Myfanwy macleod biography examples
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Public Projects: Myfanwy MacLeod
(); the leaks and spouting holes of Fountainheads, (); and what we should imagine to be the hot and sweaty act of donning the vaguely animalesque costume of MacLeod’s Mascot (). Originally produced for the Melbourne biennial, MacLeod conceived her Mascot as a team representative for Canada, land of the polar bear, killer whale, grizzly and beaver. This national reference is complicated by the reference to Sailor Moon—the slightly perverse Japanese anime cartoon—where little girls transform into characters with super powers and things are weirdly sexualized. At some point I remember MacLeod telling me the original idea for the Mascot came from the idea of having sex with a squirrel—clearly only a passing thought for this articulate, welladjusted, poetically minded and productive female artist. In any case, the questions raised by MacLeod’s Mascot are part of a larger dialogue with Mike Kelley and Paul McCarthy, inseparable from the trope of autobiogr
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Cathy Busby
Steve’s Vinyl
Edited by David MacWilliam
Co-published by Visual Aids (New York) and ECU Press in the Pile Driver Editions Series
In , music loving Steve Busby died of an AIDS-related illness, leaving an eclectic record collection to his sister, artist Cathy Busby. After 18 years of keeping the collection, Cathy organized a one-night celebration and album give away. The one-night only event is now a book, Steve's Vinyl, with writing from Steve and Cathy, photos from the album give-away, and memories of Steve collected the night of the event. Like the event itself, the book is a tribute to Steve and his varied tastes in music, men, and identities and a way of activating the collection as music and graphics.
Cathy Busby is an artist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has exhibited her large-scale installations and printed matter in Canada and internationally. She was recently artist-in-residence with the Institute of Art, Religion and Social Justice at Uni
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Myfanwy Macleod
Canadian artist (born )
Myfanwy Macleod | |
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Myfanwy Macleod's The Birds () sculpture | |
| Born | London, Ontario |
| Education | Concordia University |
| Alma&#;mater | University of British Columbia |
| Known&#;for | sculptor with exhibited work in Canada, the United States of America, and Europe |
| Notable work | Whole Lotta Love |
| Awards | La Fondation André Piolat (), VIVA award from the Doris and Jack Shadbolt Foundation |
Myfanwy MacLeod (born ) is a Canadian artist who lives, and works, in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] She has exhibited work in Canada, the United States of America, and Europe.[2][3][4][5] MacLeod received an award from La Fondation André Piolat (), and a VIVA award from the Doris and Jack Shadbolt Foundation ().[5] She has work in public, and private collections, including at the National Art Gallery of Canada, and the Vancouver Art Gallery.[5]
Early life
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