Shelagh Alexander

Canadian, born 1959; artist
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IntroCanadian, born 1959; artist
PlacesCanada
wasArtist
Work fieldArts
Gender
Female
Birth1959
Death2018 (aged 59 years)
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Biography

Shelagh Alexander (1959–2018) was a Canadian artist. Alexander is known for her photographic works that often used found footage and found photographs as a source.

Alexander was apart of the 1982 exhibition New Canadian Photography at the Canadian Centre of Photography in Toronto. The same year, she was part of the exhibition Monumenta, staged by artist-run centre YYZ across six venues in Toronto. In 1986 she exhibited in the Aperto portion of the Venice Biennale. Her work is included in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

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