16 Facts About Michael Snow

Michael James Aleck Snow was born in Toronto on December 10,1928.

Michael Snow studied at Upper Canada College and the Ontario College of Art.

For Michael Snow this move resulted in a proliferation of creative ideas and connections and his work increasingly gained recognition.

Michael Snow's work has appeared at exhibitions across Europe, North America and South America.

Michael Snow's works were included in the shows marking the reopening of both the Centre Pompidou in Paris in 2000 and the MoMA in New York in 2005.

Michael Snow was the uncle of filmmaker and video artist Su Rynard.

Michael Snow died from pneumonia in Toronto on January 5,2023, at the age of 94.

Michael Snow is considered one of the most influential experimental filmmakers of all time.

Michael Snow's films have premiered in film festivals worldwide and five of his films have premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Originally a professional jazz musician, Michael Snow has a long-standing interest in improvised music, as indicated by the soundtrack to his film New York Eye and Ear Control.

Michael Snow performed regularly in Canada and internationally, often with the improvisational music ensemble CCMC and has released more than a half dozen albums since the mid-1970s.

In 1982, Michael Snow sued the corporate owner of the Toronto Eaton Centre for violating his moral rights by altering Flight Stop.

Michael Snow's works have been in Canadian pavilion at world fairs since his Walking Women sculpture was exhibited at Expo 67 in Montreal.

Michael Snow was chosen to represent Canada at the Venice Biennale in 1970; this was the first solo exhibition held at the Biennale's Canadian Pavilion.

In 1993, The Michael Snow Project, lasting several months, was a multivenue retrospective of Snow's works in Toronto exhibited at several public venues and at the Art Gallery of Ontario and The Power Plant.

Michael Snow has shown internationally in both galleries and cinemas, including a retrospective of his work at the British Film Institute, London where his celluloid works were shown in the cinemas and his digital works in the gallery.