here's the scoop on Darcy

Darcy was born in Port Alberni, BC, Canada, in 1963.

Where on earth is Port Alberni?

He was destined for a life of debauchery, as is obvious from the infamous "cigar" photo.

Behold the town's lovely pulp mill.

ottawa parliament buildings in the dead of winter

Darcy moved to Ottawa in 1984.

Here are Ottawa's famous parliament buildings in the dead of winter (which is pretty nuch most of the year).

To see what they look like right now, please choose the link to
the HILL CAM.

Darcy went to art school at the University of Ottawa, 1990-1995.
The University of Ottawa Visual Arts Building			He gave the school thousands of dollars and five years of his time. In return, the school gave him a B.F.A. (studio) and a B.A. with Honours in Theory and History of Art.
east and west sections of top floor occupied by painters inhaling turpentine, solvents and thinners			Not a bad trade, eh?


east basement occupied by photographers bent over toxic chemical baths	this is a bus stop	west basement occupied by sculptors casting with harsh resins and carcinogens	Above is an abbreviated map of the campus. The Visual Arts building is indicated in red. The Royal Oak Pub is indicated in purple. The black line connecting the two buildings indicates the parade route taken from school to the pub at lunch time, while the orange line indicates the route taken back to school (sometime later in the day...).

Darcy, with Laura Margita, opened a funky little gallery and art retail space in Ottawa in 1996 called "Creative Outlet / Gallery C O".
	A typical vernissage (from the French, meaning "boozy art opening") was well attended with upwards of 200 people passing through the cramped 540 sq. ft space in the course of a few hours. They should have opened a bar instead.		They made no money and got no sleep but had a lot of laughs during their 15 month foray into the exciting world of art dealing. The gallery hosted exhibits by some of Ottawa's finest emerging artists, and *e-raw-tica based theme shows attracted large crowds and received a lot of attention.*

	$ $ $ $ $ $ $	$ $ $ $ $ $ $	Sales weren't exactly brisk, however, and it was soon apparent that dime store posters were favoured over fine original art as the primary home decorator accents of Ottawans.
Laura Margita's clever little objet-d'art (right) was strategically priced so that had they found a buyer who could afford its cool $ million dollar price tag, the gallery would have been set. Alas, there were no takers.

	"Bondage, anyone?"				a diverse artistic practice...
	Darcy and Laura collaborated again in the autumn of 1997 to organize the first ever "Black Tie 2 Bondage" fashion show fund-raiser for SAW Gallery in Ottawa, and it has become a much anticipated annual event.				Darcy works in performance art, video, painting, drawing and far-out costume design. Much of his work has an accent on the rude and unusual since his audience loves stuff that's, uh, rude and unusual!

	SEXY FISH cards and t-shirt are here!
	In the summer of 2001 Darcy produced his first exciting line of SEXY FISH cards and t-shirts which are baed on his ink drawings. They are available in the coolest, hippest stores and
	*"They're really* SEXY!"**

	Darcy moved to Vancouver in the autumn of 2001.
	"The Drive" is his neighbourhood. He likes it in "The 'Couve" in spite of the rain, the more rain and the relentless rain. His favourite things about the city are the availability of superb quality fresh ginger root everywhere (so crisp and clean and not too fibrous), the live prawn tank at the T & T Market on 1st Avenue and "beach in the city".

Spring. When an artist's thoughts turn to getting Naked !!!
Naked Artist (no relation to Bif) Darcy Schmidt embarked upon
the Naked Project in the Spring of 2002. Read all about it!

Watch this site for announcements concerning upcoming events!

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