G. Scott MacLeod explained

Birth Place:Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Birth Date:11 February 1965
Occupation:Artist, musician, film director

G. Scott MacLeod (born February 11, 1965) is a Canadian multimedia artist, musician and film director living in Montreal, Quebec.

Biography

G. Scott MacLeod was born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, in 1965.[1] His family moved from Cape Breton N.S. to Montreal in 1969, where he was educated in both French and English. MacLeod received his Diploma of Collegial Studies in Fine Arts at John Abbott College in 1984, a BFA with a specialization in printmaking at Concordia University in 2003[2] and his Masters in Art Education at Concordia University in 2013.[3] He is a fellow at The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico and a co-founder of the NDG Arts Week.[4]

A critically acclaimed painter and photographer, MacLeod's work has reflected social, political and historical themes with an aim to promote education and accessibility to art and culture. His paintings and photographs are in many museums, as well as corporate and private collections.[5] His drawings of prominent buildings in Montreal's Griffintown district were exhibited at the Centre d'Histoire de Montreal between September 2015 to August 2016.[6] MacLeod made his first film, After the War with Hannelore - A Berliner War Child’s Testimony from 1945 to 1989, in 2009.[7] The 22-minute documentary had several high-profile screenings, including at Les rendez-vous du cinéma québécois and Berlin’s Arnsenal 2 Institut für Film und Videokunst. He has since completed three films of The Water of Life animated film series, a four-part collaboration on Canadian history with Irish storyteller Mike Burns.[8] MacLeod is also a singer-songwriter and recording artist. Since 1990, he has released three full-length LPs, three EPs and several singles. He also composed and performed the nine-song soundtrack for his first film.

Bodies of work

Painting

Photography

G. Scott MacLeod's photographic work is known for his technique of panographic portraiture.

Film and video

Music

Exhibits and collections

As a visual artist, MacLeod has had over 200 exhibitions and performances nationally and internationally.[5] His work is featured in museums and in corporate and private collections. He has presented his work in Canada, Mexico, Germany, Ireland, Czech Republic, and the USA.[5] [40] His work has been collected by The National Gallery of Canada, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec,[41] Museo Nacional de la Estampa, Guinness Corporation, Air Canada, The Royal Bank of Canada, Pratt and Whitney, Reader’s Digest, Claridge, Velan Valves Inc., Brasserie McAuslan Brewing, London Life, CP Hotels, Loto Québec, Jewitt Morrison & Associates, ALDO, Senvest Collection, Dr. Jane Goodall and TV personality Rick Mercer.[42]

Education and affiliations

G. Scott MacLeod received his diploma of collegial studies in Fine Arts at John Abbott College in 1984, a BFA in specialization in printmaking at Concordia University in 2003 and a MA in Art Education at Concordia University in 2013.[43] He attended the Banff Centre for the Arts in 1987 and 1992.[44]

MacLeod is a member of RAAV, Montreal Film Group, Main Film, La Raza Group,[45] and SAGAMIE. He is a fellow at The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico.[42]

MacLeod is also an affiliate at the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling at Concordia University.[46]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: - La Raza Group. www.LarazaGroup.com. January 10, 2018.
  2. Web site: Welcome to A Brief Canadian History. G. Scott. MacLeod. www.ABriefCanadianHistory.com. January 10, 2018.
  3. Web site: G. Scott MacLeod - Concordia University (Canada) - Academia.edu. Concordia.Academia.edu. January 10, 2018.
  4. Web site: NDG Arts Week Brings Everything Together. CultMontreal.com. August 17, 2012. January 10, 2018.
  5. Web site: Painters . January 10, 2018 . Magazine.Concordia.ca.
  6. Web site: Centre d'histoire de Montréal - Upcoming exhibitions. Ville.Montreal.qc.ca. January 10, 2018.
  7. Web site: After the War With Hannelore - a Berliner War Child's Testimony 1945 to 1982. September 7, 2016. January 10, 2018. Amazon.
  8. Web site: L'eau de la Vie. TheWaterOfLife.ca. January 10, 2018.
  9. Web site: - La Raza Group. www.LarazaGroup.com. January 10, 2018.
  10. Web site: Art, Flying Hearts . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613092056/http://www.macleod9.com/macleod_art/flying_hearts/art_flying_hearts.php . June 13, 2013 . January 8, 2015.
  11. Web site: The Great Hunger . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613065319/http://www.macleod9.com/macleod_art/greate_hunger/art_hunger.php . June 13, 2013 . January 8, 2015.
  12. Web site: Taos Memory . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613072006/http://www.macleod9.com/macleod_art/taos_memory/art_taos.php . June 13, 2013 . January 8, 2015.
  13. Web site: Scottish Memory . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613054748/http://www.macleod9.com/macleod_art/scotland_memory/art_scotland.php . June 13, 2013 . January 8, 2015.
  14. Web site: Ancestral Homes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613061747/http://www.macleod9.com/macleod_art/ancestral_homes/art_ancestral.php . June 13, 2013 . January 8, 2015.
  15. Web site: Central Park . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613100415/http://www.macleod9.com/macleod_art/central_park/art_central_park.php . June 13, 2013 . January 8, 2015.
  16. Web site: Lachine Canal Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613035908/http://www.macleod9.com/macleod_art/lachine_canal/art_canal.php . June 13, 2013 . January 8, 2015.
  17. Web site: Temples & Tombs . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613033921/http://www.macleod9.com/macleod_art/temples_tombs/temple_tombs.php . June 13, 2013 . January 8, 2015.
  18. Web site: New York City . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613072206/http://www.macleod9.com/macleod_art/new_york/new_york.php . June 13, 2013 . January 8, 2015.
  19. Web site: Meeting with the Goddesses . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613055056/http://www.macleod9.com/macleod_art/goddess/art_goddess.php . June 13, 2013 . January 8, 2015.
  20. Web site: Iceland Series . January 10, 2018 . www.Macleod9.com.
  21. Web site: In Griffintown . 2023-05-04 . www.macleod9.com.
  22. Accès Culture Programmation culturelle des arrondissements de Montréal, Féminin et masculin sacrés, Automne 2008, Vol. 5, p. 46.
  23. Le MHM Culturel, exposition, Féminin et Masculin Sacrés, Automne 2008, p. 15.
  24. Hour, Hit List, vol 17, No. 44, November 5 to 11.
  25. Long, Christine, Take 1 CFCF 12, "20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall", Loyola International College Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  26. Edited by Martin Pensa
  27. CBC 88.5 Home Run, Jeanette Kelly, After the war with Hannelore the fall of the Berlin wall.
  28. Web site: Celtic Life International – Celebrating the Celtic Life for over 30 years. www.CelticLifeIntl.com. January 10, 2018.
  29. Web site: CTV Montreal - News Videos. Montreal.CTVNews.ca. January 10, 2018.
  30. Web site: Keynote Speaker/Conférencier invité: G. Scott McLeod. March 11, 2013. Wordpress.com. January 10, 2018.
  31. Web site: Abénaquis: Peuple de l'aube – Abenaki: People of the Dawn | les Actualités . January 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140117002429/http://lesactualites.ca/index.php/ai1ec_event/abenaquis-peuple-de-laube-abenaki-people-of-the-dawn/?instance_id= . January 17, 2014 . dead .
  32. Web site: Kerry Film Festival - 4th to 11th October 2014 - Tralee, Killarney, Listowel, Kenmare & Waterville . December 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213014942/http://www.kerryfilmfestival.com/index.php/festival/screening/animated-shorts . December 13, 2014 . dead .
  33. Web site: MacLeod 9 Productions. www.Macleod9.com. January 10, 2018.
  34. Web site: MacLeod 9 Productions.
  35. Web site: First Contact. www.FirstContactTheFilm.com. January 10, 2018.
  36. Web site: Griffintown Tour. www.GriffinTownTour.com. January 10, 2018.
  37. Web site: Welcome to A Brief Canadian History. G. Scott. MacLeod. www.ABriefCanadianHistory.com. January 10, 2018.
  38. Web site: ♫ the Closing of the 4th Cycle - MacLeod 9. Listen @cdbaby. CDBaby.com. January 10, 2018.
  39. Web site: ♫ After the war with Hannelore - A Berliner war child's testimony 1945 to 1982 - G.S. MacLeod & MacLeod 9. Listen @cdbaby. CDBaby.com. January 10, 2018.
  40. Web site: Galatea's Art Collection. GalateaArtCollection.Blogspot.com. January 10, 2018.
  41. Web site: Scott Macleod . www.collections.mnbaq.org. 18 January 2020.
  42. http://www.axisart.ca/artists/scottMacLeod.php Scott MacLeod
  43. Web site: News. Art-Education.Concordia.ca. January 10, 2018.
  44. Web site: Personal bio.
  45. Web site: SaltWire Network. www.WestmountExaminer.com. January 10, 2018.
  46. Web site: MacLEOD, Scott - Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling. Storytelling.Concordia.ca. January 10, 2018.
  47. Web site: Artists Resources. www.YesMontreal.ca. January 10, 2018.
  48. Dans l'Griff-In Griffintown: Three personal French Canadian narratives on their homes, public spaces, and buildings in the former industrial neighbourhood of Griffintown. March 17, 2013. Concordia University. masters. MacLeod. G. Scott.
  49. Book: A Heart of Wisdom: Life Writing as Empathetic Inquiry. Cynthia. Chambers. Erika. Hasebe-Ludt. Carl. Leggo. Anita. Sinner. November 30, 2012. Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers. 978-1433115301.

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