Sky Fairchild-Waller (b. 1987) is an American-Canadian performance and video artist based in Toronto. Formerly a student of the National Ballet School of Canada, Sky received a BFA in Dance and a BA in Cultural Studies from York University. A three-time recipient of the Koerner Foundation's Award in Fine and Performing Arts, Sky's work has been presented in Canada, the USA, Italy, and Switzerland. He has performed in work by Perry Bard, Diane Borsato, Brendan Fernandes, Derek Liddington, Yoshi Oida, John Oswald, and Tino Sehgal, with credits including the 7a*11d International Festival of Performance Art, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Canadian Opera Company, and the Toronto International Film Festival.
As an arts manager, Sky began working as the Assistant Curator for The Harriet Tubman Institute's UNESCO-supported series Performing Diaspora in 2009. The following year, he began research assistantships for Susan Cash and Dr. Sherry Johnson while working in Fine Arts Programming for the Canadian National Exhibition. He currently serves as the Events Coordinator for Winters College in the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University, as well as the Artistic Director Intern for Performing Arts at Harbourfront Centre. He sits on the Board of Directors for Dance Media Group/ Groupe Danse Média, publisher of The Dance Current - Canada's Dance Magazine.
His work has received support from the Canada Council for the Arts, Kunststiftung NRW, the Metcalf Foundation, the Vancouver Foundation, and the Royal Bank of Canada.
As an arts manager, Sky began working as the Assistant Curator for The Harriet Tubman Institute's UNESCO-supported series Performing Diaspora in 2009. The following year, he began research assistantships for Susan Cash and Dr. Sherry Johnson while working in Fine Arts Programming for the Canadian National Exhibition. He currently serves as the Events Coordinator for Winters College in the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University, as well as the Artistic Director Intern for Performing Arts at Harbourfront Centre. He sits on the Board of Directors for Dance Media Group/ Groupe Danse Média, publisher of The Dance Current - Canada's Dance Magazine.
His work has received support from the Canada Council for the Arts, Kunststiftung NRW, the Metcalf Foundation, the Vancouver Foundation, and the Royal Bank of Canada.
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