Vikky Alexander
Vikky Alexander | |
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| Born | January 30, 1959 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Education | Nova Scotia College of Art and Design |
| Known for | installation artist, photographer, graphic artist, collagist |
| Notable work | Autumn/Spring, 1997 |
| Movement | Vancouver School |
| Awards | Royal Canadian Academy, Canada Council for the Arts |
Vikky Alexander RCA (born January 30, 1959) is a Canadian contemporary artist who now lives in Montreal. She is a member of the Vancouver School and was a Professor of photography in the Visual Arts Department at the University of Victoria in Canada. She has retired from teaching and now holds the title professor emerita.
She has exhibited internationally since 1981 as a practitioner in the field of photo-conceptualism, and as an installation artist who uses photography, drawing, and collage. Her themes include the appropriated image, and the deceptions of nature and space. Her artworks include mirrors, photographic landscape murals, postcards, video and photography. She is part of the Pictures Generation.