Gary James Joynes and I have been collaborating on several projects, including the Joshua Tree and Avatar’s Dream, the audio-video installation and virtual reality film Kingdom of Illumination, two collaborative dance films with Van Grimde Corps Secrets The End of the World // The Birth of the World, and are developed an original dance performance with Brian Webb Dance Company in 2023.
Our current work is producing Artificial Intelligence dance films and interactive installations for our upcoming exhibition at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) in 2025.
Gary James Joynes (aka Clinker) is an award-winning visual and sound artist who has been active in the international live audio-visual and experimental music performance community for many years. He blends the beauty and physicality of sounds, auditory, and visual elements in Live Cinema AV performances and in rigorous and emotional photo and video installation works.
Film Screenings
2023 Fungi Film Festival. Portland, OR, USA
2023 Tangled Art. Toronto, ON, Canada
2022 Radius Gallery. Santa Cruz, CA, USA
2022 ParTecK. Vancouver, BC, Canada
2022 Radius Gallery. Santa Cruz, CA, USA
2022 Dallas Shorts. Dallas, TX, USA (Semi-finalist)
2022 San Francisco Indie Short Festival. San Francisco, CA, USA (Semi-finalist)
2021 Athens International Art Film Festival. Athens, Greece (Winner: Best Art Film)
2021 New Wave Short Film Festival. Munich, Germany (Finalist)
2021 Roma Short Film Festival. Rome, Italy (Finalist)
2021 Madrid Indie Film Festival. Madrid, Spain
2021 Himachal Short Film Festival. Himachal Pradesh, India
2021 Paris International Film Awards. Paris, France. (Best SciFi film)
2021 Vancouver Independent Film Festival. Vancouver, BC, Canada (Finalist: Best animated short)
2020 Oregon Short Film Festival. The Dalles, OR, USA (Finalist: Best Experimental Film)
2020 South Film and Arts Academy Festival. Rancagua, Chile (Best Art Video)
2020 The Short Film Filmmaker Showcase. Pinewood Studios, UK
2020 New York Animation Film Awards. New York City, NY, USA (Semi-Finalist)
2020 Dumbo Film Festival. New York City, NY, USA (Semi-Finalist)
2020 ARTsPLACE. Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada
2020 Paris Play Film Festival. Paris, France
2020 New Indie Film Festival of London. London, UK
2020 Twin Rivers Media Festival: Experimental. Asheville, NC, USA
2020 International Festival of Winter Cinema. Edmonton, AB, Canada
Dance
2022-23 Collaboration on Of Dreaming with the Brian Webb Dance Company
2022-23 Collaboration on Of Visions with Action at a Distance
2020-21 Collaboration on an original dance performance with Brian Webb Dance Company
2020-21 Collaboration on a film series with Van Grimde’s Corps Secrets
Exhibitions
Upcoming in 2025 Avatar’s Dream. The Southern Alberta Art Gallery. Lethbridge, AB (Solo)
2023 And All of Everything. Harcourt House. Edmonton, AB (Solo)
2023 The Birth of the World. Harcourt House. Edmonton, AB (Solo)
2023 V-Unframed. Vancouver, BC
2023 Symbiosis. Art Gallery of Great Victoria. Victoria, BC
2022 And All of Everything. Art Gallery of St. Albert. St. Albert, AB (Solo)
2021 Perspectives From Within. Contemporary Calgary. Calgary, AB
2021 The Birth of the World. Espace Corps Secrets. Montreal, QB. (Solo)
2020 What Makes Us Human? Art + Genomics. Mary Porter Sensnon Art Gallery. Santa Cruz, CA
2020 Creative Code Festival. Lightbox. New York City, NY
2020 Beyond Here Lies Nothing. ARTsPLACE. Annapolis Royal, NS (Solo)
2020 Telling Stories Otherwise. Alberta Printmakers. Calgary, AB (Solo)
2019 Kingdom of Illumination. The Ou Gallery. Duncan, BC (Solo)
2019 Practicing Engagement. SLSA. Irvine, CA
