Doug Back (born 1954) is a Canadian media artist.
[1][2] Back is noted for his early contributions to the field of media art.
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.