Brock News: August 19, 2022
Brock art exhibition inspired by Canada Games mascot, local wildlife FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2022 | by Charles Kim Fourth-year Brock Visual Arts student and research assistant Emily MacDonald examines the camera-less photographs created for the Small Movements exhibit. Many aspects of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games have inspired projects across Brock University — and the event’s […]
Brock News: May 10, 2022
FACULTY FOCUS: Donna Szoke’s imagination ran wild — and she followed TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022 | by Maryanne St. Denis Donna Szoke, Brock University Associate Professor of Visual Arts, with her new pup Levon. Note: Faculty Focus is a monthly series that highlights faculty whose compelling passions, innovative ideas and various areas of expertise help weave together […]
Brock News, March 11, 2022
Visual Arts prof creates public art reflecting themes of COVID-19 pandemic FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2022 | by Gillian Minaker The Breathing Tree by Donna Szoke, made from stainless steel, LED lighting and electronics, was installed in the lobby of OpenText Corporation’s offices in Waterloo. (Photo by Tony Hafkenscheid) One of Canada’s biggest software companies recently selected […]
Brock News: November 25, 2021
Canada Games Research Spotlight: Donna Szoke THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2021 | by The Brock News Shelly, the official mascot of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games, at Brock University’s main campus. NOTE: This is the latest in a series of Q&A stories featuring Brock University faculty members who are integrating the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games into their […]
Digital Animalities Interview: Vanessa Batemen and Donna Szoke
Click HERE for an interview by Vanessa Bateman about my work for the upcoming publication “Digital Animalities” by Jody Berland.
The Dark Redacted: Small Walker Press virtual book launch video, Oct 21, 2020
Renée van der Avoird, Curator, Art Gallery of Ontario presents Built to Ruin (Alejandro Cartagena with creative writing by Tim Conley and Nicholas Hauck) and The Dark Redacted (Donna Szőke and Gary Barwin) at the Small Walker Press virtual book launch on October 21, 2020. Such sensitive, insightful, and wonderfully generous readings and reflections […]
The Dark Matter Hippo of Grief: The Dark Redacted
My collaboration on The Dark Redacted began with the realization I had been living with an invisible hippo of grief for decades.[1] The idea of grief as an invisible hippo of dark matter is inspired by a lecture I attended in June 2019 at the International Symposium on Electronic Art, in Gwangju, South Korea. Michael […]
New Book! The Dark Redacted
The Dark Redacted published in April 2020 by the Small Walker Press in their Invisibility series, featuring ten of my drawings, prose by acclaimed writer Gary Barwin, publication design by Lauren Wickware, and printed by Andora Graphics. Edition of 350, 48 pages, perfect bound with foil stamped cover. The book was supported by many […]
Invisible Animals
Busy times! I presented my work “Invisible Animals” at ISEA in Gwangju, South Korea in June. The proceeding PDF(draft) is now uploaded on the ISEA website. http://isea2019.isea-international.org/fullPro.asp You can download it and then refer to the papers for the academic sessions.
Brock News: January 9, 2019
New year brings Brock Talks back to St. Catharines library WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 09, 2019 | by Alison Innes Visual Arts Associate Professor Donna Szoke will talk about her work when Brock Talks returns to the St. Catharines Public Library Jan. 15. (Image courtesy Donna Szoke; Shot / Counter Shot: Self-portrait as mother. Grimsby Art Gallery Commission, Digital […]