancouver | sound | |
| SS | Arts Science & Technology Center, Vancouver | light | ||
| Gertie | Arts Science & Technology Center, Vancouver | sound & light |
Selected Works[edit]
Electronic Irwin[13]: The title of this work references Los Angeles artist Robert Irwin who was featured in the influential Vancouver Art Gallery exhibition “Los Angeles 6” in 1968.
Floating Mushroom[14]: An electronic sound installation, the Floating Mushroom was a floating steel form containing sound-generating equipment that responded to movement on the shore. This installation took place at Lost Lagoon in Vancouver.
News Clippings[edit]
Spears, James; The mysterious Who of Intermedia, The Province, Friday, May 17, 1968[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Courcy, Michael. "People-Dennis Vance". Ruins in Process-Vancouver Art in the Sixties. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "National Gallary of Canada". National Gallary of Canada. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Vance, Dennis. "Curriculum Vitae". Archive.org. Retrieved 20 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Adoption Database". Adoption Database. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Mark Goresky Family Tree" (PDF). Goresky Family Tree. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Voices-Dennis Vance". The Intermedia Catalogue. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "TheCo. rehearsing for Intermedia Nights". The Intermedia Catalogue. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Al Neil concert at Intermedia Nights". The Intermedia Catalogue. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "TheCo. rehearsing for Intermedia Nights May 1968". The Intermedia Catalogue. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Intermedia Room at the Vancouver Art Gallery March 1969". The Intermedia Catalogue. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Archive-Tony Emery at the Vancouver Art Gallary". Vancouver Art in the Sixties. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Archive-Electronic Irwin studio production". Vancouver Art in the Sixties. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ ""Electronic Irwin" studio production Pg2". The Intermedia Catalogue. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Archive-Floating Mushroom". Vancouver Art in the Sixties. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Spears, James (1968-05-17). "The mysterious Who of Intermedia". The Province. p. 58. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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