Sharon Alward, Ugly but not Inferior, performance, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE Gallery), 1997. Photo by Charlene Knowlton
- Friday, October 5, 2018
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm
- MAWA, 611 Main Street
“In Performance Art, meaning will be deconstructed faster than it is constructed, thereby leaving the audience in deficit by the end of the piece”- Leslie Hill
This lecture by performance artist Sharon Alward is, in her own words, “incomplete, non-comprehensive and totally subjective.” The artist will discuss how feminist artists have changed the foundation for the production and reception of contemporary art, as well as the shape and direction of art history over the last 100 years. Alward will begin with the rituals of mystic Margery Kempe (1374-1438) and continue to present-day Fourth Wave feminist performance artists, who create performance that is body positive, digitally driven, sex positive and trans inclusive.
Free, all are welcome!
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Sharon Alward’s creative works span over 30 years, referencing performance, installation and ritual as potential sites for creativity and transformation. Interested in activism and the role of the artist, Alward utilizes video, performance, installation and ritual as sites for transformation and to subvert social constructs and cultural norms, challenge collective memory and transcend suffering while providing opportunities for wholeness and healing. The recipient of numerous teaching awards, Alward is a Full Professor at the University of Manitoba’s School of Art, Chair of the University of Manitoba Senate Appeals Committee and a former mentor in the Foundation Mentorship Program at MAWA.