David Rokeby
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Independent Curator and Consultant
Location:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 1989
David Rokeby is a visual artist, composer, writer, and designer of software and hardware. He evolved his interactive system as a way of integrating his disparate interests in visual art, dance, music, electronics, and philosophy. He first began working in this medium while taking artistic instruction at the Ontario College of Art. His work has been exhibited in shows across Canada, in the United States and in Europe, including the SIGGRAPH ’88 Art Show and the Venice Biennale in 1986. He was awarded the first Petro-Canada Award for media arts in 1988.