Jennifer Weih

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Jennifer Weih is a Canadian artist and educator based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She currently teaches at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Weih received her BFA from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and her MFA from the University of British Columbia. She works in installation, objects, video, and print. Her projects include a range of aesthetics including found, manufactured, or crafted materials. [1] She is part of the production team at Other Sights for Artists' Projects. Weih was a programmer for VIVO Media Arts Centre, which she initiated community oriented projects, and founded Signal and Noise Media Art Festival. [2]

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Exhibitions

Weih has had exhibitions both nationally and internationally that include shows at: Western Front, Vancouver, BC (Sound Separation, 2000 Archived 2021-05-22 at the Wayback Machine ); [3] Or Gallery, Vancouver, BC (Things' Matter, 2012-13); [4] Unit/PITT Gallery, Vancouver, BC (Open, 2002), [5] Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario (The Jennifer Show, 2002); [6] the London Biennale, London, Ontario; the Pratt Institute, New York City; Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC (How Deep is Your Disaster, 2013); [7] The Apartment, Vancouver, BC (Local, 2008); [8] Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon (The Sleep of Reason, 2012); [9] and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. [1] [10] [11]

Publications

She has had writings published by, Lola Magazine, Or Gallery, Access Gallery, and Wreck UBC Graduate Journal. [11] [12]

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Stack of Moves

Stack of Moves (2013) is a work that was presented by the Pitt Gallery as part of the No Wave Festival. The work included elements of modern dance and explorations of movement in a guided class led by Justine Chambers. [13]

Apollo Hall

This work was shown at the Or Gallery (2004) and used the lobby of the gallery to create an immersive experience that uses lighting, texture, sound, furniture and flat sculptural elements. The show was an immersive installation, complete with, sound, lighting, furniture and flat sculptural elements. The installation created a noticeably disconcerting space that called viewers’ subjecthood into question. [14]

Sound Separation

Sound Separation was an exhibition that took place at Western Front in 2000. The show featured artists such as Jennifer Weih, who work with sound in the context of film, video, new media and installation. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 Artspeak, "Jen Weih," Accessed on March 18, 2017. https://artspeak.ca/jen-weih/
  2. ↑ "BLUE CABIN SPEAKER SERIES: THE FORESHORE - other sights". othersights.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  3. ↑ "Sound Separation - Western Front". Archived from the original on 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  4. ↑ Turner, Michael. "Things' Matter Sets Thoughts in Motion at Or Gallery". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2020-03-11.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Projects, UNIT/PITT. "Jen Weih: Open" . Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  6. ↑ "The Jennifer Show". www.oakvillegalleries.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  7. ↑ "Enjoy art at libraries". Burnaby Now. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  8. ↑ Fillip. "The Apartment Inhabits the Fillip Studio". Fillip. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  9. ↑ Sawyer, Jill. "SLEEP OF REASON: March 22 to May 19, 2012, Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse". Galleries West.
  10. ↑ Interrobang UBC Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition Catalogue, Published by the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver, 2009.
  11. 1 2 "Jen Weih," UBC Department of Art History Visual Art and Theory, Accessed on March 18, 2017, http://ahva.ubc.ca/jen-weih/ Archived 2021-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "Material Affinities – Intersections that Matter," UBC Wreck Journal, Accessed on March 18, 2017, http://ahva.ubc.ca/wreck-volume-3-issue-1/ Archived 2018-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Jen Weih, Sessional Faculty, Accessed on March 18, 2017, https://www.connect.ecuad.ca/people/profile/54622
  14. ↑ Just passing through: Jen Weih’s Apollo hall. In: D’Or 2004: Goin’ solo. Vancouver, CA: Or Gallery.
  15. ↑ "Sound Separation - Western Front". Archived from the original on 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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