Body: Beautiful & Broken

Art Talks!

Evening Lecture

Friday April 25, 2003 7:30 pm

Beauty and Affliction:
Reflections on Art and Embodiment
Lecture by Erica Grimm-Vance
St. George the Martyr Church
197 John Street, Toronto, Ontario
(north of Queen on McCaul)

Symposium

Saturday April 26, 2003 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Body Images:
Artists Talk about the role of the body in their work
Panel Discussion with Erica and special guests
Institute for Christian Studies
229 College Street, Toronto, Ontario

Erica Grimm-Vance lives in Vancouver, with her husband Craig and children Daniel and Amadea, and coordinates the Art dept. at Trinity Western University. She has Gallery representation across Canada, has had over 20 solo exhibitions and is in numerous private and public collections, including the Vatican Art Collection, Canada Council Art Bank and the Richmond Art Gallery. Last year, Erica was the Distinguished Nash Lecturer at the University of Regina, the First Prize recipient of the Imago National Juried Art Competition, and was honored as the Distinguished Alumnae from the University of Regina. She is currently working on 16 larger-than-life female saints for Seabury Western Theological Seminary's Chapel in Evanston, Illinois.Embodiment has been the theme of Erica’s art for almost twenty years. More recently, materials such as wax, steel, gold, and lead have been paired with the body to heighten metaphoric meanings. Both embodiment and materials are used to explore themes of beauty and affliction.Visit her website: www.egrimm-vance.com

This event is sponsored by the Institute for Christian Studies' Art Talks! The Ruth Memorial Series on the Arts and Culture, in cooperation with the Imago: an initiative for Christians in the arts in Canada. As a charitable organization Imago promotes the arts through public events and the adoption of creative projects in all areas of the arts. For further information visit: www.imago-arts.on.ca