BIOGRAPHY
Education:
Lord Byng Secondary. Vancouver, B.C.
High School Diploma, 1974
Emily Carr College of Art & Design, Vancouver, B.C.
Diploma of Fine Arts, (honors), 1974-1978
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec,
Masters of Fine Arts, 1988-1990
Employment History:
University of British Columbia Okanagan, (formerly Okanagan University College), Kelowna, B.C.
Associate Professor, Dept of Creative and Critical Studies 1996-2006
University College of Fraser Valley, Abbottsford, B.C.
Instructor, Dept. of Fine Arts, Part-time studies 1995-1996
Capilano College, Sechelt, B.C.
Instructor, Dept. of Fine Arts, Part-time studies 1995-1996
Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C.
Sessional Instructor, Printmaking, Drawing, Color Theory,
Studio Florence, Italy 1974-1978
Professional Achievements:
Awards include Canada Council, B.C. Arts Council, J.W. McConnell Fellowship, &
Del Grauer Scholarship.
Solo and group Exhibitions include public and private galleries in Toronto, Montreal, throughout the province of B.C, Newfoundland, Ireland, Japan and Washington State.
Collections include, National Gallery of Art & Art Bank, Ottawa, Vancouver Art Gallery, New York Public Library, University of Southern California, University of Toronto, and Burnaby Art Gallery.
Research projects include, curator of exhibitions in Dublin, Ireland, Vancouver, University of Saskatchewan, and UBCO Kelowna.
Obituary for Douglas James Biden October 29, 1956- March 26, 2007
Doug died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family after a 2 year courageous struggle with pancreatic cancer. Doug is survived by his wife, Ingrid, (Abbott), daughter Hilary and son Nicholas, devoted siblings Susanne, Maureen, and Ron, niece Janika, nephew Doug. Predeceases by Eleanor and James Biden.
Doug grew up in the Dunbar area of Vancouver graduating from Lord Byng High School in 1974. Art was his lifelong passion that flourished at the Vancouver School of Art and continued as a teacher on the Outreach Program for Emily Carr College of Art and Design introducing printmaking to students all over the province of B.C.
His deep love of travel began on a year-long odyssey to Europe and North Africa inspiring further travels to Mexico, Peru, Nepal, India, South East Asia, Newfoundland and New York City.
Following his marriage to Ingrid they moved to Montreal where Doug graduated with his MFA from Concordia University. After returning to Vancouver, and the birth of their two children, Doug was appointed to the Faculty of Okanagan University College, now UBCO, in Kelowna, where he inspired students for over 10 years and found great inspiration from dialogue and collaborations with other artists.
Doug's spiritual attachment to Ireland was driven by his love of the landscape, music, and the people. He made many trips to the green isle to work, explore and drink Guinness.
Doug will be greatly missed by his family, friends, colleagues, students, and patrons who appreciated his enthusiasm for music, nature, baseball, tennis and soccer. He attended 3 World Cups, and was a devoted husband and father who enjoyed sharing the activities of his children leaving a legacy of which he can be justifiably proud.
Doug's remains are interred at Seaview Cemetery in Gibsons, B.C.
"There'll be a clear sky in a memory, touching me, touching you eternally, where larks will sing"
Broken Wing by Roy Harper
