Sara Leydon was born in 1959 in Saskatchewan, Canada. Leydon obtained a bachelor in Fine Arts from the Program University of Regina, and a diploma in Interdisciplinary/History of Media from Emily Carr College of Art and Design.
Lisa Robertson is a poet currently based in France. Recent books include Occasional Work and Seven Walks From The Office For Soft Architecture: Essays, Toronto (Coach House Books, 2006), The Men, Toronto (Bookthug, 2006); Occasional Works and Seven Walks from the Office for Soft Architecture, Astoria (Clearcut Press, 2003); Doubt, Vancouver (Artspeak, 2002); The Weather, Vancouver (New Star Books, 2001); Soft Architecture: A Manifesto, Vancouver and Montreal (Artspeak and Dazibao). She teaches at the California College of the Arts.
Cate Rimmer, 1961, is a curator from Calgary, Alberta. She was the founding Director/Curator of Artspeak Gallery, Director of Truck Gallery and was a Curator in Residence at the Saidye Bronfman Centre in Montreal. Rimmer has published reviews, articles and catalogue texts. She received a diploma in Curatorial Studies from Emily Carr and graduated with a MLitt (with distinction) in Museum and Gallery Studies from the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
Title: Conviction
Category: Exhibition Catalogue
Artist: Sara Leydon
Writers: Lisa Robertson
Design: Laiwan
Publisher: Artspeak
Year published: 1990
Pages: 8pp
Cover: Paper
Binding: Staple Bound
Process: Offset
Features: 5 b&w images
Dimensions: 28 x 22 x 0.1 cm
Weight: 31 g
ISBN: 0-921394-09-08
Price: $2 CDN
Robertson examines Leydon’s series of collages of women tried and silenced by death or entombment both historically and from a feminist perspective.