Cyndra MacDowall

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Cyndra MacDowall (born April 20, 1953) is a Canadian visual artist{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Artist/Maker name 'MacDowall, Cyndra' |url=https://app.pch.gc.ca/application/aac-aic/artiste_detailler_bas-artist_detail_bas.app?lang=en&qlang=fr&rID=10409&pID=1&fID=1&ps=50&sort=AM_ASC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306045037/https://app.pch.gc.ca/application/aac-aic/artiste_detailler_bas-artist_detail_bas.app?lang=en&qlang=fr&rID=10409&pID=1&fID=1&ps=50&sort=AM_ASC |archive-date=6 March 2023 |access-date=5 March 2023 |website=Artists in Canada |publisher=Government of Canada |language=en }} known for her photography and writing.{{cite web|url=http://ccca.concordia.ca/bios/macdowall_bio.html|title=Cyndra MacDowall - Bio|website=www.ccca.concordia.ca|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=10 June 2019|ref=CCCA-1}}

Biography

Cyndra MacDowall was born on April 20, 1953, in Toronto, Ontario. She has lived and worked in Toronto, Montreal, and currently Windsor, Ontario. She maintains studios in Toronto and Windsor, Ontario. Her work has been exhibited since 1987.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Cyndra MacDowall |url=http://www.g101.ca/artists/cyndra-macdowall |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306045611/https://g101.ca/artists/cyndra-macdowall |archive-date=6 March 2023 |access-date=10 June 2019 |website=Gallery 101 |publisher= |ref=G101-1}}

Career

MacDowall received a Bachelor of Art Education from Queen's University in 1977 and a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from Concordia University in 1995. She was a photography professor at the University of Windsor's [https://www.uwindsor.ca/soca/ School of Creative Arts (SoCA)].{{cite web |title=SoCA Visual Arts - Cyndra MacDowall |url=http://www.uwindsor.ca/visualarts/59/cyndra-macdowall |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326041348/http://www.uwindsor.ca/visualarts/59/cyndra-macdowall |archive-date=26 March 2018 |accessdate=10 June 2019 |website=University of Windsor |publisher= |ref=UWindsor-1}}{{Cite web |title=Master of Fine Arts Program - Graduate Faculty |url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/mfa/5/graduate-faculty |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230306050945/https://www.uwindsor.ca/mfa/5/graduate-faculty |archive-date=6 March 2023 |access-date=5 March 2023 |website=University of Windsor}} Her work is included in various public and private collections, including the Art Gallery of Windsor and the Ryerson Image Centre.

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MacDowall's work focuses on questions related to relationships of space (architectural and/or geographical), history, memory, gender, and identity. Her work often combines sculptural forms with photography.

= Significant works =

Eclipse (1991) was acquired by the National Gallery of Canada for the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography's collection.{{cite web |title=Cyndra MacDowall |url=https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/cyndra-macdowall |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018100810/https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/cyndra-macdowall |archive-date=18 October 2020 |accessdate=10 June 2019 |website=National Gallery of Canada |publisher= |ref=Gallery-1}}