William Kirby founded the Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art in 1995
and has been its Executive Director since the CCCA's inception. His
main project with the CCCA has been the establishment of the Canadian
Visual Arts Information Network, an on-line database of Canadian visual
artists and their work. He was Head of the Canada Council Art Bank for
14 years to 1995, and was responsible for the Council's Program of Assistance
to Art Galleries and Artist-Run Spaces for the 3 years prior. He is
a former Professor of Contemporary Canadian Art at the School of Art,
University of Manitoba; Curator of Contemporary Art at the Winnipeg
Art Gallery; and Director of the Edmonton Art Gallery. He received his
Masters Degree in Contemporary Canadian Art from the University of British
Columbia.