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Kurtis Lesick is a poly-media artist, researcher, and creative content developer. He has consulted with such leading arts and media organisations as the Alberta College of Art + Design, the Banff New Media Institute, the Calgary Arts Development Authority, Canadian Heritage, the National Film Board of Canada, the Union of BC Performers, and others. Kurtis has overseen the development of several large-scale online properties, has written and creative directed the KidScreen award winning ‘Technosaurs’ project, and has developed online and mobile concepts for the National Film Board of Canada and independent producers.
Kurtis recently completed “Good Medicine,” a collaborative video inquiry with six aboriginal artists on the concept of wellness in Aboriginal societies. He is currently working with Alan Dunning and Adam Tindale on the Complex Input / Rational Output (CIRO) project, which explores the visualization of complex datasets in multi-touch environments. He teaches in Media Arts and Digital Technology at the Alberta College of Art and Design, where he is also establishing the Creative Environment for Emerging Electronic Culture (Ce3C). He has recently been made the Chair of Development for IT and Digital Media for the Association of Alberta Colleges and Technical Institutes (AACTI) and sits on the Board of Directors of Digital Alberta.