The Drawing Field : Dr Trish Lyons : Textual Amputation and Prosthesis

This Is a Story from My Grandfather's Grandfather's Grandfather', 2007, Trish Lyons

The final Drawing Field workshop this academic year will be led by Dr Trish Lyons and take place on Tuesday 26th May 2009. Lyons is an artist whose work is realised through writing and performance. She is a Research Tutor in Fine Art at the Royal College of Art. Drawing upon texts with a surgical zeal this workshop will explore questions of subjectivity and reflexivity in writing in order to interrogate; who am I when I say I; and who are the voices that we hear when we read?

Participants are asked to bring along the following texts:
- 1 x typed A4 page of your own writing ( It can be a work in progress, a current piece of writing or writing from your past - no one will be reading this except for you).
- 2 x photocopies A4 text by authors whose work you read/study/research or influence/interest you ( this can include poetry, prose, philosophy, theory, art/design history, fiction, play...some or all of these texts could be chosen randomly from the library if you so want).

Lyons was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and received her BFA in Visual Art from York University, Toronto, in 1990. She moved to London in 1992, and in 1994 received a research studentship, going on to complete a practice-based PhD in Fine Art titled Mimesis In Practice at Central Saint Martins College of Art in 1998. Since completing her PhD she has run research seminars at art colleges throughout the UK.

The workshop is open to postgraduate students, researchers and staff across University of the Arts London. Please note that as spaces are limited preference will be given to the postgraduate students and researchers.

To reserve a place or for further information please email m.foa2@camberwell.arts.ac.u