Born and raised in Toronto, Joyce Wieland (1930–1998) was one of Canada’s most prominent and prolific twentieth-century artists. She spent the late 1950s and early 1960s drawing and painting, and was increasingly included in exhibitions across the country. Beginning in 1962, she spent a decade in New York City, making assemblages, quilts, and experimental films while continuing to show her work. Wieland explored a wide array of cinematic modes of expression, from short political films to full-length features and documentaries.
