LESLIE THOMPSON

Leslie Thompson plans on investigating and understanding her process of creating images through walking.  Her plan for the residency is to meditate; walk slowly through the woods with her camera (medium-format panoramic) and focus on her body and perceptions taking images when she senses both a synchronicity with the environment and camera.  This project will be an examination of her artistic process through a literal and metaphoric vein.

Artist biography: Leslie Thompson completed her Bachelor of Fine Art at York University and her Master in Fine Art from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  She has participated in various thematic and self-directed residencies at The Banff Centre from 1990 and 2002.  Her most recent solo exhibition was in 2006 at the Clarington Arts Centre in Clarington Ontario and in 2007, she was part of a group show at the Lonsdale Gallery in Toronto.  She has been a recipient of grants from the Canada Council of Art, the Ontario Arts Council and the Ontario Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.  Currently, Leslie Thompson is residing in Toronto and is a founding member of the artists’ collective Tenth Muse.