Leesa Streifler

Professor Leesa Streifler has been a faculty member in the Visual Arts Dept. at the University of Regina since 1986. She is a Full Professor teaching the disciplines of painting and drawing to both  undergraduate and graduate students.  An established artist, Streifler’s practice focuses on painting, and photo-based works which combine photography, drawing and text. She is known for her feminist work investigating the female body as an expressive site of cultural affect. Streifler has exhibited widely and received significant funding for her work which is included in public and private collections, including the National Gallery of Canada.

“Examining Familial Relationships: A visual art project combining digital photography, drawing, and text”

This project critically examines my familial relationships utilizing autobiography, memory and narrative. The basis of the work is archival family photographs which will be altered through drawing, creative writing, and digital manipulation to form new, unique images. This project utilizes commercial inkjet printing to create artwork that is layered in meaning and art processes. The intent is to encourage compassion and self-awareness and offer meaningful insights into the impact of family relationships.