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Artist Advisory Board

ARTIST ADVISORY BOARD

Paul Altilia
Daniel Limawan
Zachery Longboy
Wendy Oberlander
Andrew Ooi
Liz Shorten
Aerlyn Weissman
Gordon Wong
Winston Xin

Bios

Zachery Longboy is a sayisi dene from Churchill, Manitoba. He is a video/performance and visual artist presently living in Vancouver, BC. Longboy is recognised for hybrid investigations of gender and First Nations identity. His video work is in the National Gallery of Canada, Glenbow Museum, the Canada Council Art Bank as well as numerous private collections.

Wendy Oberlander is an interdisciplinary artist whose award-winning documentaries Nothing to be written here (1996) and Still (Stille) (2001) have screened throughout North America and Europe at festivals, museums and universities, and been broadcast on television. Her new project, Translating Esther, unravels a quirky and resonant story of nationalism, identity and masquerade in 18th century New France. Oberlander currently teaches at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver.

Liz Shorten is the Manager of Marketing and Communications at British Columbia Film and is also the Recording Secretary to the Board of Directors. Liz is responsible for communications and policy work, international marketing initiatives and coordinates all skills development programs for the organisation.

Aerlyn Weissman
Aerlyn Weissman has worked on film projects from Hollywood to the Himalayas. Weissman won a Genie for Best Feature Length Documentary for two documentaries, Forbidden Love and Fiction and Other Truths: A Film About Jane Rule. Her latest film, Little Sister's vs. Big Brother, opened the 2002 Out On Screen festival and picked up the Audience Favourite Award. Weissman is currently a mentor at the Gulf Islands Film and Video School and a workshop instructor at Video In Studios. She is a member of the Canadian Independent Film Caucus and Vancouver Women in Film and Television.

Gordon Wong
Wong majored in Film/Video at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. As a gay Asian video artist his work explores his cultural and sexual identity. His film, Beyond These Walls, explores the social taboo of male on male sexual assault and won the 1999 Gerry Brunet Memorial Award for best Canadian Short at Out On Screen. Wong has collaborated with Katherine Labelle Dance and Kinesis Dance, combining dance, projected imagery and live music. He is currently mentoring the Video In and Out On Screen Scholarship program. He is also working on a documentary of Aaron Webster, the man beaten to death in Vancouver's Stanley Park in November 2001.

Winston Xin, originally from Malaysia, is a media artist, curator, writer and rock journalist. He has been active in the culture and arts for many years. Xin was the Exhibitions Coordinator & Programmer for Video In Studios from 1996-2000 and is one of the founders of Asian Heritage Month Festival in Vancouver.

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	About us Staff Board Artist Advisory Board Mission Statement Artistic Mandate Employment Contact Us	Artist Advisory Board ARTIST ADVISORY BOARD Paul Altilia Daniel Limawan Zachery Longboy Wendy Oberlander Andrew Ooi Liz Shorten Aerlyn Weissman Gordon Wong Winston Xin Bios Zachery Longboy is a sayisi dene from Churchill, Manitoba. He is a video/performance and visual artist presently living in Vancouver, BC. Longboy is recognised for hybrid investigations of gender and First Nations identity. His video work is in the National Gallery of Canada, Glenbow Museum, the Canada Council Art Bank as well as numerous private collections. Wendy Oberlander is an interdisciplinary artist whose award-winning documentaries Nothing to be written here (1996) and Still (Stille) (2001) have screened throughout North America and Europe at festivals, museums and universities, and been broadcast on television. Her new project, Translating Esther, unravels a quirky and resonant story of nationalism, identity and masquerade in 18th century New France. Oberlander currently teaches at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver. Liz Shorten is the Manager of Marketing and Communications at British Columbia Film and is also the Recording Secretary to the Board of Directors. Liz is responsible for communications and policy work, international marketing initiatives and coordinates all skills development programs for the organisation. Aerlyn Weissman Aerlyn Weissman has worked on film projects from Hollywood to the Himalayas. Weissman won a Genie for Best Feature Length Documentary for two documentaries, Forbidden Love and Fiction and Other Truths: A Film About Jane Rule. Her latest film, Little Sister's vs. Big Brother, opened the 2002 Out On Screen festival and picked up the Audience Favourite Award. Weissman is currently a mentor at the Gulf Islands Film and Video School and a workshop instructor at Video In Studios. She is a member of the Canadian Independent Film Caucus and Vancouver Women in Film and Television. Gordon Wong Wong majored in Film/Video at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. As a gay Asian video artist his work explores his cultural and sexual identity. His film, Beyond These Walls, explores the social taboo of male on male sexual assault and won the 1999 Gerry Brunet Memorial Award for best Canadian Short at Out On Screen. Wong has collaborated with Katherine Labelle Dance and Kinesis Dance, combining dance, projected imagery and live music. He is currently mentoring the Video In and Out On Screen Scholarship program. He is also working on a documentary of Aaron Webster, the man beaten to death in Vancouver's Stanley Park in November 2001. Winston Xin, originally from Malaysia, is a media artist, curator, writer and rock journalist. He has been active in the culture and arts for many years. Xin was the Exhibitions Coordinator & Programmer for Video In Studios from 1996-2000 and is one of the founders of Asian Heritage Month Festival in Vancouver.