Education
He studied under Gerard Hemsworth and John Latham at Goldsmiths College in London, England.
He studied under Gerard Hemsworth and John Latham at Goldsmiths College in London, England.
Bill Burns is a Canadian artist. He is known for his writings, artists" books and multiples. His most recognized work is his Safety Gear for Small Animals (SGSA) which was first shown at 303 Gallery in New York in 1994 and later at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2005/2006 and at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 2008.
His 2002 project "Everything I Could Buy on eBay About Malaria" which was shown at the Wellcome Trust in London, England is considered a seminal work in the area of electronic collecting.
His work about life in the art world known as "A Brown-noser"s Story" was shown at MASS MoCA in 2012. Burns has published numerous books including When Pain Strikes (Burns, Busby, Sawchuk), a critical anthology about pain and pain relief, published by the University of Minnesota Press.
Minneapolis (1999). Other book titles include Analgesia Montreal: Rochefort (1993).
Urban Fauna Information Station. Toronto: Mercer Union (2002).
Safety Gear for Small Animals Toronto: MOCCA, Toronto (2005). Bird Radio Berlin: KW and Cologne: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Koenig (2007).
The Flora and Fauna Information Service - 0.800.0.0FAUNA0FLORA. London: International Cooperation Administration (2008).
And Dogs and Boats and Airplanes Told in the Form of Ivan the Terrible. Copenhagen: Space Poetry (2011). Burns has published dozens of guides, posters, and editions.
His editions are included in major museum collections throughout the world.
Burns’ work has been exhibited in major museums and biennial exhibitions since the nineteen nineties. His most notable exhibitions include the International Cooperation Administration in London, the MoMA in New York as well as Forum Arte y Vida at the Havana Bienal in Havana, Cuba in 2003, the Bienal del Finance, Financial del Mundo in Ushuaia, Argentina in 2007 and the Quebec City Biennial - Manif d"art 5, in 2010.