Jennifer Weih


Jennifer Weih is a Canadian artist and educator based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She currently teaches at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Weih received her BFA from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and her MFA from the University of British Columbia. She works in installation, objects, video, and print. Her projects include a range of aesthetics including found, manufactured, or crafted materials. She is part of the production team at Other Sights for Artists' Projects. Weih was a programmer for VIVO Media Arts Centre, which she initiated community oriented projects, and founded Signal and Noise Media Art Festival.

Exhibitions

Weih has had exhibitions both nationally and internationally that include shows at: Western Front, Vancouver, BC ; Or Gallery, Vancouver, BC ; Unit/PITT Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario ; the London Biennale, London, Ontario; the Pratt Institute, New York City; Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC ; The Apartment, Vancouver, BC ; Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon ; and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Publications

She has had writings published by, Lola Magazine, Or Gallery, Access Gallery, and Wreck UBC Graduate Journal.

Select work

Stack of Moves
Stack of Moves is a work that was presented by the Pitt Gallery as part of the No Wave Festival. The work included elements of modern dance and explorations of movement in a guided class led by Justine Chambers.
Apollo Hall
This work was shown at the Or Gallery and used the lobby of the gallery to create an immersive experience that uses lighting, texture, sound, furniture and flat sculptural elements. The show was an immersive installation, complete with, sound, lighting, furniture and flat sculptural elements. The installation created a noticeably disconcerting space that called viewers’ subjecthood into question.

Sound Separation

Sound Separation was an exhibition that took place at Western Front in 2000. The show featured artists such as Jennifer Weih, who work with sound in the context of film, video, new media and installation.