Lia sees her work as a conversation between herself and the audience. Her work is interdisciplinary and conceptual. She has worked in clay, plaster, wood, and fabric sculpture; ink, acrylic and watercolor painting; drawing media, graphic design, photography, video, performance, installation, writing, and digital media.
Lia's work explores the communication of memory, observation, experience, impulse, and emotion through visual, performative and immersive interpretation, with frequent reference to natural phenomena. She is fascinated by minutiae, drawn to oddity, and given to bursts of enthusiasm. She holds a BA (1992) from the University of Saskatchewan, and an MA (1998) and MFA (2000) in Intermedia from the University of Iowa.
Lia on teaching: I aim to support students in finding confidence in their creative process, and guide them on the path to establishing their own distinctive artistic voice. I provide the tools to possibility; the student brings possibility into existence.
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