Artexte and Vidéographe invite you to a discussion with artist duo and video art pioneers, Lisa Steele and Kim Toczak. This online conference will be followed by a q+a period with the public. Co-founder of the Toronto-based video distribution centre Vtape, they are pivotal figures of the Canadian artist-run centres milieu that has paved the way for circulation and access to technologies and resources for artists creating video art.
Also recognized for their work in performance, photography and photo-text, Steele and Tomczak have worked exclusively in collaboration since 1983. In 2009, Steele + Tomczak were awarded an Honourary Doctorate by the University of British Colombia (Okanagan); in 2005, a Governor General’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in Visual & Media Arts ; in 1994 they both received a Toronto Arts Award and the Bell Canada prize for excellence in Video Art.
