Artist Talk by Lisa Myers

Lisa Myers is a curator and artist with a keen interest in interdisciplinary collaboration, her research focuses on the varied values and functions of elements such as medicine plants and language, sound and sense. Through many media and materials including video, audio, printmaking, digital arts and socially engaged art approaches, her practice examines place, underrepresented histories/present/futures, and collective forms of knowledge exchange. As an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, Myers holds a York Research Chair in Indigenous Art and Curatorial Practice, is the coordinator of the Environmental Arts and Justice program. Part of her curatorial practice includes artist advocacy; she is co-chair of CARFAC Ontario and is passionate at navigating institutional barriers and limitations. Myers is a member of Beausoleil First Nation and is based in both Toronto and Port Severn, ON. 

This talk is free and open to the public, all are welcome. If you have accommodation needs, please contact dmg.utsc@utoronto.ca.

U of T Scarborough students attending for course credit should register here.

This talk is part of the Visiting Artist Lecture Series, co-presented by the Doris McCarthy Gallery & Studio Art program, Department of Arts, Culture & Media, University of Toronto Scarborough. This semester's series addresses the urgency of the climate crisis and the effect of human actions on the environment, inviting artists to talk about the ways in which their practice engages with the topic of climate justice, and the unlikely collaborators needed in order to shift our mindsets, practices, and conversations about how we live our lives.

This program takes place in Rm AA304, Arts & Administration Building, U of T Scarborough. This is a seated event. The classroom is wheelchair accessible.