LISTING OF VIDEO ART PRODUCTIONS Yes, You Should Expect Delays • 2018 proper desert • 2016 The Flow of Time Is Like the Flow of Money • 2005 A Disturbance of Shadows • 2005 Run Into Peace • 1998 Losing Sleep • 1996 Walkers • 1992 Time Has No Image • 1991 I’d Like To Move On If I Could, Please • 1990 Fasçynacja • 1988 Suspension • 1986 Self Hypnosis • 1985 [How to Avoid] Cold Toast • 1984

SOLO ART EXHIBITION

  • Inhabiting Time: a Doug Porter Retrospective February 16 2007 Centre Fort Art Tapes  Halifax  Canada
  • Run Into Peace October 12 – November 26 2000 Dalhousie Art Gallery  Halifax  Canada
  • Curator • Engaging The Virtual March 10 – April 23 2000 Dalhousie Art Gallery  Halifax  Canada
  • Time Signals: three videotapes September 19 – October 3 1996 Resource Centre for the Arts  St. John’s  Canada
  • Time Signals: three videotapes May 15 – June 5 1992 Centre For Art Tapes  Halifax  Canada
  • Project Director • New Tools For Imaging May 24 – June 16 1990 Centre For Art Tapes  Halifax  Canada
  • The Style: Modern Life As A System Of SubSystems Art Gallery of Nova Scotia  Halifax September 25 – November 5 1989
  • The Style: Modern Life As A System Of SubSystems March 8-29 1989 Galerie SAW Gallery  Ottawa   Canada

ART AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

  • SPECIAL MENTION Run Into Peace August 10-15 1999 XX Festival International de la vidéo et des art électronique  Locarno  Switzerland
  • GRAND PRIX DE LA VILLE DE LOCARNO Time Has No Image September 4-6 1992 XIII Festival International de la vidéo et des art électronique  Locarno  Switzerland
  • COMPETITION LEVEL SELECTION Time Has No Image June 16-21 1992 Sixth International Festival of Video & TV  Montbéliard  France
  • EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO AWARD I’d Like To Move On If I Could, Please April 26-May 4 1991 Athens International Film & Video Festival  Athens  Ohio
  • AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Self Hypnosis October 1985 Atlantic Film Festival  Halifax  Canada

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS

  • VIDEOANALE.scope#8 Losing Sleep June 21, 2021 Cologne  Germany
  • FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM SUR L’ART Yes, You Should Expect Delays March 2019 Montreal Canada
  • ROMA CINEMA DOC Yes, You Should Expect Delays February 2019 Rome Italy
  • ALTERNATIVE FILM FESTIVAL Yes, You Should Expect Delays September 2018 Toronto Canada
  • FEEL THE REEEL: INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Yes, You Should Expect Delays June 2018 Glasgow United Kingdom
  • RENDEZVOUS WITH MADNESS FILM FESTIVAL proper desert May 27-28 2017 Toronto Canada
  • TRANSMEDIALE FESTIVAL Losing Sleep February 3, 2017 Berlin  Germany
  • 2016 CARMICHAEL CANADIAN LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION: Tradition Transformed proper desert September 29 – November 12 2016 Orillia Museum of Art and History Orillia Canada
  • FEEL THE REEEL: INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL proper desert August 2016 Glasgow United Kingdom
  • CFAT MEDIA TRAIN: ARRIVING BERGEN Losing Sleep November 18, 19 2006 USF Gallery  Bergen  Norway
  • DEPARTING HALIFAX: ARRIVING NEW YORK A Disturbance of Shadows November 19 – December 11  2006 VertexList Gallery  Brooklyn  New York
  • CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL A Disturbance of Shadows September 28 2005 Calgary  Canada
  • CLASSICAL/DIGITAL The Flow of Time Is Like The Flow of Money April 24 2005 Centre For Art Tapes Halifax Canada
  • RENDEZVOUS WITH MADNESS FILM FESTIVAL Losing Sleep November 14 2004 Toronto  Canada
  • MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY Time Has No Image March 2002 Halifax  Nova Scotia
  • BEST OF OBERHAUSEN Losing Sleep November 23 2001 Carleton University  Ottawa  Canada
  • INTERNATIONALE KURTZFILMTAGE Losing Sleep May 03-08 2001 Oberhausen  Germany
  • ‘(B)RAISED ON RELIGION’ Run Into Peace May 18 2000 Galerie SAW Galllery  Ottawa  Canada
  • SARATOGA SPRINGS LIBRARY ‘Video on Video 2000’ Losing Sleep February 11 2000 Saratoga  New York
  • ‘ESCAPE’ Run Into Peace March 24 2000 Guelph  Canada
  • VIDEOFORMES 2000 Run Into Peace April28 2000 Clermont-Ferdex  France
  • LOCARNO VIDEO ART FESTIVAL Run Into Peace August 10 – 15 1999 Locarno  Italy
  • INTERNATIONALE KURZFILMTAGE Run Into Peace Oberhausen  Germany
  • ‘VIDEO ART LOVES YOU’ Run Into Peace 1999 London & Halifax  Canada
  • FRENCH-BALTIC-NORDIC VIDEO & NEW MEDIA FESTIVAL Run Into Peace November 19-21 1998 Tallinn  Estonia
  • YYZ GALLERY Losing Sleep October 28 – November 20 1998 Toronto  Canada
  • 1998 BRITISH CANADIAN VIDEO EXCHANGE Losing Sleep October 24 1998 London  England
  • MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NEW CINEMA AND NEW MEDIA Run Into Peace October 15-25 1998 Montréal  Canada
  • ATLANTIC FILM FESTIVAL Run Into Peace September 18-26 1998 Halifax  Canada
  • VIPER VIDEO FESTIVAL Losing Sleep May 19-25 1998 Lucerne  Switzerland
  • Fragile ELECTRONS: Twenty Years of Collecting Video Art Losing Sleep April 17 – June 7 1998 National Gallery of Canada Ottawa  Canada
  • MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NEW CINEMA AND NEW MEDIA Losing Sleep June 5-15 1997 Montréal  Canada
  • TRANSMEDIA VIDEOFEST Losing Sleep May 23 – June 1 1997 Berlin  Germany
  • ATLANTIC FILM FESTIVAL Losing Sleep September 20-28 1996 Halifax  Canada
  • A SPACE GALLERY Time Has No Image and Walkers January 14 – February 8 1995 Toronto  Canada
  • VIDEOGRAPHE ‘LA TROISIEME FENETRE’ Time Has No Image November 14 – 27 1994 Montréal  Canada
  • IMAGES ’93Walkers April 23 – May 1 1993 Toronto  Canada
  • CADIZ INTERNATIONAL VIDEO FESTIVAL Time Has No Image November 24-28 1992 Cadiz  Spain
  • 7th AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL VIDEO FESTIVAL Time Has No Image October 13 – 15 1992 Sydney  Australia
  • VIPER ’92 INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVALTime Has No Image October 20 – 24 1992 Lucerne  Switzerland
  • VIDEO ART FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LOCARNO Time Has No Image September 4 – 6 1992 Locarno Italy
  • 6TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF VIDEO & TV at MONTBÉLIARD Time Has No Image June 16 – 21 1992 Montbéliard  France
  • VIDEO ART FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LOCARNO I’d Like To Move On If I Could, Please September 7 – 9 1991 Locarno  Italy
  • IMAGES ’91 I’d Like To Move On If I Could, Please June 6-13 1991 Toronto  Canada
  • THIRD EMERGING EXPRESSION BIENNAL I’d Like To Move On If I Could, Please March 21 – June 23 1991 The Bronx Museum of the Arts
  • ATLANTIC FILM FESTIVAL I’d Like To Move On If I Could, Please September 25-30 1990 Halifax  Nova Scotia
  • TWO CITIES, TWO COUNTRIES: Halifax/Poland Exchange Exhibition Fasçynacja September 1988 Lublin  Poland
  • ATLANTIC FESTIVAL ATLANTIQUE Suspension October 1986 Halifax  Canada
  • THE NEW MECHANICS Self Hypnosis and [How – Avoid] Cold Toast April 8-26 1986 Galerie SAW Gallery Ottawa  Canada
  • ART IS COMMUNICATIONS Self Hypnosis A Space  Toronto Ontario November 14-25 1985 Centre For Art Tapes Halifax  Canada December 4-11 1985

TELIDON INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS

  • ART IS COMMUNICATIONS Empty Objects A Space  Toronto Ontario November 14-25 1985 Centre For Art Tapes Halifax  Canada December 4-11 1985
  • VIDEO CULTURE CANADA Empty Objects November 1984
  • THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MACHINE Empty Objects July 1 to October 8 1984 Toronto Canada
  • DAVOS SYMPOSIUM Empty Objects May 1984 Davos Switzerland
  • XVII BIENAL Empty Objects October to December 1983 Sao Paulo Brazil
  • DIGICON ’83 Empty Objects August 1983 Vancouver Canada

COLLECTIONS

  • Concordia University Library Inhabiting Time: Retrospective • February 2009
  • Nova Scotia College of Art & Design Run Into Peace • June 1999
  • National Gallery of Canada Losing Sleep • February 1998
  • Canada Council Art Bank Walkers • February 1994
  • Canada Council Art Bank I’d Like To Move On If I Could, Please • February 1993