Conversations in Contemporary Art is thrilled to welcome Kelly Jazvac to the stage! Kelly Jazvac is the Graduate Program Director for the MFA Program, and Studio Arts Associate Professor in Sculpture.
Kelly Jazvac is a Canadian artist based in Montréal. She is also part of a plastic pollution research team called The Synthetic Collective, which includes scientists, artists, art historians, philosophers and writers. The work of this research group is highly influential on Jazvac’s artistic practice. Her work is currently on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Toronto) and she has exhibited at the Musée d’Art Contemporain (Montréal), the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Art Museum at the University of Toronto, the Eli and Edyth Broad Museum (East Lansing), Ujazdowski Castle CCA (Warsaw) and FIERMAN Gallery (New York). Her work has been written about in National Geographic, e-flux Journal, Hyperallergic, Art Forum, The New Yorker, Canadian Art Magazine and The Brooklyn Rail. Her co-authored, collaborative art/science research has been published in scientific journals including Nature Reviews, GSA Today, and Science of the Total Environment.
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Conversations in Contemporary Art is a free event series sponsored by Concordia University's Studio Arts MFA Program. The series provides a unique opportunity to hear artists, designers, critics, writers, educators, and curators share their practice(s) and perspectives. All events are held in English. Seating is first-come-first-served and everyone is welcome.