Christopher Porter
Backstory Urbania (Select)
Exhibitions | Honours
Solo Exhibits, National and International
Lens Culture, Magnum Photography, Featured Artist-Evening Stroll, Istanbul, June 2020
CONTACT Photography Festival, Between Takes: Image Factory, Toronto, Canada 2019
Image Factory, Urbania pt. 1.5: Ryerson School of Image Arts, Toronto, Canada 2019
Lens Culture, Magnum Photography Awards, Contrivance: Editor's Pick 2018
Lens Culture, Magnum Photography Awards, Tormenta: Editor's Pick 2018
NS Arts Gala, Commissioned Work 2018
Lunenburg School of Arts, Urbania pt. 1: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada 2018
Photographer's Forum, Best of (publication) 2018
Lens Culture, Magnum Photography Awards, Meat: Editor's Pick 2017
Life Framer, Editor's Pick: Scaffold 2016
Lens Culture, Magnum Photography Awards, Scaffold:Editor's Pick 2016
Lost work recovered 2016
Dis.Cord Gallery, Carousel: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada 2016
Ellis Gallery, Urban Stillife: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada 2015
Completed Collections, Works in Progress, & Negs Lost 2007*
(Artist did not exhibit again until 2015)
Studio 21 Fine Art Gallery, Hindsight.Triptychs,: Halifax, Nova Scotia 2005
Studio 21 Fine Art Gallery, On Display: Halifax, Nova Scotia 2004
Houston North Gallery, Roadworks: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia 2001
Third Avenue Art Gallery, Beyond the Bosphorous: Vancouver, B.C. 2001
Bruchaus Gallery, Hindsight: Munich, Germany 2001
Third Avenue Art Gallery, ‘Introspective: Vancouver, B.C. 2000
Third Avenue Art Gallery, On Display: Vancouver, B.C. 1999
Third Avenue Art Gallery, Open Doors: Vancouver, B.C. 1998
Jeff Gallery, Recent Work: Los Angeles, CA 1995
LA Nikola Gallery, Recent Work: Los Angeles, CA 1995
I’dee Art Gallery, Environments: Toronto, Ontario 1994
The Art Centre, Northwest State College, Florida City, Florida, USA 1986
Ryerson Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 1986
Group Exhibits, National and International
Black & White International Award Winner, Honorable Mention, Spazia Tetanal, Rome, Italy. 2016
ArtBasel, t(here): Miami Beach, Florida, USA 2016
Chester Arts Centre , A Shade of Grey. Contributors: Thaddeus Holownia, Raoul Manuel Schnell.
Contemporary Fine Art B&W Photography: Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada 2015
Studio 21 Gallery, Photoworks: Halifax, NS, Canada 2000
Houston North Gallery, Four Artists, Four Mediums: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada 1998
Anderson Gallery of Contemporary Art: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Canada 1998
Publications
t(here) Magazine, Volume 13 2016
Projections 7, Cahiers du Cinema, John Boorman & Walter Donahue(editors) 1997
Film Credits (Select) Director of Photography
Zed Crew, Dir. Noah Pink 2014
Relative Happiness, Dir. Deanne Foley 2014
The Disappeared, Dir. Shandi Mitchell 2012
It- Rich Aucoin Dir Noah Pink 2011
Brian Wilson is A.L.i.V.E- Rich Aucoin Dir Noah Pink 2012
Rollertown, Dir Andrew Bush 2011,
Just Buried, Dir. Chaz Thorne 2011
Whirligig, Dir Chaz Thorne 2007
Film Credits (Select) Lighting Director
Brokeback Mountain, Dir. Ang Lee, 2005
Coffee and Cigarettes(Twins Segment), Dir. Jim Jarmusch, 2002
Dirty Pretty Things,Dir. Stephen Frears, 2002
The Shipping News,Dir. Lasse Halstrom, 2002
King Sunny Ade,Music Feature, Lagos, Nigeria 2000
Ghost Dog,Way of the Samurai, Dir. Jim Jarmusch, 1999
Bis ans Ende der Welt, Dir. Vim Wenders, 1999
The Tango Lesson, Dir. Sally Potter, 1997
Breaking the Waves, Dir. Lars Von Trier, 1996
Deadman, Dir. Jim Jarmusch, 1995
Kids,Dir. Larry Clark, 1995
Beyond the Clouds,Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni/ Wim Wenders, 1995
Mystery Train, Dir. Jim Jarmusch, 1995
Down By Law,Dir. Jim Jarmusch, 1986