Dayna McLeod

Dayna McLeod is a Montreal based video and performance artist whose work often includes topics of feminism and sexuality.[1] She has performed in ten annual editions of the Edgy Women Festival and her work has been shown internationally.[2] One of her notable works was her "cougar for a year" project, in which she dressed in animal print from June 1, 2012, to June 1, 2013.[3] "Cougar for a year" won La Centrale's 2014 Prix Powerhouse for her radical honesty and courage in the face of normalization in our culture.[4] Dayna has also won numerous other awards, and has received funding for video projects from the Canada Council and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec . She is currently competing a Ph.D in Humanities at The Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture at Concordia University.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Dayna McLeod - Artist — Les Filles électriques". www.festivalphenomena.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Edgy Women has reached the brink". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  3. ↑ "MTL artist Dayna McLeod’s Cougar For a Year fashion project raises more than just eyebrows". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  4. ↑ "La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse". www.lacentrale.org. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  5. ↑ "Dayna McLeod | Act Project - Concordia University". actproject.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  6. ↑ "Dayna McLeod | Act Project - Concordia University". actproject.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
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