In connection with the presentation of the exhibition Liz Magor: Habitude at the MAC from June 22 to September 5, 2016, the Musée will present a talk by the artist on Monday, June 20, 2016 at 6 p.m.
Biography
Liz Magor (born in 1948) lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia. Solo exhibitions of her work have been held at Peep-hole, Milan (2015); Art Gallery of Ontario (2015, 1986); Triangle Gallery, Marseille (2013); The Power Plant, Toronto (2003); Vancouver Art Gallery (2002); and on numerous occasions at Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto, and Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver. Recent group shows include: MashUp: The Birth of Modern Culture, Vancouver Art Gallery (2016); Pacific Triennial, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California (2013); Zoo, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (2012); and The Mouth and other storage facilities, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle (2008). Magor is the recipient of the Gershon Iskowitz Prize (2014), the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2009) and the Governor General’s Award (2001). She represented Canada at the Venice Biennale in 1984, and participated in the Biennale of Sydney, Australia, in 1982 and documenta 8 in Kassel, Germany, in 1987.
