Re-membering Herself:

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Summary
Content type
Content type
Image
Collection(s)
Collection(s)
Camosun College Art Collection
Resource Type
Resource Type
Mixed material
Genre
Genre
sculpture (visual works)
Origin Information
Origin Information
Date Created/Date Issued
1996
Date Captured
2016-08-01
Persons and Affiliations
Persons
Artist (art): MacTaggart, Alison
Abstract/Description
Description / Synopsis
Description / Synopsis
Alison MacTaggart is an artist and educator, earning her Diploma of Fine Arts from Camosun College in 1993, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art) at Simon Fraser University in 1997, and Master of Fine Art (Visual Art) at York University in 2006. Her work is primarily sculpture and installation-based, yet incorporates elements of drawing and writing. MacTaggart has shown her work in group and solo exhibitions across Canada, and has been the recipient of numerous scholarships, grants, and awards. She has been the recipient of BC Arts Council grants, Canada Council for the Arts Emerging Artist grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) graduate award, and a three-year occupancy City of Vancouver Live/Work Studio award. MacTaggart has been an instructor at York University, Langara College, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University. ARTIST INFO: http://www.alisonmactaggart.com/ (Accessed December 28, 2016); Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/alisonmactaggart/ (Accessed December 28, 2016); Vimeo page of "Promising Objects" Installation at University of Lethbridge Art Gallery: https://vimeo.com/16514818 (Accessed December 28, 2016)
Language
Language
English
Extent
Extent
147 (h) x 119 (w) x 36 (d)
Physical Form
Physical Form
unspecified
mixed media; found objects; brass instruments; paint; glass; wood and wood products
assemblage (sculpture technique); engraving (printing process)
Physical Description Note
Physical Description Note
condition:
Local Identifier
Local Identifier
CCART.1996.2
Handle
Handle
Handle placeholder
Note
Note Type
acquisition
Note
1996
Note Type
provenance
Note
Purchased for the Camosun College Art Collection by the Camosun College Cultural Enhancement Committee directly from artist.
Note
cataloguer: Robbyn Lanning
Note
inscription: WITH AN INCLINATION TO | TAKE THE INSTRUMENT | APART – A PART SHE LIKED, | THE PART THAT LEAKED, | SHE HAD AN INSISTANT | DESIRE TO RELIEVE ITS | VALVE, LEAVING A MARK | WHERE SHE HAD BEEN. IN | HER SEAT, IN THE MIDDLE | OF A PIECE, IN AN | INAPPROPRIATE PAUSE – | SPIT.
Use and Reproduction
Use and Reproduction
This material is made available on this site for research and private study only. All Rights Reserved.
Subject Topic
Subject Topic
Canadian
Contemporary 1950 -
Art, Canadian--20th century
Art, Modern--20th century
Women artists
Women artists--Canada
Feminism in art
Body image in art
Gender identity in art
Sculpture, Canadian
Found objects (Art)
Mixed media (Art)
Wind instrument players
Wind instruments
Woodwind instruments
Personal narratives
Storytelling in art
Storytelling
Man-woman relationships in art
Wit and humor in art
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“Re-membering Herself: ”. Unspecified, mixed media; found objects; brass instruments; paint; glass; wood and wood products, assemblage (sculpture technique); engraving (printing process), Sculpture (visual works). Camosun College Art Collection. Y214. Young Building. Handle placeholder.
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