Janieta Eyre

Janieta Eyre
Born 1966 (age 49–50)
London, England
Education University of Toronto
Ontario College of Art and Design
Known for Photography
Website Official website

Janieta Eyre (born 1966) is a Canadian photographer.[1]

In 1988, she graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor's degree in philosophy. From 1991 to 1995, Eyre studied photography at Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto.[2]

In 1997, Eyre was awarded the Duke and Duchess of York Award in Photography.[3] In March 2013, her work was shown at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle.[4]

Her works have been featured in Canadian singer-songwriter JF Robitaille's "Black and White" music video in Robitaille's "Rival Hearts" album.

Exhibitions

Eyre's photographs have been featured in exhibitions across Canada and the United States including Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Vancouver, Ottawa, Regina and New York City. Janieta Eyre has participated in Scotiabank's CONTACT Photography Festival numerous times. "Janieta Eyre: Constructing Mythologies" was a featured exhibition of the 2013 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival.[5]

In 2002, her exhibition Motherhood & Natural History Museum was displayed at the Christopher Cutts Gallery in Toronto, the Diane Ferris Gallery in Vancouver, and the Christinerose Gallery in New York. Motherhood is a collection of 11 photographs and Natural History Museum is a nine-minute video installation.[6] Both explore the relationship of giving birth, postpartum depression, and the relationship of the woman before she gave birth to who she becomes after she becomes a mother. Eyre uses bold colors and double images to explore the darker emotions of pregnancy.

References

  1. ↑ "Photographer Janieta Eyre and ‘the magic function of the camera’". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Janieta Eyre Biography – Janieta Eyre on artnet". Artnet. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Duke and Duchess of York Prize in Photography". Canada Council for the Arts Art Bank. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Marti Jonjak (13 March 2013). "Worn Out". The Stranger. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Smith, Maureen. "Janieta Eyre: Constructing Mythologies". www.utac.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  6. ↑ "Photographer Janieta Eyre and ‘the magic function of the camera’".


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