Diana Thorneycroft, Desperate Housewives (Miss Piggy and her Excellent Martinis), 2005, pencil on paper, image courtesy of the artist
- Sunday, October 25, 2015
- 2:00pm – 5:00pm
- Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St.
On June 4, 2015, the fashionable Muppet, Miss Piggy, was presented with the prestigious feminist award by Brooklyn’s Sackler Center for Feminist Art. This news caused Mary Reid to reflect (both cheekily and seriously) on how Miss Piggy’s character and attributes have contributed to her own development as a feminist and a curator of contemporary art. Join MAWA and the Wendy Wersch Memorial Lecture Committee for this examination of gender equity, stereotypes and biases in the art world, presented by the insightful and hilarious Mary Reid, who enriched the local art scene so much during her ten years in Winnipeg.
Diana Thorneycroft, Desperate Housewives (Miss Piggy and her Excellent Martinis), 2005, pencil on paper, image courtesy of the artist
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Mary Reid is currently the Director/Curator of the Woodstock Art Gallery and an instructor with Fanshawe College, Fine Art. Prior to her move back to Ontario she was the Director/ Curator of the School of Art Gallery at the University of Manitoba (2011-2014) and the Curator of Contemporary Art and Photography at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (2004-2011).