White Skirt
Glynis Humphrey grew up on the coast of North Wales, United Kingdom, then emigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at age ten. She received a Fine Arts Diploma from Grant MacEwen College, Edmonton in 1993 then moved to Halifax to complete her BFA studies at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and has been a practicing artist in Halifax since that time. Humphrey works primarily in video, performance, and installation, and her work has been exhibited in Canada, Australia, and the United States.
ARTIST STATEMENT
“From the age of two until puberty, I was a model for my father, a professional photographer. My practice examines fifty-plus years of having been both the subject and object of “the gaze” and the impact that has had on the formation of my identity. Through video, I now author and reconfigure the gaze to explore embodiment from the point of view of the aging female grotesque. My work articulates my experiences as a large middle-aged woman who does not conform to society’s restricted vision for femininity and sexual desirability.”
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All images © Glynis Humphrey
