Penny Cousineau-Levine

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

Penny Cousineau Levine
Born (1947-03-31) March 31, 1947
NationalityCanadian
Occupationtheorist, curator, artist, professor
Notable work
Faking Death: Canadian Art Photography and the Canadian Imagination

Life

Cousineau-Levine was born March 31, 1947 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 of more than 120 Canadian photographes, including Michel Lambeth, Charles Gagnon, Diana Thorneycroft, Sandra Semchuk et 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]

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References
  1. "Penny Cousineau". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. "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. 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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