Jim Shedden
Selected AGO exhibitions:
I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces (2022)
Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters (2017)
Outsiders: American Photography and Film, 1950s-1980s (2016)
Background: Jim Shedden has worked at the Art Gallery of Ontario since 2010, and from 1988-1998, wearing various curatorial, publishing, education, and programming hats. From 1998-2010 Shedden was the vice-president and creative producer at Bruce Mau Design. Shedden has made a number of documentary films, is an independent music programmer, writer, and podcaster. He holds a Master’s Degree in political science and a Bachelor’s Degree in philosophy, political science and cinema studies, both from the University of Toronto. Shedden’s areas of specialty include film, music, popular culture, books, and DIY culture.