Andrea Szilasi

Andrea Szilasi is a photo-based artist whose work examines the nature of photography itself, and the representation of the human body. Influenced by a range of Modern and Postmodern examples, she is known for her experimental approach, which at times incorporates collage and cut-out techniques. Her personal approach to lens-based artmaking often leads her to stage her own body in her work.

Born in Montreal, where she lives and works, Andrea Szilasi holds a Master’s degree in Photography from Concordia University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies and in French Language and Literature from the University of Toronto. Since the 1990s, she has distinguished herself through an experimental approach to photography, exploring both the material properties of the medium and its representation of the human body. Her work has been included in several landmark initiatives in Canadian art history, including Femmes artistes du XXe siècle au Québec, a publication by the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, as well as the Musée virtuel de la photographie québécoise, a project by Centre VOX. Szilasi’s works have been presented in museum exhibitions curated from permanent collections, notably at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Her work is also part of the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

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