VISITING ARTISTS & SPEAKERS presents: Public Studio
Public Studio
Elle Flanders is a filmmaker and artist based in Toronto. She was raised in Montreal and Jerusalem and holds both an MA in Critical Theory and an MFA from Rutgers University. She is an alumnus of the Whitney Independent Study Program where she mentored with Mary Kelly and Martha Rosler. Flanders’ work has been screened and exhibited internationally including: the Museum of Modern Art; Berlin International Film Festival; The Toronto International Film Festival, the MOCCA and the Incheon Biennial. She is a founding member of Public Studio with her collaborator, Tamira Sawatzky.
Tamira Sawatzky is an architect and artist working in Toronto. She worked for the award-winning firm MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects from 1998-2010. In 2010, she founded Public Studio Architecture and Public Studio with her collaborator Elle Flanders. Her work has been exhibited at the MOCCA, the AGYU, Flux Factory, and international festivals. Sawatzky is currently working with Flanders on two large-scale public art installations in Toronto launching by spring 2015.
Alexander Hall, Room 100
Monday, February 10, 6:00pm
Free admission - all are welcome
For further information, please contact lfindlay@uoguelph.ca