Edward Burtynsky Biography

Edward Burtynsky is known as one of Canada's most respected photographers. His remarkable photographic depictions of global industrial landscapes are included in the collections of over fifty major museums around the world including the National Gallery of Canada the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York the Reina Sofia Museum Madrid and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California.
Born in 1955 of Ukrainian heritage at St. Catharines Ontario Burtynsky is a graduate of Ryerson University (Bachelor of Applied Arts in Photography) and studied Graphic Art at Niagara College in Welland. He links his early exposure to the sites and images of the General Motors plant in his hometown to the development of his photographic work. His imagery explores the intricate link between industry and nature combining the raw elements of mining quarrying manufacturing shipping oil production and recycling into eloquent highly expressive visions that find beauty and humanity in the most unlikely of places. In 1985 Burtynsky also founded Toronto Image Works a darkroom rental facility custom photo laboratory digital imaging and new media computer-training centre catering to all levels of Toronto's art community. Mr. Burtynsky also sits on the board of directors for: Toronto’s international photography festival Contact and The Ryerson Gallery and Research Center.

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