Hersh Jacob

 

1994 to Present

 

• 1999 - 03         Loyalist College – professor, partial load — Media Studies

• 2000 - 01        United Nations Resources on Gender  — InterFace + Site Design for the UNIFEM Branch of the United Nations dataBase of gender Projects+Studies worldWide.

• 2000                exhibition — 20Years of pointlessArt — pen+ink on paper — Danielson Gallery, Toronto

• 1997 - 99         CDRomCo  Web+CDRom Art Director/Designer  
the Y2k Survival Kit (1999), Business Logic Systems - MutualFunds CDRom(1998), The Way of the WallEye’+’Hooked on Bass (1997/8)

• 1998 - 99         University of Toronto WebDesign & Concept - - ANALEST -the Analytical Laboratory for Environmental Science - ‘Paperless-Course’ - onLine distanceEducation Model

• 1998 - 99         viewZ on AOL WebDesigner + Developer - for - IBM Community Centre; HP(Hewlitt Packard) Home Studio; 3COM/US Robotics - ‘X2Technology’

• 1995               Morphologic Productions CDRom Creative director,  interActive & graphic designer. Published as CDRom -  Illness Education - A Guide on Depression  for G.P’s & professionals in the mental health field, service recipients and their families. This guide has been accepted in the course curriculum -University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine.

• 1995 - 96         Elegant Communications   Web+CDRom Planning and development , Graphic interFace designer. - Director & Co-Developer w/mentalBlocks of an intraNet site and CDRom  for the - an on-line operating manual of inSpec™ for UNIX Systems.

• 1996 - 99         GALA FILMS Web Planning and development, video& audio capture and archiving,  mapWork. with (Montréal) -  development of onLine presence for ‘War of 1812’(1999) ; The Valour & Horror .(1996-97)

• 1996 - 98         Bell Centre for Creative Communications, Centennial College -    Instructor:   

• 1998               JumpStart Productions CDRom Sound editing and production design for animated sequences

• 1987 - 99         pointlessArt: www.pointlessArt.com - illustrator and designer
The Day Before - the day before  great moments of literary history
Just the FAX - a compendium of  newMedia portraits;  
alphaArt - the letter as image.

 

• 1994               Beaver Creek Pictures  - Designer: computer graphics and type

 

• 1993 - 94         Michael Power High School  - Technical theatre seminars/workshops, Theatre consultant

 

• 1990 - 96         Sunnybrook Hospital  - staff workshops and seminars. Dept. of Psychiatry, on-site school – in co-operation with The North York School Board

 

• 1994               University of Toronto, Faculty of Architecture  - studied and received Certification in multimedia design+ development

 

1981 – 1993

• 1981 - 1993      • Toronto Studio Players  (81 – 93) Founder, Artistic Director

            12 years as director, instructor, writer, designer.

 

• Concurrently:

•Toronto Free Theatre  (84 – 88) Head Scenic Artist

•St. Lawrence Centre  - Scenic painter "Master Class" - Director "the Lorax"

•Opera Atalier - Three seasons – scenic painter, set & lighting design

•Black Theatre Canada – set & lighting designer, scenic artist

•Gryphon Theatre  (85 – 86) - Scenic Painter, - Two seasons

•TVOntario - Scenic painter - "Todays Special"        

•Asterix Productions  (79 – 81)  Set designer and scenic artist

•Solar Stage  (84 – 87) - Set and lighting designer - "Two Shorts"

•Theatre Kent  - Director - "Fiddler on the Roof"

•Toronto Workshop Productions  (81) - Scenic painter - "Joey"

• T.I.D.E.  (80) - Scenic painter - "Sets in Motion"

 

•1993                Seneca College  - Illustrator Student handbook cover art

•1986 - 93          Metro Safety Council

Playwright – director, tour coordinator – “beAware & Safety First”

                        Art direction/computer graphics and type design - “Courtesy is Contagious” Campaign

•1991 - 92          Davis Press - Designer/Art direction: Children classic series

•1990                Laurel Wreath Press

                        Art co-direction/computer type design: Limited edition litho prints

•1989                Ontario Hydro  - Poster design/campaign - Employment Equity Program

•1986 - 89          Canadian Living Magazine  - Illustrator

•1985 - 88          Ryerson Polytechnical Institute

                        Instructor - Film& Photography - Art Direction/Advertising Technique

•1984                East York Collegiate – Instructor/Advisor Industrial Arts Program
           

1973 - 1980

•1979 - 80          Better T-Shirt Co. - Art director     

•1973 - 79          Graphic Design & Illustration

Infoplan International –McCann Erikson

                        J.W. Thompson

Ronalds Renolds

Collier MacMillan

Mary Scorer Books, Bookseller, Copy Shop, Smile Co., Ontario Arts Council  

                        Kotopoulis & Associates 

Brennan Advertising

                        City-TV            

John Leckie’s Marine Supply

                        Bakery Consultants Ltd., The Patisserie; Cookie World

                        Colban of Canada, Publishers Inc.- A Subsidiary of TORSTAR INTL.

 •1974 - 78         Ontario Arts Council:  Artists in the Schools

                        four consecutive grants - graphics,  painting, theatre arts

 

1966 - 1973

 

•1967 - 73          Manitoba Theatre School

                        instructor, director - experimental film projects

•1971 - 72          University of Manitoba (summer Festival)

                        instructor - Neepawa Festival of the Arts

•1971                Sportswear Specialties Inc. - Commercial artist: silk screen and graphic design   

Family Planning Association of Manitoba  - Print & promo direction and illustration     

Get Together  '71 Festival - cartoon illustration, super graphics

•1967 - 69         Cambridge Publishing - Editorial cartoonist and assembly artist for weekly community newspapers and the Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba Business Digests

 

•1969 - 73          • "Children’s Theate” - managing director    

• Magic Thistle Theatre Company  – founder, managing and artistic director (2 years)

• Theatre Winnipeg  – piano player

• Advisor to the Secretariat of State's OFY and LIP programs

• The Gypsy Theatre Company  – toured as an actor and writer through the sponsorship of Opportunities For Youth and the Secretary of State 

 

•1969 - 70          Part Time Studies

Red River Community College (Commercial Art & Graphic Design)

University of Winnipeg (Liberal Arts)

 

•1966 - 68          APPRENTICED in visual arts and  painting with Arthur Horsfall,R.A.

 

 

 

EXHIBITIONS: 1974 - 2000

 

Toronto, Ont.                             DANIELSON GALLERY                         Feb. 2000

                        One-man Show

 

Winnipeg, Man.                          ACCENT ON ART.                                1979 - 81

                        Part of collection

 

Winnipeg Beach, Man.                 INTERLAKE FESTIVAL GALLERY         July '78

                        Group Exhibition

 

Toronto, Ont.                             LA CANTINETTA GALLERY                  Dec. '75

                        Group Exhibition

 

Winnipeg, Man.                          MANITOBA BRANDIES ASSOC.            Mar. '75

                        Adjudicated Exhibition

 

Winnipeg, Man.                          MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE             Jan. '75

                        Group Exhibition

 

Winnipeg, Man.                          GALLERIE FORE                                  1974 - 76

                        Part of collection

 

Neepawa, Man.                           MANITOBA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS    July '74

                        Group Exhibition                                   

           

 

Kingston, Ont.                            AGNES ETHERINGTON GALLERY         June '74

                                                ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE

                        One-man Show

 

Toronto, Ont.                             Art Gallery of Ontario                May '74

                                                EXTENSIONS DEPARTMENT

                        Group Exhibition

 

 

 

WRITING: 1966 - 1994

 

• Stage and touring works - 1981 - 94

            Professor Quaker the Rainbow Maker - adapted with Sheldon Oberman

            The Adventures of Professor Quaker (the Circus Shrinker)

            Make Belief Gardens -a collection of children's plays.

                        - Madschun, The Six Sillies, Big Claus and Little Claus,  Leaves,

                        The Foolish Maiden, the Magic Sack of Truth, The Stone in the Road.

            The Fox's Tale - commisioned by the City of Toronto Sesqui-Centenielle Committee

            be aware & Safety First! - commisioned by the Metro Safety Council

            the Why of the What - commisioned by the Ontario Science Centre

            the Lorax - commisioned by the United Nations Environment Council

            Kids against Drunk Drivers - commisioned by the I. C. B. A.

            Last Hours of Caring - commisioned by the Mt. Sinai Hospital Palliative Care Unit

            earthBodies - an evironmental workshop &  performance piece

            eek!!! (1-2-3) - a trilogy

            the Moronic Plague

            The Arroyo Café

            a Helping Hand - adapted from the Brecht short story

            Dream Tygers - adapted from the Jorge Luis Borges collection

            Zero Hour - adapted from the Ray Bradbury story

            My Financial Career - adapted from the Steven Leacock story

            A Strange Story, The Ransom of Red Chief - adapted from the O. Henry stories.

            Concerning Mr. Marquis - a biography of nationhood

            no man - a radio play

 

• STORIES

            the Land of Éfree

            Digressions

            Back to Flandoon

 

• Film works - ibid co. - 1966 to 68 

            in just by e.e. cummings - an adaptation - Mention Manitoba, Sask. Film Competitions

            solitude by Lewis Carrol - an adaptation - Winner Manitoba, Sask. Film Competitions

            #1 - 6 film experiment - Manitoba Theatre School

            #7 - 13 film experiment -    "

            six for horizon - C. B. C. commission