TIM PORTER
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
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INTRODUCTION
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C.V.
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PUBLICATIONS
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LINKS
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ADDITIONAL CONTEXT
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WORKS
Lightbox
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Tokyo Gardens
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
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C.V.
| 1946 | Born in Washington, D.C., USA |
| Studies in literature and philosophy |
| 1960es | Took up photography |
| | Travelled and photographed extensively in Japan, Asia and the South Pacific |
| 1980-present | Japan Representative of Camera Press (London, UK) |
| 1992-present | Director of Tokyo Photographic Workshops |
| 2005 | Director/Curator of Modern Masters of Photography: Japan, a signed limited-edition portfolio of photographs by: Masahisa Fuksae, Eiko Hosoe, Yasuhiro Ishimoto Kikuji Kawada, Daido Moriyama, Shigeichi Nagano Tadayuki Naito, Tokihiro Sato, Toshio Shibata, Issei Suda, Yoshihiko Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaziki. |
| 2007 | Director/Curator of Naked Tokyo: the photography exhibition, SuperDeluxe, Tokyo, Japan |
| Lives and works in Tokyo, where he is also a filmmaker and aspiring Japanese gardener |
Solo Exhibitions (Selection)
| 2001 | Paradise: The Gardens of Tokyo, International House of Japan, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1998 | Language, The Polaroid Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1980 | Night Waves, Canon Gallery, Tokyo, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Osaka, Japan |
| 1978 | DMZ, Nikon Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1977 | A Certain Slant of Light, Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon, Canada |
| Tim Porter: Recent Work, Secession Gallery, Victoria |
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
| 2005 | The Sixties, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, Canada |
| 2002 | The World of Polaroid Photography, The Polaroid Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2000 | Show 2000, The Canadian Embassy Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1987 | Diverse Secrecies: The Garden Photographed, Presentation House, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1980 | Rated X, Neikrug Gallery, New York, USA
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| Paradise, The National Film Board of Canada Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
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| Cibachrome, The National Film Board of Canada Gallery, Ottawa, Canada |
| 1978 | Untitled, The National Film Board of Canada Gallery, Ottawa, Canada |
| 1977 | Fourteen Vancouver Artist/Photographers, Nova Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1972 | Photographers 7 Photographes, Optica, Montreal, Canada |
| Seven Photographers, The National Film Board of Canada Gallery, Ottawa, Canada |
| 1970 | B.C. Almanac(h) - C.B., The National Film Board of Canada Gallery, Ottawa, Canada |
| 1969 | Image 6, The National Film Board of Canada Gallery, Ottawa, Canada |
Collections (Selection)
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, Canada
The Polaroid International Collection, Cambridge, U.S.A.
Teutloff Photo + Video Collection, Bielefeld, Germany
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Canada
