Dave Kemp

Current

• Machine Safety Consultant at Lucid Engineering
• Visual Artist / Photographer at Dave Kemp (Self-employed)
• Technical Consultant for Artists at Dave Kemp (self-employed)

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Past

• Board Member at Interaccess

Education

• University of Toronto
• Ryerson University
• Queen's University

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Connections

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Industry

Fine Art

Dave Kemp’s Summary

Dave Kemp is a visual artist currently living in Toronto, Canada whose art practice looks at the intersections and interactions between art, science and technology - particularly at how these fields shape our perception and understanding of the world. Recent activities include exhibitions at the Modern Fuel Gallery (Kingston), IPO Gallery (Ottawa), !deas Gallery (in the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto) and Interaccess Media Arts Centre (Toronto).

Dave is a graduate from the Master of Visual Studies program at the University of Toronto where he also completed the Collaborative program in Knowledge Media Design. Prior to this, he earned an Image Arts (photography) BFA from Ryerson University and his BScE in Mechanical Engineering at Queen's University.

Dave Kemp’s Experience

• Machine Safety Consultant

  Lucid Engineering

  (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Lucid Engineering is an independently owned and operated consulting firm, specializing in the areas of machine safety and ergonomics. Based in Toronto, Ontario Canada, we have experience working in a wide range of sectors throughout North America including manufacturing, automotive, food processing, rubber, plastics, pharmaceutical, health care, mining, foundry, and many others.
  
  We offer a variety of safety services including Pre-start Health and Safety Reviews, machine guarding audits, risk assessment, consultation, and in-house training.

• Visual Artist / Photographer

  Dave Kemp (Self-employed)

  (Fine Art industry)

  2001 — Present (8 years )

  Dave Kemp is a visual artist currently living in Toronto, Canada whose art practice looks at the intersections and interactions between art, science and technology - particularly at how these fields shape our perception and understanding of the world. Recent activities include exhibitions at the Modern Fuel Gallery (Kingston), IPO Gallery (Ottawa), !deas Gallery (in the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto) and Interaccess Media Arts Centre (Toronto).
  
  Dave is a graduate from the Master of Visual Studies program at the University of Toronto where he also completed the Collaborative program in Knowledge Media Design. Prior to this, he earned an Image Arts (photography) BFA from Ryerson University and his BScE in Mechanical Engineering at Queen's University.

• Technical Consultant for Artists

  Dave Kemp (self-employed)

  (Fine Art industry)

  2001 — Present (8 years )

  Have worked for:
  Germaine Koh
  Jessica Thomson
  Susan Schelle
  David Rokeby
  Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak

• Board Member

  Interaccess

  (Fine Art industry)

  2008 — 2009 (1 year )

Dave Kemp’s Education

• University of Toronto

  MVS + KMDI , Studio Art + Knowledge Media Design , September 2005 — May 2007

• Ryerson University

  BFA , Image Arts - Photography , September 1997 — May 2001

• Queen's University

  BSc(Eng) , Mechanical Engineering , August 1992 — May 1997

Additional Information

Dave Kemp’s Interests:

art, photography, motorcycles, Judo, wilderness camping, canoeing, hiking

Dave Kemp’s Groups:

Board of Driectors - Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Centre - Board of Directors

•    Visual Artists and their Advocates
•    Professional Photographers of America
•    Contemporary Art network group
•    Contemporary Art
•    Queen's University at Kingston, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
•    Hollander York Gallery

Dave Kemp’s Honors:

2007 Toronto Arts Council, Level One Visual Artist Grant
2007 Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Award (recommender, Gallery 44)
2006 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), SGS Master’s Scholarship
2006 Project Open Source | Open Access, SEP Award, for the Electric EEL online gallery
2006 Magenta Foundation, Emerging Photographers 2006, Honorable Mention, 2006
2006 CopyCamp: Art, Technology, Law, full subsidy to attend conference, 2006
2006 Project Open Source | Open Access, SEP Award, for Image Matter, 2006
2005 Academic Fellowship, University of Toronto, Master of Visual Studies Program
2003 Atlantic Center for the Arts (New Smyrna Beach, Florida), Residency Scholarship
2001 du Maurier Arts Council, Grant in the Visual Arts, for Reconstructed Bodies, 2001
2001 Ryerson University, Dean’s List
2001 Canadian Millennium Scholarship

Dave Kemp’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch