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Vanessa Sicotte
I am a second year Ph.D. student in Art (Design) History. My doctoral research project focuses on exploring how Québécoises designers interpreted modern interior aesthetics in twentieth-century Canada. I seek to understand the creative agency and influence exercised by these women within the sphere of interior design and its implications for national discourses. At the core of my research are the interiors and decorative art objects designed by women for domestic spaces. I emphasize on the inherent intersectionality between these spaces and objects, as they navigate between craft, design, and art. Ultimately, my goal is to contribute to the development of a comprehensive Canadian design history.
Working Thesis Title: Influential Québécoises Designers: Shaping Twentieth-Century Modern Interiors in Canada, 1880-1960
Supervisor: Dr. Cynthia Imogen Hammond
Research Interests:
- Modern interiors
- Domestic spaces
- Design and art by women
- Decorative art objects
- Canadian design history
Teaching Assistantships:
- ARTH 200: Perspectives in Art History, Drs. Steven Stowell and Reilley Bishop-Stall
- ARTH 374: Architecture and Urbanism in Montreal - Vernacular Architecture, Dr. Cynthia Hammond
- ARTH 373 Issues in Contemporary Canadian Art: Land, Space, and Place, Dr. Reilley Bishop-Stall
- ARTH 357: Studies in the History of Craft & Decorative Arts: Sexing the Interior, Dr. John Potvin
- ARTH 388 Narration and Art: Thinking with Mieke Bal, Laurie Milner
Research Assistantships:
- La Ville Extraordinaire, Dr. Cynthia Hammond (2021-2023)
- Spaces of Restorative and Transitional Justice, Dr. Cynthia Hammond (2020)
Publications:
- Hammond, Cynthia, Vanessa Sicotte, Marcela Torres Molano & Greg Labrosse. "From 'Caseta' to 'Cuarto': The spaces of restorative and transitional justice in Colombia before and during the Covid-19 pandemic." In Interiors in the Era of Covid-19, Penny Sparke ed.. London: Bloomsbury Press, 2023.
Website and Social Media:
- www.damasketdentelle.com
- Instagram: @damask_dentelle
- Threads: @damask_dentelle