| ARTIST BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Hamilton-born Dianne Bos came to Alberta in 2000. She set up her studio in Calgary, and she splits her time between there and her home in France. Bos holds a BFA from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick (1978). She originally studied sculpture and won awards as a vocalist before turning her attention to pinhole photography where she uses handmade pinhole cameras to capture an image over a period of time. She then develops the photographs herself in a darkroom. Her work has been featured in textbooks used to teach the historic art of pinhole photography. Bos teaches workshops in Canada and Europe, including at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary and Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.
In addition to photography, her exhibitions often feature handmade cameras, light installations and sound pieces. Her works are held in collections internationally and have been featured in major advertising campaigns and album covers, including a 1996 CD jacket for the Counting Crows. Bos provided designs for 150 street banners that were suspended from Calgary bridges in 2011. She is the recipient of the Barbara Spohr Photography Award from the Banff Centre (2006), and in 2005 she won a Gold National Magazine Award. She, along with Craig Richards, co-founded the Calgary Banff Canmore Photography Festival in 2005.
The 2013 Calgary flood destroyed the basement studio and darkroom where Bos worked and stored a countless number of her photographs, her collection of handmade pinhole and vintage cameras, and her equipment and supplies. With help from friends and colleagues, Bos rebuilt her studio and continues to produce and exhibit her work.
Compiled 2014 |