Sculpture Talk lecture series with artist Michael Belmore
Join us for a public lecture with artist Michael Belmore, part of the 2024-25 Sculpture Talk Lecture Series.
Tuesday, November 26
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
214 CFA (The Joan & Martin Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts)
FREE (Register HERE)
About the Speaker
Michael Belmore employs a variety of materials and processes that at times may seem disjointed, yet, the reality is that together his work and processes speak about the environment, about land, about water, and what it is to be Anishinaabe. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art & Design, he completed his Masters of Fine Art at the University of Ottawa in 2019.
Practicing for over 25 years, Belmore is an internationally recognized artist and is represented in the permanent collections of various institutions including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the National Museum of the American Indian – Smithsonian Institute. Belmore is a member of Unsettled Ground Artists Inc and is currently involved in the creation of a multi-year public art project for four light rail stations as part of Phase 2 of Ottawa Light Rail. His exhibitions include: Every. Now. Then: Reframing Nationhood at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON, Shapeshifting: Transformations in Native American Art at the Peabody Essex in Salem, MA and HIDE: Skin as Material and Metaphor at the National Museum of the American Indian – George Gustav Heye Centre in New York.
Seemingly small things, simple things, inspire his work; the swing of a hammer, the warmth of a fire, the persistence of waves on a shore. Through the insinuation of these actions, a much larger consequence is inferred.
The Sculpture Talk lecture series invites contemporary artists to York University to share and discuss recent projects, working methodologies, and materialities. These talks are free of charge and open to all. Presented by the Department of Visual Arts and Art History in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design and generously sponsored by the LL Odette Foundation.
