Jane Wright
Born in Montreal in 1943, Jane Wright is known for video produced in the 1970s and 1980s on the Paik/Abe synthesizer at the Experimental TV Centre, Binghamton, NY. She was also a member of the Kitchen, an electronic arts collective in NYC. In Canada she worked in community cable television and at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. For eighteen years Jane served as Professor, Media Arts Department, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON. She holds a BA from McGill University, an MA from Simon Fraser University, and Diploma in the Social Sciences from the University of Stockholm, Sweden. Jane is a Quaker and has participated in human rights work in conflict sites in Canada and overseas. She lives in Hamilton, ON.
Artist Code: 006
Videography
1991, 22:00 minutes, colour/B&W, English
Beach, Dog, Car, You, Happy, Sex
1984, 30:00 minutes, colour, silent
1983, 180:00 minutes, colour, English
1982, 10:00 minutes, colour, English
1980, 24:00 minutes, B&W, English
1978, 24:00 minutes, B&W, English
Westinghouses (Arts Seen Theme)
1976, 04:00 minutes, colour, English
1974, 04:00 minutes, colour, English
1974, 08:00 minutes, colour, English
Critical Writing
by . Toronto: Vtape, 2001.
by . From Sea to Shining Sea, 1986. Toronto: The Power Plant, 1986.
by . Fuse, Summer 1985, v. 9, no. 1 & 2.
by . Amsterdam: NP, 1985.
by . Canadian Video Art, 1985. S.N, 1985.
by . Fuse, Fall 1984, v. 8, no. 3.
by and . British/Canadian Video Exchange '84, 1984. London: Canada House Cultural Centre, 1984.
by . The Globe and Mail, Nov. 26, 1983.