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Amy Kazymerchyk (born 1980) is a curator who has paid particular attention to moving image and time-based practices, with intrigue and care for their encounters with visual art, cinema, performance, and poetics. She was the Curator of SFU Galleries’ Audain Gallery, the Events and Exhibitions Coordinator at VIVO Media Arts Centre, and Programmer of DIM Cinema at The Cinematheque. She curated LAIWAN: Traces, Erasures, Resists (2022) at the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, which highlighted the artist’s attention to the material and symbolic vocabularies of print and lens-based media between 1980 and 2000. The exhibition evolved from her Masters in Critical and Curatorial Studies exhibition Thought, outside (2020) at Western Front, which was composed with an eye to how lens based work from the 1980s and 90s thinks the phenomenon of the outside. In her tenure at the Audain Gallery she commissioned numerous projects including Taisha Paggett’s exhibition i believe in echoes, which cultivated the phenomenological and speculative geography of the “meadow”, in dialogue with the philosophy of the ‘black outdoors’

Early Life
Kazymerchyk was born in 1980 on Vancouver Island, and has spent most of her life in Southern BC. She was introduced to art in the mid-nineties, at a film school that occupied a retired logging camp on Galiano Island.

Education
Kazymerchyk received her BA in Media Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and her MA in Critical Curatorial Studies at the University of British Columbia.

Curating and Programming
Kazymerchyk is the director and curator of Pale Fire presenting a diverse array of exhibitions and projects aimed at exploring various themes and perspectives within contemporary art. In 2022, Pale Fire over the years has showcased "Triangle Beach" by Graham Landin, "Fresh Eyes" by Michael Drebert, "IODAME" by Robin Arseneault and Maura Doyle, "Primes" by Nicole Ondre, and "Sensitized" by Tania Willard. Each exhibition offers a unique lens through which to engage with contemporary artistic practices, reflecting Pale Fire's commitment to fostering critical dialogue and expanding the boundaries of artistic expression.

She has demonstrated her keen eye for thought-provoking and innovative exhibitions through her curation of a diverse array of shows. From Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa's evocative "Corazón del espantapájaros (Heart of the Scarecrow) " in 2019 to Taisha Paggett's captivating "I believe in echoes" in 2018, Kazymerchyk has consistently brought cutting-edge contemporary art to audiences. Her commitment to showcasing diverse voices is evident in exhibitions like Feminist Land Art Retreat's "Free Rein" in 2018 and Dana Claxton's "Cultural Belongings" in 2016. Collaborative efforts such as "Through a Window: Visual Art and SFU 1965 – 2015" and "Geometry of Knowing," both co-curated with Melanie O'Brian in 2015. Notable exhibitions like Hito Steyerl's "Adorno's Grey," co-curated with Melanie O'Brian in 2023, demonstrate her ongoing commitment to pushing boundaries and fostering critical dialogue within the contemporary art world. Amy Kazymerchyk's curatorial vision continues to shape and enrich the cultural landscape, leaving a lasting impact on viewers and artists alike.

Exhibitions

 * Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa: Corazón del espantapájaros (Heart of the Scarecrow), 2019
 * Taisha Paggett: I believe in echoes, 2018
 * Feminist Land Art Retreat: Free Rein 2018
 * Cathy Busby: WE CALL, 2017
 * Amie Siegel: Quarry, 2017
 * Martine Syms: Borrowed Lady, 2016
 * Dana Claxton: Cultural Belongings, 2016
 * Lili Reynaud-Dewar: My Epidemic, 2015
 * Through a Window: Visual Art and SFU 1965 – 2015 . Co-curated with Melanie O’Brian, 2015
 * Geometry of Knowing. Co-curated with Melanie O’Brian, 2015
 * Ricardo Basbaum: The Production of the Artist as a Collective Conversation, 2014
 * Ursula Mayer: Not a Curse, nor a bargain, but a hymn, 2014
 * Althea Thauberger: Marat Sade Bohnice. Co-curated with Melanie O'Brian, 2014
 * Hito Steyerl: Adorno's Grey. Co-curated with Melanie O'Brian, 2023

Residency
Paris-Vancouver Curatorial Residency, 2021