Yvonne Lammerich


Yvonne Lammerich is a Canadian visual artist, curator and writer. Her work, largely in painting and installation, "articulates the simultaneity of experiencing the body's response as we navigate both real and projected space."

Early life and education

Yvonne Lammerich was born in Germany in 1946, daughter to Frederic Lammerich and Barbara Dobzinski. She immigrated to Canada in 1959 with her family. She graduated from Ontario College of Art, received a MA in Art History from Concordia University and a PhD from Université du Québec à Montréal. Lammerich currently resides in Rednersville, Ontario.

Career

From 1975 to 1976, while living in Bristol, England, Lammerich conducted research at the Brain and Perception Laboratory with Richard Gregory, University of Bristol. She lived and worked in Montreal,from 1985 to 2002, before moving back to Toronto. In 1991, she became the Artistic Director for Baie Saint Paul International Painting Symposium and a board member at Gallery Optica, from 1986 to 1993. In 1996 she received the Canada Council's Maria Stafford Mid-Career Prize. She taught at the York University, the OCAD University, the University of Lethbridge and Zayed University in Dubai, 2010 to 2011.

Exhibitions

Lammerich has exhibited at the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, the Barnicke Gallery, University of Toronto and the Bonavista Biennale, Newfoundland.

Public art

Lamerich's work Writing to You, a collaboration with Ian Carr-Harris, is part of the City of Vancouver public art collection.