Ellen Moffat facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ellen Moffat
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Performance at PAVED Arts in November, 2011
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| Born | 1954 |
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| Known for | Media Artist, Sound Artist, Installation Artist |
Ellen Moffat (born 1954) is a Canadian artist. She creates art using sound, pictures, and words. Her art often takes the form of installations, which are artworks you can walk around in, or performances, which are live shows. Ellen Moffat was born in Toronto, Ontario. Today, she lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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Learning and Art Training
Ellen Moffat studied at several universities. She earned a degree in Anthropology from the University of Toronto. Later, she got a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Concordia University. She then completed her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at the University of Regina.
Her Art and Projects
Ellen Moffat has shown her art all over Canada and in other countries too. She has also been an "artist-in-residence" many times. This means she gets to live and work in a special place for a while, focusing only on her art. Some of these places include:
- PAVED Arts in Saskatoon
- The Dunlop Gallery in Regina
- CARFAC Saskatchewan in Prince Albert
- The Canada Council for the Arts' Paris Residency in 2012
Ellen Moffat has also helped many art groups. She has taught art classes at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina.
Exploring Language in Art
Ellen Moffat often explores language and speech in her artworks. She is interested in how we use words and sounds to communicate.
COMP_OSE Installation
One of her famous works is an installation called "COMP_OSE." It was shown across Canada in 2008 and 2009. This artwork had two interactive parts. One part created language using sounds, and the other created language as text. Visitors to the gallery could play with these "instruments" and create art together.
Translation and Signals
Moffat also explores how meaning can change when words are translated from one language to another. An example of this is her work "she i her," which was shown at The Dunlop Gallery in 2015.
In 2017, she created a video called Small Sonorities: Material Signals. This four-minute video was shown on multiple screens. It was made for the Remai Modern Art Gallery web project.
