Janieta Eyre

Janieta Eyre
Born1971 (age 52–53)
London, England
EducationUniversity of Toronto
Ontario College of Art and Design
Known forPhotographer
Websitejanietaeyre.com

Janieta Eyre is British-born photographer who lives in Kingston, Canada.[1]

Her work has been shown across Canada and the United States, and has been featured in exhibitions in Italy, Spain, Iceland, Colombia, England, France, South Korea and Germany.[2][3]

She is most known for her works in self-portraiture, in which she presents herself as a set of twins, that engage with the possibilities of multiple identities in the construction of self. Eyre uses elaborate props and costumes to disrupt the fixity of her images.[1]

In 1997 Eyre was awarded the Duke and Duchess of York Award for Photography,[3] and in 2004 she was part of the Kodak Lecture Series, at Ryerson University in Toronto.[4]

Janieta Eyre has participated in Scotiabank's CONTACT Photography Festival numerous times and "Constructing Mythologies" was a featured exhibition of the 2013 festival.[5]

Her works were the inspiration for Canadian singer-songwriter JF Robitaille's 2013 music video for "Black and White" from the album "Rival Hearts."[6]

  1. ^ a b "Janieta Eyre – About". Janieta Eyre. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Janieta Eyre > Hive Magazine". www.dianefarrisgallery.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Janieta Eyre – Resume". Janieta Eyre. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Janieta Eyre > Biography". www.dianefarrisgallery.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ "10 essential shows at the Contact Photography Festival". NOW Magazine. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. ^ SparksMusic (1 November 2013), JF Robitaille "Black & White" (Official Video), retrieved 17 March 2017