Ryan T. Buckley
Toronto, ON, Canada
ryanbuckley@gmail.com

Experience

Graduate Assistant
Ryerson University
Educational Institution; Higher Education industry

January 2011 – April 2011 (4 months)
Alternative historic process assistant for Prof. Mike Robinson, Ryerson School of Image Arts, Historic Processes class. 19th century photographic process research, and student assistance with cyanotype, gum-dichromate and platinum printing.

Cataloguer/Data Entry
Hector Exhibition Centre and Archives
Museums and Institutions industry

July 2010 – August 2010 (2 months)
Hector Exhibit Centre & Archives and McCulloch House Museum are administered by the Pictou County Genealogy and Heritage Society, whose mandate is: to acquire, preserve, provide access to, research, communicate and exhibit, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, documents and artifacts pertinent to the history and culture of Pictou County.

Volunteer
The Rooms Corporation, Provincial Archives Division.
Government Agency; Museums and Institutions industry

September 2009 – December 2009 (4 months)
Education Assistant - taught curriculum and guided tours for education groups interested in learning through the museum environment. Archive scanning - copied ledgers and registries from provincial clerical records through flat-bed scanning and photographic copying.

Photography Workshop
Ross Creek Centre for the Arts
Museums and Institutions industry

June 2009 – August 2009 (3 months)
Established a permanent darkroom facility on-site and taught traditional processes to young-adults and teens

Media Head Specialist
Camp Echo Lake
Higher Education industry

June 2008 – August 2008 (3 months)
Head Staff management roles for the camps media team were to devised curriculum and prepared classes for campers, create and manage web content including daily documentary media.

Education

Ryerson University
Master of Arts, Photographic Preservation and Collections Management
2010 – 2012 (expected)

Graduate Assistant for Historic Processes class.
Black Star research workshop.

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography
2005 – 2009

Focus - documentary and alternative process photography
Concentration in Interactive Design.

Acadia University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2004 – 2005

Additional Information

LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/ryan-buckley/33/691/748
Twitter: ryanbuckleyca
Interests: photography, cooking, cycling, history, nature
Groups and Associations: Pictou Historic Photograph Society
Honors and Awards: RBC's 2009 Emerging Artists

Exhibitions:

From Away: Migrant Farmers in NS (2009): In the summer of 2009 the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts held a symposium to celebrate the migrant farmers who visit the area during the harvest season. The workers were invited to the facilities to view photographs depicting their work in the fields, throughout the community and in their church. Food from the harvest was provided and workers/farmers were invited to feast and share their stories with the community.

Stroma (2009): Anna Leonowens' Gallery 3 at NSCAD Universites Graduation Exhibition currated by Anna Fitzgerald. The piece was comprised photographs of color/cells from the irides of an assortment of individuals, each shot on 4x5 transparency film and printed 3"x5.5". Each work was presented in a 3x5 grid of india-ink dyed pine matted with black mat-board measuring 7"x9" and totaling 30"x40".

By Moonlight (2009): Self-organized exhibition in Anna Leonowens' Gallery 1A. Five photographic works of exagerated long-exposures throughout the night luminated by the moon but resembling day-like landscapes. The work was accompanied by hand-made how-to books and information about Dark Sky Awareness and the International Dark Sky Association.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2008): Self-organized exhibition at NSCAD University of my project documenting one of New York's most renowned children's camps.

Collections:

Stroma (2009): purchased by RBC Dominion Trust Collection (2009).

Publications:

Ryerson Poetry Chapbooks: Select image from Bedrock and Snow as cover of "Hearing a Far Call" by M. Eugenie Perry

Farmers Markets: An essay/photo documentary on the current state of food and agribusiness focused around photographs of Nova Scotia's year round farmer's markets.

Camp Echo Lake: An essay/photo documentary of a wealthy US summer camp. The documentary points a critical and honest finger at such camps.

Contributions:

As of May 2009, 10% of all sales will be donated to charities and non-profit organization who's mission statements relate to and inspire these pieces.

July 2009 - $70 to CNIB from sales of Stroma

January 2010 - $100 to Bust-a-Move from 100% of donated sale

Volunteer:

• Garden assistance and photo documentation for Rabbittown Community Garden.
• Photographed migrant workers for local arts centre celebratory exhibition.
• Several hours helping Acadia University Archives with photo databasing.
• Arranged donations and set-up community darkroom at Ross Creek Centre for the Arts.
• Volunteer photo coverage for Ross Creek's "Black and White" fundraiser and Canada Day.
• Assembled historic anniversary collage for Pictou Lobster Carnival festival.
• Photographed student artwork for a high school art collective book.
• Documentary photography for Make-A-Wish foundation.