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Andrew is a multidisciplinary artist and designer. Born in Hamilton, he is a co-founder, curator and resident artist of local DIY artspace Hamilton Audio Visual Node (HAVN), and light art collective OPTICKS. Andrew is a recipient of the Media Artist Creation Project grant from Ontario Arts Council, as well as two City of Hamilton Arts Awards for Media Arts and Arts Administration. O’Connor has exhibited, screened, and performed in Europe, United States, and around Canada.

AFFILIATIONS                             

HAVN
OPTICKS
FACTORY MEDIA CENTRE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 
  • Jan. 2018 - Present: Digital Content & Multimedia Producer • Workplace Safety Insurance Board
  • Dec. 2014 - Dec. 2017: Digital Media Specialist • McMaster University
  • June 2014 - Jan. 2015: Web & Visual Designer • Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
  • June 2014 - Jan. 2015: Webmaster • Factory Media Centre
  • June 2014 - Sept. 2014: Arts Apprentice • Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts
  • Aug. 2012 - Aug. 2013: Graphic Designer & Communications Assistant • Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance; Geneva, Switzerland
  • Jan. 2012 - Apr. 2012: Marketing & Graphic Design • Student Accessibility Services, McMaster University
  • Jan. 2012 - Apr. 2012: Teaching Assistant - Intro. to Printmaking II • Dept. of Communication Studies & Multimedia, McMaster University 
  • Sept. 2011 - Dec. 2012: Teaching Assistant - Intro. to Vector Graphics • Dept. of Communication Studies & Multimedia, McMaster University

VOLUNTEERED EXPERIENCE 
  • Oct. 2016 - Present: Co-founder, Program Coordinator & Resident Artist • OPTICKS
  • May 2012 - Present: Co-founder, Curator • HAVN (Hamilton Audio Visual Node)
  • Jan. 2017 - Jan. 2018: Arts Programming & Development Committee • Factory Media Centre
  • Aug. 2015 - June 2016: Video Artist & Performer • Dreamwalker Dance Company
  • Sept. 2011 - Apr. 2012: Co-Director of Advertising & Design • CSMM Student Society
  • Sept. 2010 - Apr. 2012: Live Coder, Researcher • Cybernetic Orchestra

EDUCATION
  • 2017: Leadership Essentials • Certificate of Completion, McMaster CCE (expected)
  • 2014: Computer Animation• Ontario College Graduate Certificate, Sheridan College
  • 2012: Combined HBA, Multimedia & Studio Art• McMaster University

SKILLS
  • 3D: Maya, Houdini, Unity, V-Ray, Cinema 4D
  • Realtime: Resolume Arena, Lumen, MadMapper, MaxMSP, TouchDesigner
  • Web: HTML, CSS, WordPress, Joomla!, MailChimp
  • Graphic: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom, iBooks Author, Articulate Storyline
  • Video: Premiere Pro, AfterEffects, DaVinci Resolve
  • Audio: Ableton Live, Audition, Cubase, Audacity
  • Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Keynote

AWARDS & HONOURS
  • 2017: Media Arts (Emerging Artist) • City of Hamilton Arts Awards
  • 2017: Creation & Presentation, City Enrichment Fund (HAVN collective) • City of Hamilton
  • 2015: Arts Administration (Emerging Artist) • City of Hamilton Arts Awards
  • 2015: Media Artist Creation Project Grant (w/ Amanda Dudnik)• Ontario Arts Council
  • 2015: Exhibition Assistance Grant (Visual Arts and Craft) • Ontario Arts Council, Immigrant Culture and Art Association (Recommender)
  • 2010: McMaster University Scholarship

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
  • 2018: Polychromatic • HAVN
  • 2015: Through the Eyes of the Machine • Factory Media Centre
  • 2015: Coda • Hamilton Public Library (Central Branch)
  • 2013: In Transit • DeFacto Gallery

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
  • 2018: Winter Solstice Light Art Festival • Corktown Park. Hamilton, ON
  • 2018: Function Keys • The Spice Factory. Hamilton, ON
  • 2017: fu:bar 2017 • Akc Medika. Zagreb, Croatia
  • 2017: //MOVE • Ontario Architects Association (HQ). Toronto, ON
  • 2017: OPTICKS presents “A Portrait of Hamilton’s East Mountain” • HAVN. Hamilton, ON
  • 2016: Layers • Tangent Gallery. Detroit, MI
  • 2016: ‘fu:bar • Akc Medika. Zagreb, Croatia
  • 2016: Collagism: A Survey of Contemporary Collage •Museum Strathroy-Caradoc. Strathroy, ON
  • 2016: Lost Futures • Hundred Dollar Gallery. Hamilton, ON
  • 2015: Fugue (w/ 7 ± 2 collective) • Artscape Youngscape (Scotiabank Nuit Blanche). Toronto, ON
  • 2015: Broken Simulacrum (w/ Amy McIntosh) • Centre3, Hamilton, ON
  • 2015: HBSA Architecture Crawl After Party • Stelco Tower. Hamilton, ON
  • 2014: Regeneration • Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts. Hamilton, ON
  • 2013: The Darkroom 2.0 • Gallery 918. Toronto, ON
  • 2012: City Voices • Factory Media Centre. Hamilton, ON
  • 2012: Manifest • HAVN. Hamilton, ON
  • 2011: Revenant • 126/128 James St. N. Hamilton, ON
  • 2011: Encounters • McMaster Museum of Art. Hamilton, ON

SELECTED VJ PERFORMANCES
  • 2018: Luminous Bodies - OPTICKS & FORM • Theatre Aquarius. Hamilton, ON  
  • 2017: Intimate & Immersive - Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra & HAVN • Hamilton Place Theatre
  • 2017: Outpost ~ w/ LeeLee Mishi, synapps, Mandala Ataksak & Jonah K • Giftshop Gallery
  • 2017: Mallgrab & Sexton • Sous Bas. Hamilton, ON
  • 2017: Marie Davidson, CL, Jeremy Greenspan • Sous Bas. Hamilton, ON
  • 2017: Series 10dB Presents: Illitry & APOC • LIVELab. Hamilton, ON
  • 2017: Eschaton, YlangYlang • Silence. Guelph, ON
  • 2016: Persons, Hutchie, Eccinaccea, YlangYlang ~stage design & VJ • La Vitrola. Montreal, QC
  • 2016: WTCHS, Flesh Rag, Whoop-Szo ~stage design & VJ • Sector B. Hamilton, ON
  • 2016: Work In Progress Presents: Temple Rave • 76a. Toronto, ON
  • 2016: It's Not U It's Me: Orphx (LP Release Show) • Soybomb HQ. Toronto, ON
  • 2016: MNDSGN, Elaquent, Motem • This Ain't Hollywood. Hamilton, ON
  • 2016: Parentheses (Fringe Festival) • Factory Media Centre. Hamilton, ON
  • 2016: Strangewaves Music & Art Festival • Paris Fairgrounds. Paris, ON
  • 2016: Junction Summer Solstice Festival • The Junction District. Toronto, ON
  • 2016: Hamilton Arts Week • Art Gallery of Hamilton Design Annex. Hamilton, ON
  • 2016: The Burlington Shebang • Burlington Performing Arts Centre
  • 2015: Steeling Fashion ~multimedia fashion show • Spice Factory. Hamilton, ON
  • 2015: Capacitance ~improv. performance w Andrea Nann, Lori Freeman • Movement 42. Guelph, ON
  • 2015: Reflective/Vulnerable • The Burlington Performing Arts Centre
  • 2015: ZULA Presents: Tatsuya Nakatani & Brick Quartet • HAVN. Hamilton, ON
  • 2015: MOCKY, Haolin Munk • HAVN. Hamilton, ON
  • 2014: 09/14 Tour - w/ Eschaton • Gallery 101, Ottawa; Breasserie Beaubien, Montreal; The Artel, Kingston; Silence, Guelph; Ratio, Toronto

SCREENINGS
  • 2016: Gotta Minute Film Festival • Edmonton, AB
  • 2016: Photophobia: Contemporary Moving Image Festival • Hamilton Artists Inc.
  • 2015: Descent • Oakville Festival of Films & Art. Oakville, ON
  • 2012: Lair/Layer II • Temporary Projects. Hamilton, ON

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