Biography

Arthur Traviss Corry was born in the small community of Merritt, in the interior of British Columbia and raised in the city of Vancouver, and then Victoria on Vancouver Island off the West coast of Canada.

By the age of 18 Traviss was exhibiting solo art exhibitions in prestigious fine art galleries such as The Winchester Gallery Victoria.

By the age of 23 Traviss had built a small business of eight employees offering ecological landscape design services. Traviss was among the first wave of business owners to adopt what was the birth of the commercial internet. By personally learning to hand-code the emerging languages of the internet, he found success in online promotion, and soon sold his original landscaping business to transition to online PR. Traviss returned to college for further studies in Electronic Media Communications and then spent several years assisting technology start-ups with marketing, development, while acting in multiple interim corporate management positions. This led to a formal business education through the University of Wales.

Traviss' clients have ranged from corporate start-ups, to ecological advocacy campaigns, to candidates for Prime Minister of Canada.

Traviss' focus on sustainable revenue models bring success to start-ups and adaptability to institutions. His ability to recognize emerging trends bring innovator's advantage to those he consults.

Traviss is currently based in Toronto, Canada, offering PR and Development to exclusive projects of social value.

Public Relations Campaigns

UNESCO (United Nations) World Heritage Site Status for Burns Bog
2008-10 • Delta BC, Canada Canadian Federal Non-Partisan Initiative around Burns Bog, in Delta, BC, Canada.
Public Relations Strategist.
Conceptualized the Event Ephemeral Arts In Burns Bog, documentation of which became invaluable PR material, used by media, multiple Members Of Parliament, Metro Vancouver, The Burns Bog Conservation Society, and more. Traviss personally guided 100+ artists, photographers, reporters, and politicians into the inaccessible terrain of the inner bog over the period of one year, successfully leading to official nomination within the Canadian House of Commons.

The Honourable Stephan Dion
2007-08 • Ottawa, Canada Federal Liberal Party Of Canada Leader, and Leader of the Opposition, Canadian Parliament.
Director of Social Media Campaign
Directed the social media component of Mr. Dion’s campaign towards Prime Minister during 2008 Federal Election. Successfully lent credibility to Mr. Dion’s policy The Green Shift by publicizing his personal life via the internet.

High Tech Venture Capital Inc.
2007-08 • Vancouver BC Canada Project Chief Marketing Officer and Partner
Marketing and user experience direction on a project of social network platform development. Project development coordination between Vancouver Management office and Bangkok Development office.

Salmon Return, Public Art and Museum Exhibition
2009 • The Cannery, National Historic Site, BC, Canada
Promoter, Artist, Curator.
Co-created exhibition.

Folding Cultures Public Art Exhibition
2009 • The Hall Of One Hundred Rivers,
The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Promoter, Artist

The New Wrinkle, video podcast shows on global culture
2006-07 • Global Audience
Marketer, Co-producer, On-camera Host
Directed social media marketing to gain an audience of over 6 million unique views.
Researched and wrote show content.

The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art NYC
Exhibition: Focus Paul Klee
2006 • New York, USA
Internet Promoter

Permaculture Installations
1994-2001 • Victoria BC, Canada
Project Manager, Designer

3000 Garry Oaks
1998 • Southern Vancouver Island BC, Canada
Project Creator and Coordinator
Conceptualized and enlisting the cooperation of multiple parties, both governmental and non-profit.
Arranged funding by the Pacific Forestry Sciences and Research Centre, which propagated 3000 of the endangered Garry Oak (Quircus garryana). Enlisted cooperation of The Garry Oak Meadow preservation Society and facilitated planting of seedling trees in protected locations.

The Sierra Club Of Western Canada
Victoria, BC, Canada • 1993-1999
Public Relations Assistant and Advocate
Assisted The Sierra Club Head Office Management and The Sierra Legal Defence Fund with international campaigns and lobbying.

Earth Day Festival
1993 • BC Provincial Legislative Assembly, Victoria BC, Canada
Event Planner Assistant
Assisted planning of the first annual Earth Day Festival at the BC Parliament Grounds.

Education

University Of Wales
Masters In Business Administration - currently completing

Emily Carr University of Fine Arts & Design
Fine Arts Foundation

Electronic Media Communications, Langara College
Graduate Certificate

Camosun College
Degree eq in Horticultural Sciences, major in Ecological Restoration

The Permaculture Institute, Santa Fe NM
Permaculture Designer Certified (Sustainable Systems)

Fine Art Curriculum Vitae

2009 • Ephemeral Arts In Burns Bog, Group Event, Delta, BC, Canada
(Master Artist A. Traviss Corry for Earth Artists)

2009 • Salmon Return, The Cannery National Historic Site, Public Exhibition, Richmond, BC, Canada

2009 • Miniature Show, The Ranger Station Art Gallery, Public Gallery, Harrison Hot Springs, BC, Canada

2008 • Folding Cultures, Sun Yat-Sen Gardens Public Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2008 • Amnesty International Gala Art Auction Vancity Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2008 • Caleb’s Hope Charity Auction Vancouver, BC, Canada

2008 • Music For Life III Fundraiser For Diabetes, Bell Performing Arts Hall, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2008 • Art On The Horizon Auction, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2008 • Private Studio Opening, Charisse Baker and A. Traviss Corry, Vancouver, BC Canada

2007 • Explorations Of Depth & Flow, solo show A. Traviss Corry, The Whip, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2004 to 2007 • A. Traviss Corry Cubes, Solo show, Timont Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

2006 • Sobey Art Foundation & The Scotiabank Dance Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2005 • Scapes, Autumn Brook Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2005 • Prodigious Expanse Of Space Timont Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

2005 • A. Traviss Corry Exhibits Hirro Space , Vancouver, BC, Canada

2005 • Live Calligraphy Performances on the Chang Jiang River, Wuhan, Hubei province, China

2004 • A. Traviss Corry, solo exhibit San Ramon Valley Conference Center, San Francisco, CA, USA

2002 • A. Traviss Corry at Osmosis, Whistler, BC, Canada

2000 • Foreign Impressions, Fairmont Hotel, El Bangkok, Thailand

2000 • Moss Street Paint In, Victoria, BC, Canada

1998 • Amnesia House SF Annual, A. Traviss Corry solo exhibit, San Francisco, USA

1995 • A. Traviss Corry Meadowscape Installation, Swan Lake Nature House Saanich, BC, Canada

1994 to 1998 • Permaculture Multiple Projects, Private Residences, Victoria, BC, Canada

1994 to 1998 • Meadowscapes (Earth Art Installations) various garry oak ecosystem restoration projects, commercial and private residences Victoria, Vancouver, and Gulf Islands, BC, Canada

1993 • Earth Day Festival, Print Exhibition, The Sierra Club of Western Canada, Provincial Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Victoria, BC, Canada

1993 • A. Traviss Corry Painting Exhibit The White Elephant Trust After Event Vancouver, BC, Canada

1991 • Emerging Artist A. Traviss Corry,solo show, Winchester Gallery Victoria, BC, Canada

1990 • Salmon Push, A. Traviss Corry, Earth Work for The Tynehead Salmonoid Habitat Society, Tynehead, BC, Canada