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Nina Levitt

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Nina Levitt is an artist who works primarily in the area of photography, installation, and video.[1][2] Levitt is also an associate professor in the Department of Visual Art and Art History at York University.[1]

Biography

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Levitt has shown her work extensively in Canada, and also in the United States, and the United Kingdom.[2] Her work focuses on the experiences of women and frequently uses techniques which involve the reuse and manipulation of existing images, and video.[2][1][3] Levitt's work has been extensively reviewed in publications such as: Canadian Art,[4] the Toronto Star,[3] and The Globe and Mail.[5] Levitt has received commissions from the Gladstone Hotel, and Women's College Hospital.[2][5]

Levitt also works in through research and received a Research Creation grant from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council.[2] This work was focused on the story of British female spies.[4] This work culminated in two exhibitions at the Koffler Gallery and Robert McLaughlin Gallery.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nina Levitt, Nina Levitt, ARTWORK". www.yorku.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e "ABOUT". Nina Levitt. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  3. ^ a b c "The secret life of women spies | The Star". thestar.com. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  4. ^ a b "Nina Levitt: Red Herrings and Real Herstories". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  5. ^ a b Mackrael, Kim (June 9, 2011). "One hundred years of healing" (PDF). The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 23, 2019.