Untitled (Comfort & Freedom) : 1994
St Agatha I : 1999
Danae : 2002
St Ursula and the Gorgon's Head : 2002
Jennifer Linton is a guest artist at the Lilith Gallery. Her work is similar to Cindy Sherman's in that she uses herself as the model on a regular basis. Her works have a quirky/funny side to them. Her works are for sale at www.jenniferlinton.ca.
The primary focus of Linton’s artistic practice is to address
gender-related issues and represent the experiences of women. Inspired by
the second wave feminists, who coined the phrase ‘the personal is
political’, Linton’s work reflects her personal experiences filtered through
the lens of art history, mythology and popular culture. In her series of
drawings entitled “The Bitter Seed” (2000), she combined family photographs
with the ancient Greek legend of Persephone as a means to address the
difficult territory of child abuse. Similarly, in the series “St. Ursula and
the Eleven Thousand Virgins” (2003) Linton masqueraded as St. Ursula, the
patron saint of schoolgirls, and transformed her into a guardian
angel/sword-wielding avenger for the purposes of exploring themes of abuse,
female sexuality and the concept of virginity.
Most recently, Linton's work
continues her diaristic approach to image-making with an exploration of
pregnancy & motherhood. As her role as primary caregiver to her child
develops and evolves, so too does the content of the work to reflect the
many corollary issues relating to motherhood, including gender identity,
sexuality and body image. Linton's aim is to present an honest and
unsentimentalized view of motherhood that challenges the clichéd images
often found in the mainstream media.
Jennifer Linton is a Canadian artist living in Toronto. She was born in
North Vancouver, British Columbia in 1968. She studied graphic design and
art & art history at the University of Toronto and Sheridan College. Between
1992 and 2005 she has had seven solo exhibitions and numerous group
exhibitions.
If you need more info about Jennifer Linton, contact the curator or go to www.jenniferlinton.ca.
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