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Annie Briard

Lecturer

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Education:

BFA
MFA

Bio

Annie Briard’s photography has been the object of exhibitions at Royale Projects (Los Angeles), AC Institute (New York), the Quebec Biennale, Burrard Arts Foundation (Vancouver), MKG127 (Toronto) and Joyce Yahouda Gallery (Montreal). Group exhibitions have spanned The Three Shadows Photography Centre (Beijing), the Lincoln Film Centre (New York), the Switzerland Architecture Museum (Basel), the Canada Council for the Arts and the Vancouver Art Gallery. Her 2024 artist book The Glow of 100 Moons is distributed in Canada and the US.

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Research Interests

Annie’s research interests include photography, expanded photography, media art, installation, climate change and ecofeminism.

Courses

Course Name Department Course Code Term
Forums FRMS 300 27/SP

Description

This course is comprised of a regular program of visiting speakers including artists, critics, curators and cultural practitioners who will weave together presentations, discussions, and/or workshops on studio and professional practices. The speakers will exemplify the varied subject positions, content, methodologies, and a range of rhetorical and presentation strategies. This course will give students exposure to a broad range of practitioners in the field of contemporary art. There will be an emphasis on guest speakers who model a diverse range of art practices and who can unpack the realities of being a practicing professional artist in the 21st century. Class time will be spent attending these talks, and participating in other activities which may include the following: engaging with visitors in Q&A, workshops, studio visits, critiques, field trips, community-based activities and/or facilitated break-out groups. This course is pass/fail.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Visual Arts Studio VAST 410 27/SP

Description

This course provides students with the opportunity to propose and develop a self-directed body of work. Sections are often offered in a team-taught model with an interdisciplinary focus. Through artistic production, research, discussions, writing and critique, students are expected to increase their understanding of the content and context of their process and production as well as their knowledge of contemporary art. Students meet regularly for group meetings as well as in one-to-one tutorials with their instructor(s). Critiques and discussions complement studio production where considerable independent time and maturity is expected.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Graduate Studies Masters GSMA 512 26/FA

Description

This forum brings together visiting artists, guest speakers, faculty, and knowledge keepers to weave together discussions and workshops on studio and professional practices. Students will hear from guest speakers who can activate and unpack the realities of being a practicing professional artist in the 21st century.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Graduate Studies Masters GSMA 512 26/FA

Description

This forum brings together visiting artists, guest speakers, faculty, and knowledge keepers to weave together discussions and workshops on studio and professional practices. Students will hear from guest speakers who can activate and unpack the realities of being a practicing professional artist in the 21st century.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Praxis PRAX 300 26/FA

Description

This third year course offers the opportunity for students to develop their practice within the discourse of contemporary and historical art discourse. Students will acquire a critical vocabulary for understanding their own trajectories in dialogue with the context and history of art, through group critiques, discussions of pertinent writings, and individual and group presentations of research on a variety of subjects related to their area of practice. A Dialogues course is an investigation of artistic practice premised on a student's own interest to situate their work in a broader discourse and professional realm. They will learn skills related to completing projects, making presentations, speaking in public, leading discussions, writing, and integrating research and knowledge within their creative practice. Weekly meetings will allow for critiques of self-directed studio projects, discussion of assigned readings, and presentations of research projects.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.