Hawrysio, Denise
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Canadian, 20th–21st century, female.
Born 1957 in Toronto.
Active in London.
Printmaker (etching, offset lithography, digital prints), installation artist, film and video artist, curator. Artists’ books
DeniseHawrysio studied fine art at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario before completing a master’s degree at San Francisco Art Institute. Her work includes site-specific installations (often involving plasterboard), super-8 film, etching, and lithography but using social engagement, reminiscent of performance. Her artists’ books are typically small in edition and involve cutting up pre-existing materials, for example, ...
