Pam Hall (born 1951) is a Canadian artist, filmmaker and writer living in

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Life and career

She was born in

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and received a BFA from

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and a MEd (Art Education) from the

University of Alberta The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexander Cameron Rutherfor ...

. In 1973, Hall moved to St. John's. She taught art and worked for the provincial Department of Education. Hall provided the illustrations for the 1977 children's book ''Down By Jim Long's Stage'' written by

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; she received the

Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award was presented annually by the Canadian Library Association/Association canadienne des bibliothèques (CLA) to an outstanding illustrator of a new Canadian children's book. The book must be "suita ...

from the

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for her work. In 1982, she wrote and illustrated ''On the Edge of the Eastern Ocean''. She held solo exhibitions at the Grenfell Art Gallery (later

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) in 1982 and 1984. Her installation ''The Coil: A History in Four Parts'' was presented in Canada and Japan and later purchased by the

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. In 2001, she presented the installation ''New Readings in Female Anatomy'' at the Art Gallery of Newfoundland (later The Rooms); the following year, it was presented at the

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Art Gallery in

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. Parts of this work have been presented in Vancouver, Montreal and Providence,

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. She was a founding member of the Eastern Edge Gallery in St. John's which is artist-run. Her film ''Under the Knife: Personal Hystories'' was named Best Atlantic Canadian documentary at the

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in 1995. In 1998, she received the Best Art Direction Award at the festival her work on the film ''Extraordinary Visitor''. Hall was a member of the Canadian Advisory Committee on the Status of the Artist in 1988. She has also served as president of the Cultural Industries Association for Newfoundland. Her art is included in the collections of The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, the

, the

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Art Bank,

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Corporation in

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and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2013, Hall received a PhD (Interdisciplinary:

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) from

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and in 2015 was appointed Memorial's the Inaugural Public Engagement Postdoctoral Fellow. The art-and-knowledge project Towards an Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge was produced from this research in rural

. Hall's book ''Towards an Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge: Excerpts from Chapters I and II'' was published by St. John's-based

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in 2017. The 160-page full-colour, hardcover book is visually presented as collage, using photographs, illustrations, handwritten text. The collection of images and text documents the customs, foodways, and material culture of rural

. The book has been described as "gorgeous" and "handsome." and explores the cultural knowledge of two rural areas in

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and the

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, and Fogo Island and

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. More than a picture book, Hall's writing has been called "eloquent and compelling" and her respect for her research participants is evident in that all 142 of the project participants are listed as collaborators. ''Chapter III: The Middle River'', created in partnership with Mi’kmaw artist Jerry Evans and supported by the Band Council in Miawpukek/Conne River, was exhibited at Grenfell Art Gallery in 2019. It is based on over three months of research in Conne River, NL and reveals some of the place-based knowledge shared by more than 70 collaborators there.

Selected works

Filmography

* ''Finding Mary March'' (1988), as art director and set designer * ''Secret Nation'' (1992), as art director * ''Anchor Zone'' (1994), as production designer * ''The Divine Ryans'' (1999), as art director * ''Random Passage'' (2002), as art director consultant * ''Heyday!'' (2006), as art director * ''Above and Beyond'' (2006), as production designer

References

External links

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Towards an Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Pam 1951 births Living people Canadian women artists Canadian children's book illustrators Concordia University alumni University of Alberta alumni Canadian art directors Canadian production designers Canadian documentary film directors Canadian women film directors Women graphic designers Women production designers Canadian graphic designers Canadian women documentary filmmakers