Dan Buller aka DSTRBO
Artist
5934 rue Waverly
Montreal, Quebec
H2T 2Y3
Cell: (514) 277-2320
WORK EXPERIENCE AS A COMMERCIAL ARTIST / PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
2005- present MOMENT FACTORY – MONTREAL PQ
Freelance illustrator. Worked with designers and directors on various projects for clients. Consulted on design , graphic and stylistic direction. Clients include Sid Lee, Dreamworks, and Subway.
Spring/Summer 2005 SYGENICS INTERACTVE, INC. - MONTREAL, PQ
3 month contract. Character concept artist for the project “Mangapets”, an online game environment or “web portal” for children. The project was helmed by the internet design company Sygenics Interactive.
Winter 2003- present HOUR MAGAZINE - MONTREAL, PQ
Political cartoonist for the paper, had been employed freelance as editorial cartoonist since 2000
Summer 2000- Fall 2001 STUDIO LOWRISE/ LOWRISE STUDIOS - MONTREAL, PQ
Worked with a production team to complete web animation promotional material for Kid Koala, (Ninja Tune Records) and Cineflix television production (“Dogs With Jobs”)
Co-creator, Head of Creative Design,
Spring 1999- present HEAVYWEIGHT ART INSTALLATION - MONTREAL, PQ
Co-Creator, Partner, and Painter of Heavyweight Art Installation, a live painting collective based in Montreal. Completed commissioned works before a live audience for such clients as The Discovery channel, The Masters at Work 10th Anniversary, Houston Gallery, and Experience Music Project Museum.
Fall 1999-Summer 2000 MONDO-LIVE.COM - MONTREAL, PQ
Employed to help create corporate identity for a new internet portal as an illustrator, animator and digital designer. Created a music “video” for the internet inspired by The Boards of Canada (Warp Records), using Macromedia’s Flash 4.
Spring1998-present HEAVYWEIGHT PRODUCTION HOUSE - MONTREAL, PQ
Illustrator, mural/banner painter, and designer at Heavyweight, a graphic design company.
Spring 1997- Fall 1998 TOP COMMUNICATIONS MONTREAL - MONTREAL, PQ
Illustrator, designer, consultant. Took part in the creation of various promotional material, advertising and product design, including a full ad campaign in the form of a full colour, 12 page comic book for Ombrelle sunscreen.
Fall 1996 – Summer 1997 OPEN CITY PRODUCTIONS – MONTREAL PQ
Instructor, facilitator, illustrator, mural painter, consultant, designer, and campaign manager for the Open City 2002 Project. Open City is a non-profit community arts organization.
EXHIBITIONS
2009 Housepaint: Phase 2 Shelter, Royal Ontario Museum, Institure for Contemporary Culture, Toronto (06/09)
2009 Manifest Hope:DC, Irvine Gallery, Washington D.C. (01/17)
2008 Got Next, HVW8 Gallery, Los Angeles, (08/08)
2008 Us & Them Art Exhibition, Well & Good Gallery – Toronto (09/19)
2008 Housepaint, Luminato Festival, Distillery District Toronto – Outdoor site (06/08)
2008 Greatest Hits, Fifty24SF, Upper Playground Gallery, San Francisco, HVW8 10 year retrospective (02/07)
2007 Looking Around, Galerie General 54, Montreal (10/06)
2007 Looking Up, Solo Show, Galerie General 54, Montreal. (06/04)
2006 Zombie$, Triple Five Soul, Soho, New York, (11/14)
2006 Street Camp, Galerie Yves LaRoche, Montreal (06/06)
2005 Political Minded 4, The Space Gallery, Los Angeles, (01/14)
2004 Political Minded 3, Guerilla Gallery, Lower East Side Manhattan, (10/15)
2004 Political Minded 2, (May you live in) Interesting Times The Nest Gallery, Montreal, (07/07)
2003 Recent Works, Cube Gallery, Calgary, Canada, (07/17/03)
2003 Art @ Labarca, Labarca Gallery, Torbole, Italy, (07/13/03)
2003 Jungle LP show, Rockit Gallery, Tokyo, (07/03)
2003 Jazz Visions, Gallery 1225, Montreal, (06/26/03)
2003 Up Our Sleeve: The Dublab Covers Project, Inshallah Gallery, Los Angeles (06/03)
2003 Recent Works, Coachella Arts and Music Festival, Indio Valley, CA (4/25/03)
2003 Political Minded - New Works by Heavyweight , Redfive Boutique, San Francisco (04/10/03)
2003 Mödart 2003, Munich, Germany (02/03)
2002 [SK8 ON THE WALL] skateboard art exhibition , Rockit Gallery, Tokyo (12/20)
2002 Heavyweight @ Ropeadope: Sound and Vision, The Ropeadope Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA (08/17/02)
2002 StreetWise One, Apart Gallery, London, UK (July)
2002 Installations: 1999-2001, Parco-Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (January)
2001 Declarations: International Art & Design Symposium, Socité des arts technologiques/Concordia University, Montreal
2001 Heavyweight Art Installation, Harbourfront Centre – Gallery 2, Toronto
2001 Boxed: Round 2, London Regional Art & Historical Museum, London
2001 Boxed (Pugilism in contemporary art) , Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff
2001 Yo Bro, Oboro Gallery, Montreal
2001 25 Artist, 25 years, Leaonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery/ Concordia University, Montreal
2000 Small Axe, Yellow, Tokyo, Japan
2000 Phase One: 1999 North American Tour, Live Painting Series, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto
2000 Phase One: 1999 North American Tour, Live Painting Series, Liane and Danny Taran Gallery Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal
1999 CMJ Music Festival, The Roxy, New York, NY
PAINTING PERFORMANCE
2008 Funk Festival, Luminato Festival, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto (06/08)
2008 Never Alone, RedBull Music Academy/381 Projects Gallery, Toronto (06/08)
2007 Candela Art and Music Fest Six, Puerto Rico Museum of Art, San Juan, Puerto Rico (10/07)
2007 Osheaga Art and Music Festival 2007, Montreal (09/07)
2006 Candela Fest 2006, Candela Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico (10/06)
2006 Osheaga Art and Music Festival 2006, Montreal (09/06)
2006 WePaint, Espace Nest, Montreal (08/07)
2006 Untitled, Bread and Butter Barcelona, Fira Barcelona (06/06)
2006 Heavy Love Affair ( HVW8 8th Anniversary at the Goods), Sala Rossa, (04)07)
2006 Next: A Primer on Urban Painting – World Premiere Screening Event, Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Musee Juste pour Rire (10/05)
2005 Res Fest 2005, Festival Party, Montreal (11/05)
2005 Sneaker Pimps World Tour, Spin Gallery, Toronto (10/05)
2005 Groove with a View, (08/05), Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland/Cleveland Parkworks
2005 Reboot Release Party, Societe des Arts Technologiques, Montreal (07/05)
2005 Electric Art Derby, Casa Del Popolo (05/05)
2004 32 Inch Canvas, Circa Showroom, 09/04
2004 Breaks, Beats and Culture, HarbourFront, Toronto (07/04)
2004 Live Festival, East River Art Centre, Chicago (12/04)
2004 Candela Fest 2004, Candela Gallery, San Juan Puerto Rico
2004 Hecho en Casa, Miami, (03/02/04) with Osunlade, Dennis Perez, Orin Walters, Seiji, Mikey Stirton….
2003 The Goods present Bugz in the Attic, Saturday Nov. 29. 2003@ la sala rossa, Mtl
2003 Circa 79, Presented by Flavourpill , NYC (10/31)
2003 Gravis and HVW8 presents: the Revolution Tour, Shutzmarket Gallery & Scheldapen, Antwerp, Belgium (08/14), Tom’s Skateshop, Amsterdam, Netherlands (08/13), Carbon Records, London, UK (08/09)
2003 Heavyweight Live Installation, Night Gallery,with The Small Town Dj's, Calgary, AB (07/17)
2003 Celebrate Toronto Festival, Toronto (07/03)
2003 Soul Meka, Salon Daome, with Dj Uzi, Montreal (06/12)
2003 HVW8 LIVE, Gallery Anno Donini, San Jose, CA
2003 HVW8 LIVE, Club Milk, with DJ's J-BOOGIE and DOC-FU , San Francisco, CA (04/10)
2003 HVW8 LIVE, Bounce, Rock and Skate at Boardner’s Club, Los Angeles (04/08)
2003 LIVE PAINTING MASSIVE, HVW8 LIVE with Fafi and Tilt, Carve Boutique and Gallery Zero6, Fullerton, CA
2003 Diesel U Music @ WMC, Sagamore Hotel, with Metro Area, DJ Spinna and DJ Language, Miami, FL (3/13)
2003 DJ KRUSH IN LA, El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles (2/17)
2003 Mödart, Munich, Germany (02/01/03)
2002 A Tribute to Jam Master Jay, Therapy @ Jello Bar, Montreal
Jump n Funk's RED HOT + RIOT Release Tour, with DJ Rich Medina, Jello Bar, Montreal (10/10)
2002 Alena.Mtl & Lowdown Present, Alena Boutique, Mtl (09/20/02)
2002 Heavyweight: Live, The Echo, Los Angeles, CA, USA (09/07/02)
2002 Heavyweight: Live, The Top, San Francisco, CA, USA (09/05/02) Performances with: DJ’s Iz (Joshua) and J-Boogie
2002 Bumbershoot: Seattle Arts Festival 2002, Seattle, WA, USA (08/30 – 09/02)
2002 Heavyweight Cookout, Halcyon Boutique, Brooklyn, NY (08/18/02)
2002 Heavweight @ Ropeadope: Sound and Vision, RopeaDope Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA (08/16/02)
2002 Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, Tennessee, USA (06/23/02)
2002 Extension of the Spectacle, Albion Hotel, Miami FL, USA (03/22/02) Rico (03/01/02)
2002 SunCom Art Nites presents Heavyweight & Barnstormers Live, Puerto Rico Museum of Art , San Juan, Puerto Rico (02/28/02)
2002 Heavyweight Art Installation, Club Milk, Tokyo, Japan (01/12/02)
Heavyweight Art Installation, Club Blue, Tokyo, Japan (01/14/02)
2002 Heavyweight Art Installation, Club Buddha, Nagoya, Japan (01/15/02)
2001 Heavyweight Vs.the Barnstormers, Socité des arts technologiques, Montreal,Canada
Fresh Festival, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada
Performances with: Antibalas, Bullfrog
And 1 Mixtape Tour 2001, NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, USA
Festival International de Jazz de Montreal/DJ Series, Montreal,Canada Performances with: DJ Smash, Jazzanova, Dzihan & Kamien, Gilb’r & I:Cube, Tiga, Shantel
Ecko Party, Club Red, Miami, USA
Winter Oasis 5 – Decadence, Club Space, Miami, USA
2000 Ritual Fashion Expo Tour, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, USA
Garage 416 2nd Year Anniversary Party, Club Roxy Blu, Toronto, Canada
2000 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal/DJ Series, Montreal,Canada Performances with: United Future Organization, Nightmares on Wax, Prince Paul, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Smith & Mighty, Bossa…Trés Jazz
2000 Houston Gallery 1st Anniversary Celebration, Seattle, USA
Performances with: DJ Z-Trip and Radar (Bombshelter)
2000 Experience Music Project Museum, Opening Festivities, Seattle, USA
Performances with: Gus Gus, Supreme Beings of Leisure
2000 “Pressure Point” Film Debut and Fundraiser Evening, Montreal, Canada
2000 Discovery Channel Gala Evening at Ciapriani’s, New York, USA
2000 Masters at Work 10th Anniversary, Miami, USA
2000 Coachella Arts and Music Festival, Indio, CA, USA
Performances with: Kid Koala, Kool Keith, Amon Tobin, Neotropic, Luke Vibert, DJ Food, Autechre, DJ Ease, Uziq
1999 CMJ/Giant Step Music Festival, New York, USA
Performances with: Jurassic 5, Lamb, Groove Armada, Innerzone Orchestra, The Herbaliser, Roots Manuva
1999 The Herbaliser North American Tour (with Roots Manuva – UK), Canada & US (16 cities)
1999 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal/DJ Series, Montreal,Canada
Perfromances with: Joe Clausell, Amon Tobin, Frederic Galliano, Luke Vibert, The Herbaliser, Spacetime Continuum, Carl Craig, Theivery Corporation
COLLECTIONS
Chuck Comeau, Simple Plan, Montreal, Canada
Talib Kweli, USA
Amal Chamandy, Gallery 1225, Montreal
Maurice White (Earth, Wind and Fire), USA
Gravis Footwear, Innsbruck, Austria
Burton Snowboards, Burlington, VT
Pablo Rodriguez, Candela Bar & Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
SunCom AT&T
Discovery Channel, NYC
And 1 Basketball, Philadelphia
Anna Paskal, Montreal
Levi’s Clothing, San Francisco
Paul Allen, Experience Music Project Museum, Seattle
Marc Ecko, Ecko Clothing Unlimited
Jonathan Rudnick, Giant Step Productions, NYC
Matt Houston, Houston Gallery, Seattle
Bernd & Adriane Schäfer, Munich, Germany
PUBLICATIONS (featuring HEAVYWEIGHT ART INSTALLATION)
Art of Rebellion 2: World of Urban Art Activism, Christian Hundertmark (c100), 2006
Graffiti World, Nicholas Ganz, Tristan Manco. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. NYC, 2004
Proud 2be a Flyer, Happy Books s.r.l. Italy 2003
Jungle LP Show, Marbletron Inc., Japan 2003
Semi-permanent, Design is Kinky, Sydney, Australia 2003
Scrawl too: more dirt, Scrawl Collective, Booth-Clibborn Editions Limited, London UK 2001
Phase One: 1999 North American Tour, Live Painting Series Exhibition Catalogue
Heavyweight Art Installation/ Liane and Danny Taran Gallery Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, 1999
REVIEWS
Heavyweight, by Terence Dick, Canadian Art, Vol. 18, Number 1, 2001, pg. 91
INTERVIEWS (Film/Video/Radio)
The Run Up, UpperPlayground Productions, San Francisco, 2006
Next: A Primer on Urban Painting, Pablo Aravena, Love Streams (Agnes B) 2005
LECTURES
2002 Bishop’s University – Interdisciplinary Career Day for the Arts
Concordia University – Painting and Drawing Visiting Artist Series
Harbourfront Centre, Gallery 2 – Fresh Festival