Lisa Myers Archives - Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change

Indigenous Art and Curatorial Practice

inist — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:21:00 +0000

Principal Investigator: Lisa Myers Funding: 91��ɫ Research Chair Term: 2021-2026 The research will focus on contemporary Indigenous art considering the varied values and functions of elements, such as medicine plants and language, sound, and knowledge. A project team will be built to consider the culturally specific approaches of contemporary Indigenous media artists, and to understand […]

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In communication with Semaa: Exploring floral nectar secretion in Nicotiana rustica

patilpos — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 02:21:00 +0000

by Kennedy Halvorson My MES research partnered with Semaa (Nicotiana rustica; Goodspeed, 1954), a species of wild tobacco, to better understand the dynamics of their nectar secretion and reveal potential pollinator associations. This research is part of Finding Flowers, an interdisciplinary project of Drs. Lisa Myers and Sheila Colla that integrates art, ecology and education […]

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Lisa Myers

paultran — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 20:50:25 +0000

Associate Professor Environmental Arts & Justice Program Coordinator 91��ɫ Research Chair in Indigenous Art and Curatorial Practice Credentials AOCA, BFA, MFA, OCAD University Research Keywords Visual Art, Community Art, Socially Engaged Art & Participatory Art Practices; Indigenous Art; Curatorial Practice, Art Theory & Criticism; Food Studies Related To Art, Value & Land. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON […]

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Carrying Knowledge: Indigenous Artists' Archives

inist — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 03:08:00 +0000

Principal Investigator: Lisa Myers. Funding: SSHRC Insight Development Grant. Term: 2021-2023. The project is the first exploration of the informal archives that result from the work of Indigenous artists and filmmakers. Since these important archives hold linguistic, social and environmental histories related to Indigenous rights and interests in Canada, their care is of particular interest […]

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A Podcast Thinking through Language and Native Plants

inist — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 03:06:07 +0000

Principal Investigator: Lisa Myers. Funding: SSHRC Connection Grant. Term: 2021-2022. This podcast creation project is an outreach and knowledge mobilization initiative of Finding Flowers with main focus on researching, replanting and caring for the more-than-twenty Medicine and Butterfly Garden artworks created across Canada by the late Mi'kmaw/Beothuk and 2-Spirit artist Mike MacDonald. MacDonald's gardens were […]

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Miijim: Food as relations

paultran — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 20:05:04 +0000

Miijim: Food as Relations was EUC’s inaugural seminar series in Fall and Winter 2020-2021 that involved conversations among distinguished Indigenous, Black and People of Colour food scholars, growers, artists, and advocates from all over Canada. The series of events attended by 150-250 participants, some with more than 500 views were presented by the Finding Flowers project co-led […]

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A biocultural and interdisciplinary approach to pollinator conservation through ecology, art and pedagogy

inist — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:55:00 +0000

Co-Principal Investigators: Sheila Colla and Lisa Myers. Funding: SSHRC New Frontiers in Research Fund. Term: 2020-2023. Dubbed as Finding Flowers, this interdisciplinary research project integrates art, ecology and education. Inspired by the work of the late Mi’kmaq artist Mike MacDonald, Finding Flowers grows, revitalizes and cares for native pollinator gardens as art installations, and as spaces for […]

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