Doug Back

Back is noted for his early contributions to the field of media art.^[3] He was a frequent artistic and academic collaborator with Canadian media artist Norman White. One of their most widely cited works together is Telephonic Arm Wrestling^[4] (1986), an arm-wrestling performance conducted between Paris and Toronto over telephone lines.^[5][6][7][8] Together, they were pioneers in the early teaching of physical computing at the Ontario College of Art and Design.^[9][10]

In 1989, Back received the Petro Canada Award for Media Arts, administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.^[9]