Lance Blomgren (born 1970) is a

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writer who is known for his published fiction and essays. He grew up in

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and spent various years living and writing in

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and

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. He completed degrees from the

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in Victoria, British Columbia, and

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in Montreal, Quebec. Apart from his books, Blomgren's writing has appeared frequently in Matrix magazine (Montreal),

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(Montreal), Geist, (Vancouver) and Visual Codec (Seattle). In 1998, his publication, ''Liner'' won the Canadian bpNichol Award. In 2004, his collection ''Corner Pieces'' was nominated for the Canadian ReLit Award. He is also noted as a curator and critic of contemporary visual art, having curated for the Rad'a gallery in Montreal, the Helen Pitt Gallery in Vancouver and the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in

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, and having published writing about art in various journals and publications internationally including, ''

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'' (New York), ''

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'' (Vancouver, British Columbia) and ''Informal Architectures'' (London, United Kingdom,

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Books

''Practice'', Intrepid Tourist Press, Union Bay, British Columbia, 1995. ''Manual for Beginners'', (co-authored) Intrepid Tourist Press, Oakville, Ontario, 1996. ''Liner'', ITP Books, Union Bay, British Columbia, 1998. '' Walkups'', conundrum press, Montreal, Quebec, 2000. ''Oasis'', Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, Quebec, 2001. ''Corner Pieces'', conundrum press, Montreal Quebec, 2004. ''Walkups: Scènes de la vie Montréalaise'', Editions Adage, Montreal, Quebec / Editions Maelstrom, Brussels, Belgium, 2007.

External links

Author info at QWF Database

Author info at ABC Bookworld
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