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Moyra Davey
Canadian artist
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Born | 1958 (age 66–67) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Education | University of California, San Diego; Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program |
Known for | Photographer, video artist, writer |
Notable work | Copperheads (1990–ongoing); Newsstands (1994); Les Goddesses (2011); Horse Opera (2019–2022) |
Awards | Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, Scotiabank Photography Award, Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, Anonymous Was A Woman Award |
Moyra Davey (born 1958, Toronto, ON) is an artist known for her experimental films that take root in written monologues, her portraits, and her essays that pair photography and language.
She works across photography, video, and writing, and has been living in New York City since 1988.
Early life and education
Davey was born in 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] She gre