Elaine Cameron-Weir

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Elaine Cameron-Weir (born 1985 in Alberta, Canada) is a contemporary visual artist known for her sculptures and installations. [1] [2] [3] [4] As of 2014, she lived and worked in New York City. [5]

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Early life

Elaine Cameron-Weir was born in Alberta, Canada in 1985. [3]

Cameron-Weir received an BFA in Drawing from Alberta College of Art and Design in 2007.[ citation needed ] She received an MFA in Studio Art from New York University in 2010. [6]

Career

Cameron-Weir has exhibited internationally at institutions such as the New Museum in New York, [7] the Dortmunder Kunstverein in Dortmund, Germany, [8] and the Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, New York. [9] [10]

Public collections

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References

  1. ↑ Karp-Evans, Elizabeth (2019-11-26). "Elaine Cameron-Weir Tells Stories with Sculpture". Cultured Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  2. ↑ "Elaine Cameron-Weir on Halves, Pairs, and Symmetry". ARTnews.com. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  3. 1 2 Bozicnik, Nina (2021-04-03). "Elaine Cameron-Weir: STAR CLUB REDEMPTION BOOTH - Henry Art Gallery". henryart.org. Retrieved 2021-11-01.[ non-primary source needed ]
  4. ↑ "Elaine Cameron-Weir: STAR CLUB REDEMPTION BOOTH". e-flux. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  5. ↑ "Galerie Rodolphe Janssen" Archived 2014-08-13 at the Wayback Machine , Artforum, Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "NYU MFA Thesis 2010/Elaine Cameron-Weir" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , NYU, Retrieved 12 August 2014.[ non-primary source needed ]
  7. ↑ "Elaine Cameron-Weir: viscera has questions about itself". www.newmuseum.org. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2021-07-21.[ non-primary source needed ]
  8. ↑ "Elaine Cameron-Weir at Dortmunder Kunstverein". Art Viewer. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  9. ↑ "Outlooks: Elaine Cameron-Weir". Storm King Art Center. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2021-07-21.[ non-primary source needed ]
  10. ↑ Liscia, Valentina Di (2019-10-01). "Elaine Cameron-Weir: strings that show the wind". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
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