Sisters | 16in x 20in | Composite photograph from original collage | Archival pigment print on Epson Premium Lustre |  Edition: 3/12

BRISKIN, Linda

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Linda Briskin lives in Toronto, and Palm Springs (CA). She exhibits widely, has had numerous solo exhibitions, and participated in many group shows. In 2021 and 2022, her photographs were chosen for the Herstory exhibit sponsored by Manhattan Arts International. In 2021, her image Satellite Dishes in Fez was selected for the International Photography Exhibition at Viewpoint Gallery in Nova Scotia, and Mist on the Rouge for the Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition at the Orillia Museum of Art and History. In 2022, her work was chosen for the Eco-Env-Art at the Museum of Northern History, Kirkland Lake, Ontario.

Her images have been included in numerous online juried shows: Urban Landscapes Exhibit sponsored by New York Photo Curator (Honourable Mention), Abandoned at Chateau Gallery (Louisville, Kentucky); The Same But Different Exhibition sponsored by New York Center for Photographic Art (Honourable Mention); She at  A Smith Gallery of Photographic Arts (Texas); Intimate Landscapes at Collex Art; and Winter Magic (Cultural Center of Cape Cod).

Her photographs have been published in literary journals and camera magazines: recently, PhotoEd, Humana Obscura, iIanot Review, Masque & Spectacle, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, High Shelf Press, Burningword Literary Journal, Cobalt Review, *82 Review, Flare Journal, Alluvian, The Hopper and Tipping the Scales. In 2020, a photo-essay, Liminal Animism, was published in Canadian Camera. 'Sisters' combines historical and found images, and ephemera. Part of a mixed-media series, this work draws on the traditions of both collage and photomontage. These images were originally made with paper, then photographed and processed in photoshop. Like the surrealists who brought together disparate images to reflect the workings of the unconscious mind, Sisters also use unexpected juxtapositions and free association. The final photographs are layered with nuance and rich with suggestive narratives.

'Sisters' combines historical and found images, and ephemera. Part of a mixed-media series, this work draws on the traditions of both collage and photomontage. These images were originally made with paper, then photographed and processed in photoshop. Like the surrealists who brought together disparate images to reflect the workings of the unconscious mind, Sisters also use unexpected juxtapositions and free association. The final photographs are layered with nuance and rich with suggestive narratives. 

Linda is Professor Emeritus in the Social Science Department, and the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at York University.