Shelagh Alexander
Shelagh Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 3, 1959[1] |
| Died | 2018 (aged 58–59) |
| Known for | Photography, appropriation art |
Shelagh Alexander (1959–2018) was a Canadian artist.[1] Alexander is known for her photographic works that often used found footage and found photographs as a source.[2][3]
Alexander was a part of the 1982 exhibition New Canadian Photography at the Canadian Centre of Photography in Toronto.[4] The same year, she was part of the exhibition Monumenta, staged by artist-run centre YYZ across six venues in Toronto.[5] In 1986 she exhibited in the Aperto portion of the Venice Biennale.[6] Her work is included in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Shelagh Alexander". www.gallery.ca. National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- ^ "Kate Linker on "Subjects in Pictures"". www.artforum.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ "Jeanne Randolph on Shelagh Alexander". www.artforum.com.
- ^ Livingstone, David. "Art without a heartbeat | Maclean's | OCTOBER 4, 1982". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ "Representations: YYZ in the 80s". www.virtualmuseum.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ "Artscribe International". Artscribe. 16 May 1986 – via Google Books.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
 | This article about a Canadian artist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |