{"id":2010,"date":"2015-08-22T13:11:13","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T17:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=2010"},"modified":"2017-04-06T10:36:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T14:36:10","slug":"paul-byron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/paul-byron\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Byron"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9853\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2010-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/paulbyron.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/paulbyron.mp3\">http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/paulbyron.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2011 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/me.jpg?resize=239%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"me\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/me.jpg?resize=239%2C300&amp;ssl=1 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/me.jpg?resize=817%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 817w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/me.jpg?resize=624%2C782&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/me.jpg?w=1846&amp;ssl=1 1846w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/me.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>Paul Byron is an artist, art therapist, and educator.\u00a0 Paul moved to Toronto, Canada in 2007 to pursue a Masters degree in Art History at the University of Toronto after completion of undergraduate programs in Studio Art (2006) and Art History (2007) at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.\u00a0 During and after graduation of this program (in 2009), Paul provided instruction in Art History &amp; Visual Culture at U of T and OCAD University, while teaching art and design at a number of separate venues.\u00a0 Paul has given talks on art at Canadian and US institutions including Carleton, Brock, U of T, OCAD, Portland State, and Harvard University.\u00a0 Since convocation from the Toronto Art Therapy Institute in 2014, his working methodologies have increasingly foregrounded the therapeutic dimensions of arts-based interaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As of 2013, Paul has focused his Painting\/Drawing practice on public and community-engaged art.\u00a0 He has contributed several works to the streets of Toronto and is intensely devoted to developing the creative arts on a grassroots level, specifically within his home neighbourhood of St. James Town.\u00a0 Paul\u2019s projects have received multiple awards and grants, including from the Neighbourhood Arts Network\/ BMO Seeds Fund (for youth mural project, <i>Welcome Home<\/i>), Art Starts Platform A (<i>MirrorMe<\/i>), the Ontario Arts Council (<i>1000 Candles<\/i> project with Hong Fook Mental Health Association) and most recently, the Toronto Arts Council for a his work as Artistic Coordinator at Central Neighbourhood House.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To learn more about Paul and his work in community arts, check out his website, \u2018The Y\/X Change\u2019, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theyxchange.wordpress.com\/\"><span class=\"s2\">here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/theyxchange.wordpress.com\/\"><span class=\"s2\">https:\/\/theyxchange.wordpress.com<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2012\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2012\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2012 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hue2.jpg?resize=625%2C469&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hue2\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hue2.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hue2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hue2.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hue2.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Hue2.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mural created for Huely Socks promo video &#8211; Art series (2014).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2013\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2013 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/AC.jpg?resize=625%2C469&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AC\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/AC.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/AC.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/AC.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/AC.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/AC.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whack-a-Doodle, 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/paulbyron.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listPaul Byron is an artist, art therapist, and educator.\u00a0 Paul moved to Toronto, Canada in 2007 to pursue a Masters degree in Art History at the University of Toronto after completion of undergraduate programs in Studio Art (2006) and Art [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2010","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artists"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/AC.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p47FRq-wq","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2010"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2015,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010\/revisions\/2015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}