Bill Buzádi
Solo Exhibitions 1994-present:
R2 Café, (Toronto)
Gallery Catalyst, Stranger Than Fiction, (Toronto)
Gallery Catalyst, (Toronto)
Taste Portuguese Cuisine, (Toronto)
Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, (Toronto)
Factory Theatre, (Toronto)
The Great Hall Gallery, (Toronto)
Taste Portuguese Cuisine, (Toronto)
Around the Corner Organic Breakfast Bar, (Toronto)
Community Roots Bookstore, (Toronto)
Big Guy’s Coffee Shop, (Toronto)
Rocket Fuel Café, (Toronto)
Group Exhibitions 1994-present
Robert Kananaj Gallery, Garage Sale (Toronto)
Moniker Gallery, Nut Cracker (Toronto)
Moniker Gallery, Abstraction (Toronto)
Norman Felix Gallery, Anti Social (Toronto)
Gallery Catalyst, Urban Federation of Artists, (Toronto)
Gallery Catalyst, (Toronto)
Norman Felix Gallery, (Toronto)
Liss Gallery, (Toronto)
Lakeshore Village Artists’ Co-op, (Toronto)
Café Verité, (Toronto)
Pond Gallery, (San Fransisco)
Commissions 1994-present
Paintings for props in a film: Gone, (Toronto)
Illustrations: for a book of poems: My Monsters, (Toronto); for a children’s book: Garbage Monster, (Toronto)
Mural Paintings: Planet Pécs, (Hungary), Embassy Hotel, (London, ON);
Logo design: LVAC, (Toronto)
Film Festivals 1993-2007
Screened Short Animated Films titled Life, Lost in a Room, Grind & Symbolic Logic at:
Sheridan College (Oakville)
Toronto Animated Image Society (Toronto)
20th Anniversary, Harbourfront Centre, Comic & Animation Festival (Toronto)
Telefest TVO Film Festival & The Return of Blood Sweat & Tape (Toronto)
Phoney Baloney Film Festival (Toronto)
Cinanima 94, International Animation Festival (Portugal)
International Festival of Animated Film (Germany)
Lectures 2002-2011
Invited to give an oral and visual presentation of my art & film work at:
Waterfront Trail Artists, (Toronto)
SuOn International College/York University-Faculty of International Education, (Toronto)
Sheridan College: Visual and Creative Arts Program & Classical Animation Program, (Oakville)
Education
1995 Computer Animation Certificate Sheridan College, Oakville
1993 Classical Animation Diploma Sheridan College, Oakville, Graduated with High Honours
Supervisor
- Two years experience in supervising and training thirty animators. Built teamwork by eliciting problem-solving from each member. Successfully responded to personal concerns
- Evaluated employee performance formally and informally, providing positive feedback and suggestions for skill development.
- Built strong working relationships with co-workers under my supervision.
- Identified and solved problems and ensured that deadlines were met.
- Double-checked critical details on layout packages for accuracy.
- Trained animators overseas in North American industry standards.
- Prepared weekly schedules
- Translated technical filmmaking instructions, storyboards and scripts from English to Hungarian.
- Answered phones. Contacted and coordinated flow of animation packages from Canada to Hungary and then to Manila, South Korea & France.
- Served as a communication liaison for animation productions as interpreter in English and Hungarian.
- Negotiated services, pricing, and deadlines with clients.
Animator
- Six years experience as a team member in animation productions.
- Skilled in all aspects of classical animation.
Instructor
- Successfully responded to personal concerns of young people as animation instructor of students ranging from 10 – 14 years of age.
- Proposed written course descriptions of animation programs and workshops for children.
- Planned and taught engaging lessons, and skillfully managed animation classes.
Freelance Artist/Independent Filmmaker
- Provided artistic services to numerous clients for commissioned assignments.
- Solved problems creatively and uniquely while ensured that deadlines were met.
- Proposed, planned, completed and exhibited independent artistic projects.
- Prepared successful grant proposals which included written description of project proposal, budgeting, story writing, storyboarding, drawing, photography, video editing, and scheduling.
- Continuously building an ongoing portfolio of drawings, paintings, animation and films.
Work History
1999-present Freelance Artist: Recipient of Canada and Ontario Arts Grants
2010 Animation Instructor: Art Starts (Yorkdale Community Centre)/Waterfront Trail Artists, Toronto
2008 Graphic Designer Texturline Inc., Toronto
2004 Designer & Animator, Coolfire Inc., Toronto
2003-2007 Animation Instructor/Demonstrator, Waterfront Trail Artists, Toronto
2002 Designer, Animator, Head Gear Animation, Toronto
2002 Video Editor, Converge Advertising Ltd., Toronto
2000 Designer, Storyboard Artist, Animator Super Fly Films, Oakville
1993-2007 Committee Volunteer, Lakeshore Village Artists’ Co-op, Etobicoke
1999 Storyboard, Layout & Design Artist, Animation House, Toronto
1997-1999 Layout and Animation Supervisor, Funny Film Animation Inc., Hungary
1996-1997 Animator and Character Designer, Cuppa Coffee Animation, Toronto
1995 Clean-up Artist, Mae Productions, Toronto
1995-1996 Animator, Layout Artist & Designer, R.F. Fly Films, Oakville
1994 Animator, Delaney & Friends Cartoon Productions, Ltd., Vancouver
1993-1996 Assistant Director, Storyboard Artist, Layout & Design Artist, Animator, Tot Thought Productions, Toronto
References available upon request.
