Joyce Wieland

Joyce Wieland
OC RCA
Born(1930-06-30)June 30, 1930
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedJune 27, 1998(1998-06-27) (aged 67)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EducationCentral Technical School, Toronto
Known forFilmmaker, painter
SpouseMichael Snow (1956-1976)
AwardsRoyal Canadian Academy of Arts, Order of Canada (1982), Toronto Arts Foundation's Visual Arts Award

Joyce Wieland OC RCA (June 30, 1930 – June 27, 1998) was a Canadian experimental filmmaker and mixed media artist.[1] Wieland found success as a painter when she began her career in Toronto in the 1950s. In 1962, Wieland moved to New York City and expanded her career as an artist by including new materials and mixed media work. During that time, she also rose to prominence as an experimental filmmaker and soon, institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York were showing her films.[2] In 1971, Wieland's True Patriot Love exhibition was the first solo exhibition by a living Canadian female artist at the National Gallery of Canada.[2] In 1982, Wieland received the honour of an Officer of the Order of Canada[3] and in 1987, she was awarded the Toronto Arts Foundation's Visual Arts Award. She was also a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[4]

  1. ^ Nowell, Iris (2001-09-01). Joyce Wieland: A Life in Art (Ill ed.). ECW Press. ISBN 9781550224764.
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  3. ^ "Ms. Joyce Wieland". www.gg.ca. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ^ Zemans, Joyce. "Joyce Wieland". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2016-10-17.