Penny Cousineau Levine
Born (1947-03-31) March 31, 1947 (age 76)
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Occupation(s)theorist, curator, artist, professor
Notable workFaking Death: Canadian Art Photography and the Canadian Imagination

Penny Cousineau-Levine (born March 31, 1947) is a Canadian photography theorist, curator, artist and professor.

Life

Cousineau-Levine was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick.[1] She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from the University of Manitoba (1969) and a Master of Fine Arts from the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York.[2]

Cousineau is a full professor in the department of visual arts at the University of Ottawa.[2]

Work

Cousineau-Levine is known for her book Faking Death: Canadian Art Photography and the Canadian Imagination, published by McGill-Queen's University Press in 2003.[3][4][5] In this publication, she explores the specificity of Canadian photography from 1950 to 2000. The book includes reproductions and observations on more than 120 Canadian photographers, including Michel Lambeth, Charles Gagnon, Diana Thorneycroft, Sandra Semchuk and Raymonde April.[6]

Collections

Several of Cousineau-Levine's early photographic works are included in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Canada.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Penny Cousineau". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Penny Cousineau-Levine". Department of Visual Arts. University of Ottawa. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ Martha Langford (2005). Image & Imagination. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-0-7735-2969-4.
  4. ^ RACAR. Society for the Promotion of Art History Publications in Canada. 2007.
  5. ^ "Reviews:Faking Death: Canadian Art Photography and the Canadian Imagination". Quill and Quire. 5 January 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  6. ^ Samson, Hélène (2004). "FAKING DEATH. Canadian Art Photography and the Canadian Imagination". Ciel variable Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2018-04-18.


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