David Rimmer

David Rimmer (1942 – 2023) was one of Canada’s most influential experimental filmmakers. Throughout his prolific career, he worked primarily in film, video and photography with his expertise extending to a variety of other media. His multifaceted background included working in performance, sound, sculpture, holography and dance. His experience as a performer with Yvonne Rainer’s company in New York city left Rimmer uniquely qualified to produce such work as “Roadshow” and “Sisyphus,” which feature dance as a medium of expression. Widely considered to be a key contributor to the emergence of film as an art form, Rimmer’s innovation led to much acclaim. Born in Vancouver in 1942, David Rimmer spent most of his life in his native city with brief periods in New York (1970-72) and Europe (1973). In addition to his provocative work as an artist, he was an instructor in the film and video program at Emily Carr College of Art and Design. In 2011, he was awarded a Governor General’s award for his lifetime achievements in the arts.