Diana Burgoyne Explained

Birth Place:	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Education:	University of Victoria University of California, Los Angeles
Known For:	interactive electronic installation and performance artist
Website:	http://www.connect.ecuad.ca/~dburg/main.htm

Diana Burgoyne (born 1957) is a Canadian artist^[1] known for her installations and performance works using handmade electronics.^[2]

Career

Since the mid-1980s, Burgoyne has produced work that combines handmade electronics^{[3] [4]} with aspects of sculpture, installation and live performance.^[5] Her work looks at the interaction of society, technology, culture, and environment,^{[6] [7]} and their impact on the human body.^[8]

Exhibitions

• The Western Front, Vancouver^[9]
• The Mattress Factory,^{[10] [11]} Pittsburgh
• The University of Toronto Art Centre,^[12]
• Exploratorium, San Francisco^[13]

References

Bibliography

• Book: De Fabriek. Reconstructed Environment: Doug Buis Diana Burgoyne Kevin Kelly. 1989.
• Book: Western Front. 978-0-920974-03-2. Burgoyne. Diana. Armstrong. Kate. Courtemanche. Peter. B.C.). Western Front (Vancouver. Scrambled Bites : Art's Birthday. 2004.
• Book: Surrey Art Gallery. 978-0-920181-30-0. Buis. Doug. Burgoyne. Diana. Davison. Liane. Kelly. Kevin. (B.C.). Surrey Art Gallery. Subverting Nature: Doug Buis, Diana Burgoyne, Kevin Kelly. 1994.

External links

• Interview

Notes and References

1. Web site: Artist/Maker Name "Burgoyne, Diana". Canadian Heritage Information Network. Government of Canada. 28 May 2016. 23 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160623230533/http://www.rcip-chin.gc.ca/application/aac-aic/artiste_detailler_bas-artist_detail_bas.app;jsessionid=573525FABE1EAA6FE1DB211A20C59656?rID=19204&fID=2&lang=en&qlang=en&pID=146&ps=50&sort=AM_ASC. dead.
2. Book: Andreas Broeckmann. Gunalan Nadarajan. Place Studies in Art, Media, Science and Technology: Historical Investigations on the Sites and the Migration of Knowledge. 2008. VDG. 978-3-89739-611-1.
3. Web site: Langill. Caroline. Caroline Langill, Shifting Polarities: Interview with Diana Burgoyne. Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science and Technology. 28 May 2016.
4. Book: Ear. 1990. New Wilderness Foundation.
5. Web site: Diana Burgoyne: Sound Drawing. City of Surrey. 29 March 2016.
6. Book: Walter Phillips Gallery. 978-0-920159-09-5. Augaitis. Daina. Amundson. Dale. Gallery. Walter Phillips. Sherman. Tom. Siting Technology: Dale Amundson, Diana Burgoyne, Mona Hatoum, Richard Kriesche, Nancy Paterson, Tom Sherman, Nell Tenhaaf. 1988.
7. Book: Mentoring Artists for Women's Art. Vera Lemecha. MAWA: Mentoring Artists for Women's Art : culture of community. January 2004. Mentoring Artists for Women's Art. 978-0-9684409-4-0.
8. Book: Banff Centre for the Arts. Catherine Richards. Nell Tenhaaf. Virtual seminar on the bioapparatus. 1991. Banff Centre for the Arts. 978-0-920159-62-0.
9. Web site: Diana Burgoyne: Operating Instructions. The Western Front. Western Front Society. 28 May 2016.
10. Web site: Diana Burgoyne. Mattress Factory. 29 January 2016.
11. Book: Claudia Giannini. Mattress Factory. Installations, Mattress Factory, 1990-1999. 30 August 2001. Mattress Factory. 9780822957713 .
12. Web site: SPLICE: At the Intersection of Art and Medicine. University of Toronto Art Centre. University of Toronto. 28 May 2016.
13. Web site: ExplorArtists. 29 January 2016.