Richard Sexton
82 Mulock Ave, Toronto ON M6N 3C6
rjs79g@gmail.com
rs79.vrx.palo-alto.ca.us


I've been performing digital manipulation and curation of Killifish data since the late 1980s. To date I have curated over 15,000 images which have been online since 1995. The next step is producing animations of possible evolutionary pathways; the culmination of a life's work.

For the past 18 months, I have been consistently building an artistic portfolio with intent to complete larger projects in future.


Education
University of Waterloo - Mathematics Major, Biology Minor, 1976-79
-Trained in the art of scientific illustrations

Training
Morpheus Photo Morpher - self trained since 2012
Adobe Photoshop - self trained since 1995
Adobe Illustrator - self trained since 1995
Adobe InDesign - self trained since 2001

Technical Skills
Digital Image Manipulation
Animation
Drawing from life
Drawing from memory and imagination



Visual Art Accomplishment 1: Director & Animator, Hypothetical Evolution of Aphyosemion batesii into Aphyosemion bualanam 2016-2017
-Worlds first hypothetical evolutionary video featuring Killifish evolution over 1 million years
-Patterns on the fish represent evolutionary changes and helps organise them into phylogenic order
-Divided photos over a period of months to create animated video
-Link here: species.killies.palo-alto.ca.us/by_family/....bat2bua.gif

Visual Art Accomplishment 2: Visual Artist - Gularis Acrylic Painting, September 2021- Current
-A study of the carmine vermiform line formations on Killifish "Gularis"
-Included are study sketches and final painting in progress
-Link here: Gularis Painting

Media Art Accomplishment 1: Curator, Illustrated Catalogue of Freshwater Fishes, 1995-Current
-Comprehensive encyclopedia of aquarium life with 70,000 photos all known species of fish, plants, invertebrates are pictured but also prominent people, important stores and fishrooms.
-The idea of this is a free online version of Hoedeman's famous 1950 aquarium encyclopedia which was the gold standard.
-Snapshot of the Killifish website: rs79.vrx.palo-alto.ca.us/.images/0demo.jpg
-Source: encycloquaria.com

Curator, Killinet, 1993-Current
-Images of the World's Killifish (img.kil.palo-alto.ca.us/)
-Since 1993 I've curated multiple pictures of every member of family Cyprinodontiformes
-This is an internationally known resource among Killifish workers around the world

Media Art Accomplishment 2: Author, Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine, 1995-2005
-Highly respected and internationally known author considered influential because of his creation of all internet aquaria fora between 1988 and 1995
-Online digitisation of articles here: rs79.vrx.palo-alto.ca.us/works/columns/tfh/

Comments from Colleagues:

- Michael Oliver, PhD references Sexton's work published in TFH
-"In the September 1998 issue of TFH (Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine), Richard Sexton was kind enough to include this site in his monthly column "Surfing the Fish 'Net.""
-Source:malawicichlids.com/areviewtfh.htm