Hank Bull

Since the early 1970s, artist-run centres in Canada have encouraged the emergence of hybrid practices that blur the roles of artist, curator, critic, historian, administrator and technician. Formed in this context, Hank Bull’s curatorial work has unfolded across an intersecting range of media. He has produced projects in the visual arts, music, radio, performance art, video and telecommunications. These have been supported by and integrated with critical discouse, arts administration, advocacy and the creation of new spaces for art that strive to include viewers and audience in the creative process and the construction of meaning. This work is inherently collaborative. It is a conscious curatorial intention for Bull that there be a certain confusion between his personal artistic practice and a given curatorial project. His own work may occasionally be included, or he may collaborate with another artist or group on the production of a new work, destabilizing the notion of individual authorship. As an arts administrator, he has created early career positions for other curators, including Daina Augaitis, Zainub Verjee, Sadira Rodrigues, Joni Low, Alice Ming Wai Jim, Makiko Hara and Debra Zhou. He has also offered first public exhibition opportunities for curators such as Steven Tong, Daina Warren, Liz Park and Amy Cheng.