User:Alana Pierini

Alana Pierini (born 1943) is a Canadian visual artist and songwriter based in Ontario, Canada. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and internationally.

Biography Pierini was born in Iroquois Falls Ontario. After aquiring a Bachelor of Arts from Western University in London, Ontario she spent several years as the head of the art department at Fort William Collegiate in Thunder Bay, Ontario. In 1969 she quit teaching to focus on her artwork. In 1987 she studied Arte Della Maschera under master mask-maker Donato Sartori at the Centro Maschere e Strutture Gestuali in Padova, Italy.

Art Practice

Pierini is known for working on various media including - drawing, painting, photography, found objects, text and video. Her work is often provocative and humorous. Over several decades she developed a unique personal technique using Polaroid film.

Music

Between 1995 and 2021, as a lyricist, she worked with musician Lee Holmes producing four CDs: Venice at Night - 2019, Sit Down Blues - 2013, Mouse - 2003 and Piece of Cake - 2000.

Grants

Ontario Arts Council: 1995, 19193, 19190, 1989, 1987, 1986, 1976, 1974