Shari Kasman

Shari Kasman is an artist, photographer, and author, based in Toronto, Canada.[1]

Shari Kasman
NationalityCanadian
Alma materYork University
Royal Conservatory of Music
McMaster University
Known forWriting
Photography
Guerilla art (specifically Bloordale Beach
Music

Education

Kasman received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University.

Artistic career

Art

In 2019, Kasman photographed and provided guided tours of Toronto's, now closed, Galleria Mall.[2] Her related exhibit Memories of Galleria Mall was featured as part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival.[2]

Kasman co-created the guerilla art and informal community hub Bloordale Beach,[3] which was described as a vision for reclaiming public space[4] and was the inspiration for two music videos.[5][6]

Piano

Kasmin has studied piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music, McMaster University, and York University.[7] She received both a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music and Diploma in Music Performance in classical piano.[7]

Kazman has been teaching piano since 2000.[8]

Books
  • Rocks Don't Move, and Other Questionable Facts, 2015, ISBN 9781999483326[9][10]
  • Everything Life Has to Offer, 2016, ISBN 9781926743844[11]
  • Galleria: The Mall That Time Forgot, Photobook, 2018, ISBN 9781999483302[12][13]
  • Goodbye, Galleria, 2019, ISBN 9781999483319

References
  1. Ricci, Talia (4 May 2019). "Photography exhibit preserves memory of Galleria Mall as it undergoes transformation". CBC.
  2. LeBlanc, Dave (2019-04-17). "Toronto's Dufferin Galleria: The 'mall that time forgot' gets its moment in the spotlight". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  3. Ulrich, Tania (14 December 2021). "Thought-provoking 'Bloordale Beach' short doc opens possibilities for city building". Ryerson University. Retrieved 2022-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Bloordale Beach" (documentary). Warrian, Bath (2020).
  5. Pop Plug, BLOORDALE BEACH, retrieved 2021-12-14
  6. CATJAM - Bloordale Beach, retrieved 2021-12-14
  7. "Shari Kasman". Shari Kasman. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  8. "Bio". Shari Kasman. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  9. "Fact-finder Shari Kasman gave herself a mission. Her new book, 'Rocks Don't Move', tells us what she found". The Toronto Star. 2021-11-28. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  10. "Rocks Don't Move and Other Questionable Facts". Spacing Store: Toronto's City Gift Store. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  11. Beattie, Steven W. (2016-07-25). "Fall Preview 2016: Fiction". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2022-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. Delap, Leanne (2019-04-11). "Are shopping malls making a comeback?". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  13. "The most popular photo essays of 2018". Toronto Life. 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
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