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Curriculum Vitae |
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Born: 1982, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Lives and works: Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Education
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| M.F.A. with Distinction (Documentary Media) Ryerson University, 2007 to 2009 |
| M.Arch. course work University of Toronto, 2005 to 2006 |
| B.F.A. with Honours (New Media) Ryerson University, 2001 to 2005 |
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| Solo Exhibitions |
| WARC Gallery Concentrated Geographies, Toronto, Canada, 2011 |
| Convenience Gallery The Impossibility of Understanding in the Path of a Torontonian, Toronto, Canada, 2010 |
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| Group Exhibitions |
| Antitube Nuit Numériques, Québec, Canada, 2012 |
| Gallery TPW Photorama, Toronto, Canada, 2011 |
| Living Arts Centre Gallery Saving Face: Contemporary Portraiture, Mississauga, Canada, 2011 |
| Gallery TPW Photorama, Toronto, Canada, 2010 |
| Arepa Iterations, Toronto, Canada, 2010 |
| Gallery 44 Photopia, Toronto, Canada, 2010 |
| Toronto Image Works Documentary Now, Toronto, Canada, 2009 |
| Gallery TPW Photorama, Toronto, Canada, 2009 |
| The Drake Video Art is Queer, Toronto, Canada, 2008 |
| TTC Pride Toronto, on 40 public transit platforms, Toronto, Canada, 2008 |
| The Gladstone Exposed, Toronto, Canada, 2008 |
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| Screenings |
| Rebel Grrrlz, Torun, Poland, 2011 |
| OUT tv, Documentary feature nationally broadcast, Canada, 2011 |
| Geography Department, York University, Canada, 2011 |
Milan Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Milan Italy, 2010
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| London Lesbian Film and Video Festival, London, England, 2010 |
| Some Prefer Cake, Bologna, Italy, 2010 |
| CGLA Canadian Filmmakers, Toronto, Canada, 2010 |
| Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival, Austin, USA, 2010 |
| Rostock Queer Film Festival, Rostock, Germany, 2010 |
| SASOD Film Festival, Georgetown, Guyana, 2010 |
| Mardi Gras Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2010 |
| Queer Bodies, Queer Performances, Lublin, Poland, 2010 |
| London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, British Film Institute (BFI), London, England, 2010 |
| STEM Cell: Experimental Docs 4: Memory, Edmonton, Canada, 2010 |
| OUT tv, broadcast nationally, Canada, 2010 - 2012 |
| Queer West (Un)Conference, Toronto, Canada, 2010 |
| A Million Different Loves, in the cities of: |
| Pozna?; Warsaw; Gda?sk; Lublin; Kraków; Zielona Góra; and Toru?, Poland, 2010 |
| Ladyfest, Toronto, Canada, 2009 |
| Iris International Festival of LGBT Animation, São Paulo, Brazil, 2009 |
| Festival Internacional de Animação Erótica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2009 |
| Granny Boots, Toronto, Canada, 2009 |
| A Million Different Loves, in the citites of: |
| Katowice; Szczecin; Olsztyn; and Poznan, Poland, 2009 |
| Toronto Inside Out Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2009 |
| Trent University at Splice, Peterborough, Canada, 2009 |
| A Million Different Loves, in the cities of: |
| Krakow; Wroclaw; Lublin; Torun; Lódz; and Trójmiasto, Poland, 2008 |
| Madurai International Documentary & Short Film Festival, Madurai, India, 2008 |
| Toronto Pride, Toronto, Canada, 2008 |
| Bucharest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania, 2008 |
| Mauritius Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Mauritius, 2008 |
| Edmonton Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Edmonton, Canada, 2007 |
| Women's Studies Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2007 |
| Queer McGill, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2007 |
| Atlanta Out On Film Film Festival, Atlanta, U.S.A., 2007 |
| Norfolk Hampton Roads Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Norfolk, U.S.A., 2007 |
| Kitchener-Waterloo Rainbow Reels, Waterloo, Canada, 2007 |
| Prince George Prism Film Festival, Prince George, Canada, 2007 |
| Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Philadelphia, U.S.A., 2007 |
| Tel Aviv International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2007 |
| Festival International du Film Gay et Lesbien de Grenoble, Grenoble, France, 2007 |
| Waterloo Rainbow Reels, Waterloo, Canada, 2007 |
| Fine Arts Department, York University, Toronto, Canada, 2007 |
| Kingston Reel PrideFilm Festival, Festival Opener, Kingston, Canada, 2007 |
| Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2006 |
| Regina Queer City Cinema Film Festival, Regina, Canada, 2006 |
| Winnipeg Reel Pride Film Festival, Festival Opener, Winnipeg, Canada, 2006 |
| Dallas Outtakes, Dallas, U.S.A., 2006 |
| Faculty of Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, 2006 |
| Milwaukee LGBT Film and Video Festival, Milwaukee, U.S.A., 2006 |
| Michigan Women's Music Festival, Walhalla, U.S.A., 2006 |
| Halifax Pride, Halifax, Canada, 2006 |
| SAW Gallery LIX, Ottawa, Canada, 2006 |
| Toronto Inside Out Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2006 |
| Women's Studies Department, Laurentian University, Barrie, Canada, 2005 |
| Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2002 |
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Grants & Awards
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| Exhbition Assistance Grant 20010-11, Ontario Arts Council, 2011 |
| Canada Council for the Arts - 2010 Media Arts Research/Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, 2010 |
| Exhbition Assistance Grant 2009-10, Ontario Arts Council, 2010 |
| Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Government of Ontario, 2008-2009 |
| Ryerson Graduate Scholarship, Ryerson University, 2007-2008 |
| Canada Council for the Arts - 2006 Media Arts Production Grant, Canada Counci for the Arts, 2007 |
| Ontario Arts Council - 2006 Media Artists Grant, Ontario Arts Council, 2007 |
| Toronto Arts Council - 2006 Media Artists Grant, Toronto Arts Council, 2007 |
| Audience Award - Favourite Canadian Film, Reelout Film Festival, Kingston, 2007 |
| Best Canadian Feature, Inside Out Film Festival, Toronto, 2006 |
| Admission Fellowship Award, Univeristy of Toronto, Master of Architecture program, 2005 |
| Hattie Aileen Sommerville Award, University of Toronto, Master of Architecture program, 2005 |
| Trinity Square Video Award, Toronto, 2004 |
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| Critical Reviews & Press |
| t.o.night, May 24, 2011 |
| Creative Applications Network, May 19, 2011 |
| BlogTO, May 18, 2011 |
| The Globe and Mail, May 8, 2011 |
| NOW Magazine, May 5 to May 11, 2011 |
| Eye Weekly, April 7 to 13, 2011 |
| Rogers: Toronto Living, May 25, 2010 |
| Serial Consign April 24, 2010 |
| Serial Consign January 21, 2010
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| CIUT Radio: Take 5 May 14, 2009 |
| Now Magazine May 13 to 20, 2009 Vol. 28 No. 37 |
| Now Online June 26, 2008 |
| Educational Media Reviews Online January 22, 2008 |
| Vue Weekly November 21, 2007, Issue No. 631 |
| Simcoe Life Magazine October 23, 2007 |
| SceneandHeard.ca May, 2006 |
| The National Post May 18, 2006 Vol. 8 No. 175 |
| Now Magazine cover story, May 18 to 24, 2006 Vol. 25 No. 38 |
| Xtra Magazine cover story, May 11 to 24, 2006 No. 562 |
| CTV: Movie Television May 5, 2006. Episode No.18-029 |
| MTV Canada: MTV Live July 23, 2006 |
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| Artist Talks & Panel Discussions |
| York University Toronto, Canada, 2011 |
| University of Toronto at Mississauga & Sheridan Collage Oakville, Canada, 2011 |
| CGLA Canadian Filmmakers Toronto, Canada, 2010 |
| Panel discussion - Contact lecture: Documentary Media Discussion Toronto, Canada, 2009 |
| Trent University Peterborough, Canada, 2009 |
| University of Toronto Toronto, Canada, 2007 |
| Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Philadelphia, U.S.A., 2007 |
| Queer Youth Digital Video Project, Inside Out Toronto, Canada, 2007 |
| York University Toronto, Canada, 2007 |
| Kingston Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Kingston, Canada, 2007 |
| Panel discussion - Small Town Queer Life, Regina Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Regina, Canada, 2006 |
| Winnipeg Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Winnipeg, Canada, 2006 |
| SAW gallery Ottawa, Canada, 2006 |
| Inside Out Lesbian & Gay Film and Video Festival Toronto, Canada, 2006 |
| Laurentian University Barrie, Canada, 2005 |
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Commissions
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| Pride Toronto, video commission issued by Sharon Switzer, Toronto, 2008 |
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Publications
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| Smith, Greg J.. "Motion Capture: Tori Foster's Concentrated Geographies" Exhibition Essay. May, 2011 |
| Cole, Janis. “A Finer Education.” POV Magazine, No. 77, Spring, 2010. Pg 25. |
| Foster, Tori. "The Mother City" Vague Terrain: citySCENE, Issue No. 13. March, 2009 |
| Smith, Greg J.. "Continuous City: The Impossibility of Understanding in the Path of a Torontonian" Exhibition Essay. January, 2010 |
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Selected Collections
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| University of Calgary, AB, Canada |
| University of Waterloo, ON, Canada |
| Acadia University, NS, Canada |
| University of Toronto, ON, Canada |
| York University, ON, Canada |
| Memorial University, NL, Canada |
| University of Northern British Columbia, BC, Canada |
| Georgian College, ON, Canada |
| Trent University, ON, Canada |
| Mount Saint Vincent University, NS, Canada |
| University of Saskatchewan, SK, Canada |
| Private collections |
| Corporate collections |
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