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Biography: Vincent Pigeon enjoys cycling and hiking, two pastimes which permit him to
engage in his favourite hobby, photography. He first experimented with photography on a trip to Europe in
1973 and has since then rarely been seen without a camera. Over the years, he has been an avid student of
the art, taking numerous courses and workshops through the Vancouver School Board and other groups, learning
from such well-known Vancouver photographers as Ron Long, John Heckerott, Paul Fremes, Dave Montizambert,
Martin Hatfield, Nancy Chu, Jim Britton and Carolyn Sullivan. A large part of his library consists of photography magazines,
text and photo books and other materials he has gathered, read and re-read over the years in his ongoing
study of the art. Photographs: With excellent instruction and a keen eye, Vincent has succeeded over the years to
accumulate a collection of beautiful landscape and travel photos. He is particularly proud of "Nine O'Clock Gun",
a double exposure of a full moon over a firing of the cannon that is detonated at nine o'clock every evening
in Vancouver, B.C's Stanley Park. He has excelled at reflections, of buildings off other buildings, and
of structures and boats off water. He is also very pleased with his candid photos of children. The photo "Karate
Kid" was selected for the front cover of the Roundhouse Community Centre's (in Vancouver) Summer 1998 catalogue.
Please click on the photographs to enlarge them and obtain further details about them. Framed or
unframed copies may be purchased. Artwork Photography: Vincent's wife is artist Won-Hee
Gowen In January 2000, Vincent was asked to photograph artwork owned by Michel Dejaegher, Consul General
of France in Vancouver, for an exhibit of some of his collection of artwork at the
Alliance Francaise in Vancouver. A few of those photos are in Vincent's gallery of photos.
On August 31, 2000, Vincent was the official photographer for the Federation of Canadian Artists' AIM for Arts
gala at Granville Island. A number of the photos taken that evening can be seen in the Federation's October and November,
2000, issues of its monthly newsletter. Group shows: Individual shows: Selections/Awards: program guide and Fall 2002, 5th Anniversary Edition program guide; May 2003: Featured on TV5's "Cités du monde" at TV5's web site (Médiathèque, Photos); June 2003: Vancouver Library at Night, selected by Vancouver Association for Photographic Arts jury for the June 6-22, 2003 Architecture Show at Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, BC. December 2003: Crowd in Motion and The Devil's Scheme, selected by Vancouver Association for Photographic Arts jury for the December 4-14, 2003 "The Winter Show" at Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, BC. January 2004: Ice Designs, selected by Vancouver Association for Photographic Arts jury for the January 16-February 1, 2004 "Seeing in Black and White" show at Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, BC. February-March 2004: Lightning Lake Afternoon and Singing Pass Mist, selected by Vancouver Association for Photographic Arts jury for the February 20-March 7, 2004 "Viewscapes" show at Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, BC. April 2004: SkyTrain Gothic, selected by Vancouver Association for Photographic Arts jury for the April 16-May 2, 2004 "Vancouver" show at Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, BC. Spring 2004:Westender newspaper: Nine O'Clock Gun 2nd prize, "Discover the Real Vancouver" Readers Photo Contest February 2005: Alley Art, selected by Vancouver Association for Photographic Arts jury for the February 11-27, 2005 "Vancouver" show at Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, BC. http://members.shaw.ca/vpigeon
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