Fundraiser JUNE 14-29, 2013

Artist: Lisa Myers

Kippered Snacks
Serigraphy on paper
11 1/4″ x 15 1/4″

$50

Lisa Myers is an independent curator and artist with a keen interest in interdisciplinary collaboration. She grew up in southern Ontario. Myers is of Anishinaabe ancestry from Shawanaga and Beausoleil First Nation. She cooked for many years satisfying hungry stomachs at Enaahtig Healing Lodge and Learning Centre. Her MFA research in Criticism and Curatorial Practice at OCAD University investigated cultural agency and the encoding of food from diverse Indigenous perspectives, and resulted in the exhibition titled Best Before. This summer Myers will present a multi-site art installation for Fresh Ground at Harbourfront and has exhibited her work in venues including the Art Gallery of Peterborough, Urban Shaman (Winnipeg),and the Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto). She lives and works in Toronto and Port Severn, Ontario.