The Visual Arts Lecture Series presents talks by leading Canadian and international artists, curators, and academics.

Join Shary Boyle, celebrated multidisciplinary artist and faculty for the Visual Arts Thematic Residency - The System and Other Universes for an afternoon talk.

Shary Boyle is the recipient of a 2021 Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the Ontario College of Art and Design University where she graduated from in 1994, developing a multidisciplinary practice centered on drawing, sculpture and performance. Boyle’s work considers the social history of ceramic figures, animist mythologies, and folk-art forms to create a symbolic, feminist and politically charged language uniquely her own. Boyle activates her practice through collaboration and mentorship, engaging other creative communities and disciplines with a characteristically inclusive spirit. 

Shary Boyle has received the Gershon Iskowitz Prize, 2009, the Hnatyshan Award, 2010, and represented Canada at the Venice Biennial in 2013. Her solo exhibition Outside the Palace of Me organized by Toronto’s Gardiner Museum travelled to The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (2022), the Vancouver Art Gallery (2023) and the Museum of Art and Design in NYC (2023/24).

To learn more about Shary Boyle visit sharyboyle.com.

The Visual Arts is supported by the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Outstanding Artist Program.