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If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?: Conceptual, Drawing, Event, Installation, Performance, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video

I am...: Assistant Professor, University of Windsor, Canada
Director/Curator & Faculty, University Art Gallery, California State University
Founder, Velvet Antler Studio for Print Media, Banff Centre for the Arts
Writer, various catalogue essays on contemporary Canadian and American artists
I am awake, conscious, open, engaged, playful, enthusiastic, analytical, curious.

About my artwork: Every culture has at least one hymn, poem or monument about some great longing at the borders of the void.
Human life seemingly plays out on the continuum between our yearnings and desires on one end, and processes of mourning and loss on the other.
In the end, it’s all about choice and transformation.
My work creates a space and an engagement with the viewer's conscious awareness.

Artists I like: Marina Abramovic, Janine Antoni, Joseph Beuys, Los Carpinteros, Francesco Clemente, Harrell Fletcher, Philip Guston, Rebecca Horn, Lisa Kaftori, Suzanne Klotz, Agnes Martin, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Gabriel Orozco, Adrian Piper, Taras Polataiko, William Pope.L, Bob Rauschenberg, David Shrigley, Do-Ho Suh, Sigi Torinus, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, James Turrell, Bill Viola, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Kara Walker...more...

Interests: Latin and ballroom dancing (currently salsa, cha cha, bolero), rhythms, writing, meditation, contemplation, laughter, collaborations, non gallery collaborations, audiowork, creativity, space.

At 11:45 on July 8, 2009, Simón Pacheco said…: Sophia (very nice name!) thanks for your visit and comment...

simón
www.simonpacheco.com

At 1:56 on February 13, 2009, Mik Godley said…: Hello Sophia,
there have been a lot of glitches on the site recently since they tried to "up-grade" it. Apparently the person to contact with any problems (I still have one or two) is Nick Tong. He seems to be some kind of "web designer". Humm.
http://www.artreview.com/profile/NickTong
Cheers, Mik

At 21:36 on February 11, 2009, Mik Godley said…: Hey Sophia!
I finished my last day of teaching today - only one day of assessment to do next week, then I'm free 'till September - yippee! As soon as I've moved out of the studio at the end of this month I should have more time for painting and everything else.
You okay?
Mik

At 17:25 on February 7, 2009, azar said…: thank you so much for every your comments..

At 20:02 on February 5, 2009, azar said…: thanks a lot sophia ....yes that paper in my work is paints children when the finish work we made work for kite it is a play and that play is about our space in that place for get memory in past ..and i think colored in some work is code yes ..what can i say for explain for you this place is it so scary in past i want for get in memory children .......
thanks alot my Friend i think your better ..if you want any i tell my thank you...

azar

At 19:22 on February 4, 2009, azar said…: thank you very much sophia that work(kolara) it is mine (kite) that work i was do it in kurdistan you know kurdistan(iraq) in museum (amna suraka) i was do it with some children about scary war in that place ....sorry darling about my speaking because im not good but i will explain for you and make contact about work so look this site we have new project about border iran.iraq
www.sulyon.com
if you want we will talk about that .thanks alot

hug
azar.