Suzy Lake

Suzy Lake was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1947. In 1968, she immigrated to Montreal, Quebec following the 1967 Detroit riots. Influenced by social and political involvement concurrent to the early conceptual period, she is known for her large-scale photography dealing the body as both subject and device.
Suzy Lake's Website


Solo Exhibitions
2012
  • Retrospective Exhibition, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
2011/12
  • Political Poetics, (tour) University of Toronto Art Centre; Toronto, ON; (tour) Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax NS; McIntosh Gallery, Western University, London, ON; Peterborough Art Gallery, Peterborough, ON; and Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Univ of Guelph, Guelph, ON
2011
  • Reduced Performing, Galerie Donald Browne; Montreal, QUE
  • Extended Breathing, Paul Petro Contemporary Art; Toronto, ON
2010
  • Optica Poster Project, Optica Gallery; Montreal, QUE
2009
  • Rhythm of a True Space, SolwayJones Gallery, Los Angeles , CA
  • She Works Hard, Winnipeg Art Gallery ; Winnipeg, MAN
  • Working Images, Dazibao Gallery; Montreal, QUE
  • Preoccupations: Photographic Explorations of the Grey Nuns Mother House, (commissioned work) Concordia University : Montreal, QUE
  • Beautiful Fictions, Art Gallery of Ontario , Toronto, ON
2008
  • Rhythm of a True Space;Art Gallery of Ontario, CONTACT Photo Festival public installation, Toronto, ON
  • Excerpts from Re-Reading Recovery, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON
  • Held Together with Water Art from the Sammlung Verbund, Istanbul Modern Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Hands, Solway Jones Gallery, Los Angeles , CA
  • Click Chicks, Dallas Contemporary Art Center , Dallas , TX
  • Photography 101, Confederation Art Gallery , Charlottetown , PEI
  • If You Go Out In the Woods Today, Paul Petro Contemporary Art at the Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
  • 20 Year Anniversary; Galerie Trois Points, Montreal, QUE
  • Apropos, Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, ON
  • The Big Gift, Glenbow Museum, Nickle Arts Museum, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB
  • Bill Jones and Suzy Lake : Suzy Lake as Patty Hearst, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto , ON
  • WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution 1965 – 1980, (tour) P.S.1, Queens , NY ; Vancouver Art Gallery , Vancouver , BC
2007
  • Beauty at the End of the Season, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto, Ont.
  • Identity Theft: Eleanor Antin, Lynn Hershman and Suzy Lake, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
  • WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution 1965 – 1980, (tour) Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art/ Geffen Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA; National Museum of Women in Art, Washington DC
  • I.D., Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, ON
  • Patience, Photographers Network Gallery, Siegen, GER
2006
  • Concealed, Revealed; Hallwalls Gallery; Buffalo New, York
  • On Stage 1972-75, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto, Ont.
2005
  • Visages de Suzy Lake, “L’Ete Photographic de Lectoure”, Le Centre de Photographie de Lectoure; Lectoure, France
  • Windsor Art Gallery; Windsor, ON
2004
  • Whatcha Really Really Want..., Paul Petro Contemporary Art; Toronto
  • Chrysalis, Justina Barnike Gallery; University of Toronto, Toronto
  • Hallwalls Gallery: Buffalo, NY
2003
  • Choreographed Puppets, Paul Petro Contemporary Art; Toronto
2002
  • Beauty At A Proper Distance In Song; Gallery 44, Toronto
  • Beauty; Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto
  • Attitudes et Comportements; Art Gallery of Rimouski, Quebec
2000
  • Galerie Trois Points; Montreal, Quebec
  • Shelly Tadman Gallery; Winnipeg, Manitoba
1999
  • Macdonald Stewart Art Centre; Guelph. Ontario
  • Fascia; Paul Petro Contemporary Art;Toronto
1997
  • Re-Reading Recovery, (Mois de la Photo), Paul Petro Contemporary Art; Montreal, Quebec
  • A Point of Reference, Glenbow Art Gallery; Calgary, Alberta
  • Too Many Stones, Mount St. Vincent Univ. Gallery; Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Chrysalis, (Contact '97) Paul Petro Contemporary Art; Toronto, Ontario
1996
  • A Point of Reference, London Regional Art Gallery; London, Ontario
  • Too Many Stones, Woodstock Regional Art Gallery; Woodstock, Ontario
1995
  • Authority is an Attribute... part 2, Art Gallery of Peterborough; Peterborough, Ontario
1994
  • Desire and the Landscape, Emma Ciotti Gallery; Iroquois Falls, Ontario
1993
  • A Point of Reference; Surrey Art Gallery; North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • A Point of Reference (retrospective), Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography; Ottawa, Ontario
1992
  • Authority is an Attribute... part 2, Toronto Photographers Workshop Gallery; Toronto, Ontario
  • Authority is an Attribute... part 2, W.K.P. Kennedy Gallery; North Bay, Ontario
1991
  • Authority is an Attribute... part 2, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre; Guelph, Ontario
1989
  • Referencing the Ideal,(Mois de la Photo), Galerie Daniel; Montreal, Quebec
  • Sable Castelli Gallery; Toronto, Ontario
1987
  • Glenhyrst Gallery; Brantford, Ontario
1986
  • Galerie John Schweitzer; Montreal, Quebec
  • Sable Castelli Gallery; Toronto, Ontario
1985
  • Embassy Cultural House; London, Ontario
1984
  • Niagra Artists Inc.; St. Catherines, Ontario
  • Sable Castelli Gallery; Toronto, Ontario
1983
  • Sable Castelli Gallery; Toronto, Ontario
1982
  • Art Gallery of Hamilton; Hamilton, Ontario
  • Southern Alberta Art Gallery; Lethbridge, Alberta
  • SUB Art Gallery, Univ. of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta
  • Alberta College of Art; Calgary, Alberta
1981
  • Sable Castelli Gallery;Toronto, Ontario
  • Whitby Arts Inc.; Whitby, Ontario
  • Kingston Artists Association; Kingston, Ontario
  • Whitewater Gallery; North Bay, Ontario
  • Mohawk College; Hamilton, Ontario
1980
  • Mendel Art Gallery; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  • Mohawk College; Hamilton, Ontario
1979
  • Sable Castelli Gallery; Toronto, Ontario
  • Optica Gallery; Montreal, Quebec
1978
  • Art Gallery of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario
  • Sable Castelli Gallery; Toronto, Ontario
  • Vancouver Art Gallery; Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Image Co-Op; Vermont, U.S.A.
1977
  • Optica Gallery; Montreal, Quebec
1976
  • The Loyola Photographer's Workshop; Montreal, Quebec
  • C.E.A.C., Kensington Art Association; Toronto, Ontario
1974
  • Galerie Gilles Gheerbrant; Montreal, Quebec
Two & Three Person Exhibitions
2007
  • Identity Theft: Eleanor Antin, Lynn Hershman and Suzy LakeSanta Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, California
2004
  • Alumni Exhibition of: Suzy Lake and Marilyn Schecter; Community Arts Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  • Stunning, Rodman Hall, Ste Catherines, Ont.
2001
  • Constructed Identities: Ed Burtynsky and Suzy Lake, Burlington Art Centre; Burlington, ON
  • Thick-Skinned, Gallery 44; Toronto, Ontario
1996
  • Paul Petro Contemporary Art (with Shelia Butler), 100 Yonge; Toronto, Ontario
  • Deflecting the Blind Spot (Suzy Lake & Martha Wilson), Art Gallery of York University; Downsview
1995
  • Open Studio (Suzy Lake & Michelle Gaye); Toronto, Ontario
1986
  • Sir Sanford Fleming College Gallery (Sorel Cohen & Suzy Lake); Peterborough, Ontario
  • Thunder Bay Art Gallery; Thunder Bay, Ontario
  • Petro-Canada Exhibition Gallery; Calgary, Alberta
1987
  • Cambridge Public Library Art Gallery; Cambridge, Ontario
1984
  • Leaf Rapids National Exhibition Centre; Leaf Rapids, Manitoba
1983
  • Erindale College; Mississauga, Ontario
  • Photo Union Gallery; Hamilton, Ontario
1982
  • Musee du Madawaska; Edmonton, Alberta
  • Artcite; Windsor, Ontario
1981
  • Universite de Moncton Galerie d'Art; Moncton, New Brunswick
  • Open Space Gallery; Victoria, British Columbia
1979
  • Artspace; Peterborough, Ontario
1978
  • Sable Castelli Gallery; Toronto, Ontario
1973
  • Vehicule Art; Montreal, Quebec
Group Exhibitions
2012
  • Women, Flowers and Feminism, Peterborough Art Gallery, Peterborough, ON; Stratford Art Gallery, Stratford, ON
2011
  • Every Line, Every Other Line, Platform Gallery; Winnipeg, MAN
  • Gallery Collection, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Feminist Archive, Optica Gallery; Montreal, QUE
2010/11
  • Traffic: Conceptual Art in Canada 1965-1980, UofT galleries (Justina Barnike), Toronto, ON; (tour: Montreal, Halifax, Edmonton, Vancouver)
2010
  • Donna: Feminist Avant-Garde of the 1970’s (Works From the Sammlung Verbund), Galleria Nazional d’arte Moderna, Rome, IT
  • Un-Home-ly, Oakville Galleries; Oakville, ON
  • Photo-Environment, OCC Arts Pavillion; Costa Mesa, CALIF
  • At Her Age, A.I.R. Gallery; Brooklyn, NY
2009
  • Beautiful Fictions, Art Gallery of Ontario; Toronto, ON
  • Preoccupations: Photographic Explorations of the Grey Nuns Mother House, Concordia University; Montreal, QUE
  • She Works Hard, Winnipeg Art Gallery; Winnipeg, MAN
2008
  • Held Together with Water, (tour) Sammlung Verbund (Vienna, Austria), Istanbul Modern Sanat Muzesi
  • Hands, SolwayJones Gallery; Los Angeles, CA
  • Click Chicks, Dallas Contemporary Art Center; Dallas, TX
  • Photography 101, Confederation Art Gallery; Charlottetown, PEI
2007/08
  • WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution 1965 – 1980, (tour) Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art/ Geffen Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA; National Museum of Women in Arts, Washington D.C.; P.S.1, Queens, New York; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2007
  • WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution,The Geffen Gallert, Museum of Contemporary Art; Los Angeles, California, USA
2006
  • Faking Death: Canadian Photography, curated by Penny Cousineau-Levine for Jack Shainman Gallery, New York City, USA
2004
  • Identities: Canadian Portraits, McMichael Canadian Art Collection; Kleinberg, ON
  • Lecture Notes, Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery; Halifax, NS
  • Performance and Photography: Point and Shoot, Dazibao Gallery; Montreal, PQ
  • Dislocation, Lee Ka-Sing Gallery, Toronto and Fringe Club, Hong Kong
2003
  • Portrait of the Artist as (...), Blackwood Art Gallery; Mississauga, ON
  • Toronto International Art Fair, (Paul Petro Art Gallery); Toronto, Ont.
  • L’Ecole des Femmes: 50 Artistes Canadiennes au Musee, Musee d’art de Joliette; Joliette, PQ
2002
  • Guelph 2002, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre; Guelph, ON
  • Cabaret Escape, MacKenzie Art Gallery; Regina, Sask.
2001
  • Robert Kidd Gallery; Detroit, Michigan
  • Video Primer: The Medium, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
  • Breakfast of Champeens, Paul Petro Contemporary Art; Toronto, ON
  • ArtCite, Musee d’Art Contemporain; Montreal, PQ
  • The Power of Reflection, Liane and Danny Taran Gallery; Montreal, PQ
  • 6th Annual Canadian Gallery Art Hop Auction, CBC Broadcasting Centre, Toronto
  • Storyboard, London Art Museum; London, ON
  • Head Frame, Campo Santa Marina; Venice, Italy
2000
  • Vernissage, Galerie Trois Points; Montreal, PQ
  • Intersections Montreal/Toronto:, Place Ville Marie; Montreal, PQ
  • Intersections Montreal/Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
  • Passion et Tourment: La Collection Luc LaRochelle , Musee des Beaux-Arts de Sherbrooke; Sherbrooke, Quebec
  • Fifteen Minutes, Mississauga Art Centre; Mississauga, Ontario
  • Thin Skin, Gallery 44; Toronto
1999
  • Delics, Art et Societe; Le Quebec des Annees 60 et 70, Musee d'Art Contemporain; Montreal
  • Art Gallery of Ontario (permanent collection); Toronto, Ontario
1998
  • True North: The Landscape Tradition in Contemporary Canadian Art, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Art; Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • Wonderland, Paul Petro Contemporary Art; Montreal, P.Q.
  • Spice Girls at the Rivoli, YYZ Gallery fundraiser benefit; Toronto, Ontario
  • Art Gallery of Ontario (permanent collection); Toronto, Ontario
  • Casey House Auction (curated exhibit), Toronto
1997
  • The Body in the Lens, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Montreal, Quebec
1996
  • Love Gasoline, Mercer Union; Toronto, Ontario
1995
  • Paul Petro Contemporary Art, 76 John Street; Toronto, Ontario
  • Mercer Union; Toronto, Ontario
  • Repetition, Galerie Christiane Chassay; Montreal, Quebec
1994
  • Legs Rene Payant (tour since 1992), Centre National d'Exposition; Jonquiere, Quebec
  • Distinguishing Features video program, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre; Guelph, Ontario
  • Legs Rene Payant, Musee Regional de la Cote-Nord; Sept-Iles, Quebec
  • The Intimate Stranger(tour), Maclaren Art Centre; Barrie, Ontario.
  • Looking Back 1981 - 1985; Southern Alberta Art Gallery; Lethbridge, Alberta
  • Corpus (tour from '93), Oakville Galleries; Oakville, Ontario
  • Distinguishing Features: Video in Guelph 1976-1991 (tour), Video Verite; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1993
  • Legs Rene Payant (1992 tour), Galerie d'art de Universite de Moncton; Moncton, N. B.
  • Legs Rene Payant, Galerie d'art du Centre culturel de Drummondville; Quebec
  • Chairs, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre: Guelph, Ontario
  • Legs Rene Payant, W.K.P. Kennedy Gallery; North Bay, Ontario
  • Corpus, Mendel Art Gallery; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  • Practice and Pedagogy, London Regional & Mackintosh Galleries; London, Ontario
  • Legs Rene Payant (tour),Musee du Bas-St. Laurent; Riviere-du-Loop, Quebec
  • The Intimate Stranger, Stratford Art Gallery; Stratford, Ontario
  • Corpus, Walter Phillips Gallery; Banff, Alberta
  • Community Linkages Video Project, Ed Video Gallery; Guelph, Ontario
  • A Crowd of One, Hamilton Art Gallery; Hamilton, Ontario
1992
  • Two-Row Wampum, Niagra Artist Inc.; Ste. Catherines, Ontario
  • Faculty Favourites Exhibition, University of Calgary; Calgary, Alberta
  • Zavitz Hall Faculty Show; Guelph, Ontario
  • Beau (inaugural exhibition), Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography; Ottawa
  • La Collection-Tableau Inaugural, Musee d'Art Contemporain; Montreal, Quebec
  • Legs Rene Payant, Galerie d'art du College Edouard Monpetit; Montreal, Quebec
1991
  • Musee d'Art Contemporain; Montreal, Quebec
1990
  • Figures d'Accumulation, Maison de la Culture la Petite Patrie; Montreal, Quebec
  • Figures d'Accumulation, Dorval Cultural Centre; Dorval, Quebec
  • Workscene Gallery; Toronto, Ontario
  • Vancouver Art Gallery; Vancouver, British Columbia
1989
  • Mois de la Photo, Montreal
  • London Regional Art Gallery, London
  • Figures d'Accumulation, Musee d'Art Contemporain; Montreal
  • Figures d'Accumulation,Stewart Hall; Pointe Claire
  • Figures d'Accumulation, Maison de la Culture Notre-Dame-de-Grace;Montreal
  • Figures d'Accumulation, Centre Communication et Culturel Henri-Lemieux; LaSalle, Que.
  • Figures d'Accumulation, Maison de la Culture Marie-Ugay; Montreal
1988
  • The Photograph as a Vulgar Document, Optica Gallery; Montreal
1987
  • Glenhyrst Gallery; Brantford
  • Algoma Art Gallery; Sault Ste. Marie
  • Galerie 101; Ottawa
1986
  • Vintage Video, Arc Gallery; Toronto
1985
  • O.C.A. Faculty Show, Gallery 76, Toronto
  • M.F.A. Alumni Show, Concordia University Gallery, Montreal
  • University of Guelph Faculty Exhibition, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre; Guelph
1983
  • Outdoor Installations, Royal Botannical Gardens; Burlington
  • Mercer Union; Toronto
1981
  • Viewpoint 29 x 9; Ontario (travelling)
1980
  • Annual Dalhousie Drawing Exhibition; Halifax
  • Eye of the Beholder, Toronto Photographers Co-op; Harbourfront, Toronto
  • Musee d'art Contemporain; Montreal
1979
  • National Film Board Gallery; Ottawa
  • Winnipeg Perspectives, Winnipeg Art Gallery; Winnipeg
  • Galeria Blu; Milan, Italy
  • 20 x 20", Factory 77; Toronto
1978
  • Invitational Drawing Show; Wroclaw, Poland
  • 03 23 03 Art and Performance Festival, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Montreal
  • Fleeting Gestures, International Center of Photography;New York
  • New Tendancies, Musee d'Art Contemporain; Montreal
  • Four Women Photographers; Wroclaw, Poland
1977
  • Magma, Museo Castelvecchio, Verona, Italy
  • National Film Board (Stills Division); Ottawa
  • London Regional Art Gallery; London
  • Bologna Art Fair; Bologna, Italy
  • Galerie Gilles Gheerbrant; Montreal
  • Transparent Things,Canada Council Art Bank; Ottawa
  • Transparent Things, Vancouver Art Gallery; Vancouver
  • Transparent Things, London Regional Art Gallery; London
  • Transparent Things, Alberta College of Art Gallery; Calgary
  • Transparent Things, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria; Victoria
  • Transparent Things, Dalhousie Art Gallery; Halifax
1976
  • State College at Buffalo; Buffalo, N.Y.
  • Identite/Identifications, Centre d'Art Plastiques Contemporains; Bordeaux, France
  • Forum '76, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Montreal
  • Photo and Idea, Galeria Communale d'Arte Moderna; Parma, Italy
  • Agnes Etherington Art Gallery; Kingston
  • Galerie Gilles Gheerbrant, Montreal
1975
  • Young Contemporaries, London Art Gallery; London
  • Vehicule Art in Transit, Kitchner-Waterloo Art Gallery; Kitchener
  • Vehicule Art in Transit, Centre Culturelle Canadienne; Paris, France
  • Vehicule Art in Transit, Simon Fraser University Gallery; Burnaby
  • National Film Board; Ottawa
  • Espace Carden, Paris, France
  • C.A.Y.C., Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Galerie Gilles Gheerbrant; Montreal
  • Quebec '75, Musee d'Art Contemporain; Montreal
  • Palais des Beaux Arts; Brussels, Belgium
1974
  • Peripheries, Musee d'Art Contemporain; Montreal
  • Basel Art Fair; Basel, Switzerland
  • Quebec '74, Palazzo del Permanente; Milan, Italy
  • Camerart, Optica Gallery; Montreal
  • Centre Culturelle Canadienne; Paris, France
  • Galerie Gilles Gheerbrant; Montreal
  • Video Impact, Galerie Impact; Geneva, Switzerland
  • 9 Out of 10, Hamilton Art Gallery; Hamilton
  • Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; Paris, France
1973
  • Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts; Montreal
  • Powerhouse Gallery; Montreal
  • W.O.R.K.S. Conceptographic Reading; Calgary
  • Vehicule Drawing Show; Montreal
1972
  • McGill University; Montreal
  • Terre des Hommes; Montreal
  • Europahaus Print Show; Vienna
  • Vehicule Art Gallery; Montreal
Performances
1987-88
  • It was a Classic Detroit-Style Robbery
1987
  • The 1812 Overature-An Ongoing Saga; collaboration with choreographer Gail Benn
1986
  • Missed Liberty; Managua,Nicaragura, A Space Gallery, Toronto
  • Dance to Life; collaboration with choreographer Gail Benn Pavlychenko Dance Studios, Toronto and Calgary
1978
  • Choreography with Myself; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1977
  • Clouds of Magellean; collaboration with composer Ted Dawson; Powerhouse Gallery, Montreal; Pollack Hall, McGill Univ., Montreal; and Array Music tour
1975
  • A Natural Way to Draw; Vehicule Art Gallery, Montreal; C.E.A.C.,Toronto
1972
  • Behavioural Prints; artist's studio
1970-73
  • Annual Feast(event); artist's studio
1970
  • Bisecting Space; artist's studio
Public and Selected Collections
  • Prudential Life Assurance Co.
  • London Regional Art Gallery, London
  • Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa
  • Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa
  • Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Montreal
  • Museum Lodz, Poland
  • Lavalin, Montreal
  • Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
  • McCarthy Tetrault, Toronto
  • Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph
  • Musee d'Art Contemporain, Montreal
  • Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton
  • Musee du Quebec, Quebec City
  • Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg
  • Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge
  • Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver
  • Nickel Arts Museum, Calgary
  • Univ. of Calgary; Calgary
  • The National Film Board Stills Div., Ottawa
  • Laurention University, Sudbury
  • Labatt Ltd., London
  • Western University, London
  • Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina
  • Glenbow Art Gallery, Calgary
  • Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt, Toronto
Grants & Awards
1999
  • Canada Council Travel Grant
1998
  • Canada Council Senior Artist grant
1997
  • Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance
  • Visual Arts Award, Arts Foundation of Greater Toronto; Toronto, Ontario
1995
  • Canada Council Short Term Grant
1992
  • Ontario Arts Council, Photo Framing Grant
  • Ontario Arts Council, Senior Grant
  • Group Research/Project Funding (for Bear Island Archives) Ministry of Culture and Communications Heritage and Special Projects
  • College of Arts Student Union
  • College Student Affairs
  • Ont. Public Interest Research Group
  • College of Social Sciences Student Group
1991
  • Ontario Arts Council, Photo Framing Grant
1989
  • University of Guelph, New Faculty Grant
1987
  • Canada Council, Short-Term Grant
1986
  • Canada Council, Short-Term Grant
1984
  • Canada Council, Short-Term Grant
1982
  • Canada Council, Short-Term Grant
1980
  • Canada Council, "B" Grant
1979
  • Ontario Arts Council, Senior Grant
1978
  • Canada Council, "B" Grant
1977
  • Canada Council, Short-Term Grant
1975
  • Canada Council, "B" Grant
1974
  • Canada Council, "B" Grant
1972
  • Canada Council, Short-Term Grant
Books & Journals
1999
  • Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century, Joan Murray; pg. 167-168, (chapter: Alternate Practice ), Dundurn Press, Toronto.
  • Journal of Canadian Studies, Refiguring Wilderness , Vol.33, No.2, Authority is an Attribute...Revisited p. 107 - 115.
1994
  • The Body, William Ewing, Catherine Lamb, ed.; page 307 (chapter: "The Mirrored Body"), Thames and Hudson, England
1993
  • Textual Studies in Canada 2 journal, "Authority is an Attribute: An Interview with Suzy Lake", pages 68-84,& cover photo Reading Our World, third printing
1992
  • Reading Our World, second printing
1991
  • Thirteen Essays on Photography, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography; "At The Epicentre",G. Fisher-Taylor; "The Manipulated Photograph", Denis Lessard; plates # 20, #34 & #5; pgs. 85, 87, & 48-155
  • Performance in Canada 1970-1990, ed: A. Richard & C. Robertson. Coach House Press
1990
  • Reading Our World:The Guelph Anthology, ed.: C. Rooke, R. Hulan, & L.Warley, front & back covers
1988
  • Contemporary Photographers, Second Printing, Karyn Allen; George Walsh, Colin Naylor, & Michael Held,eds; MacMillan Press (journals div.)
1987
  • From Sea to Shining Sea: Artist-Initiated Activity in Canada 1939-1987, A.A. Bronson; assoc.eds: Rene Blouin, Peggy Gale, & Glenn Lewis, Power Plant Pub.
1984
  • Contempory Canadian Photography, From the Collection of the National Film Board, Hurtig Pub. Ltd., p.4
  • Visions, T.V. Ontario
  • Encyclopedia of Photography, International Centre of Photography, Crown Pub., N.Y. (listed)
1983
  • Contemporary Canadian Art, D. Burnett & M. Schiff, p.202 & 207
  • Visions: Contemporary Art in Canada, "Rethinking the Art Object", Diana Nemiroff; eds: R. Bringhurst, G.James, R. Keziere, & D. Shadbolt; Douglas & McIntyre Pub.
1982
  • Contemporary Photographers, Karyn Allen; George Walsh, Colin Naylor & Michael Held, eds; MacMillan Press (journals div.)
1981
  • A Culinary Palette, Joan Murray, Merrit Pub.
1979
  • Canadian Perspectives: A National Conference on Canadian Photography,"Other Artists Using Photography"- Chris Youngs, eds.: Phil Bergson, Gary Hall, & Bill Morgan, Ryerson Polytechnique Press
1978
  • Fleeting Gestures: Dance Photographs, International Center of Photography, William Ewing, N.Y. (listed)
  • Annuel SKIRA Annual 1978, "The Autobiographical Image", Jean-Luc Daval; SKIRA Pub., Switzerland
1976
  • From the Centre; Feminist Essays on Women's Art, Lucy Lippard, E.P. Dutton
  • Europe/America: The Different Avant Gardes, Achille Bonito Oliva & Corinna Ferrari, Deco Press, Milan,1975
  • A Genuine Simulation of..., (booklet), Chantal Pontbriand, Vehicule Press
  • Photography 1975 Photographie: The National Film Board of Canada Salutes International Women's Year, N.F.B. Stills Division
  • The Female Eye/Coup d'Oeil Feminin, National Film Board Stills Division, Clarke-Irwin
1974
  • Canadian Artists in Exhibition 1973-74, Roundstone Council for the Arts, p. 139
Reviews/Monographs (1990 - 2000)
2000
  • The Montreal Gazette, Suzy Lake's Slips Make an Exotic Fit, by Henry Lehmann, p.J 12, Apr. 8
  • Now Magazine, Suzy Lake Hits With Feminism, by Deirdre Hanna, p. 77, issue 945
  • National Post, The Making of a Corporate Collection, by Thomas Hirschmann p. C5, Jan 15th.
  • National Post, Corporate Makeover by Brent Ledger, p. G16. (reproduction)
1999
  • Canadian Art, Suzy Lake: Women's Work, by Deborah Davis, p.87, Vol. 16, no 2.
  • Border Crossings, The Memory of Skin by Robert Enright, p.4, issue #72.
  • C Magazine, Suzy Lake: Paul Petro Contemporary Art, by Lee Rodney, p. 19, vol. #64
  • Globe and Mail, Disturbing Images of Female Claustrophobia by Gillian MacKay, May 15th
1997
  • Toronto Life, Soul's Kitchen by Donna Lypchuk, Nov. 1997, pages 108-118
1994
  • Border Crossings, Researching the Self, an Interview with Suzy Lake, by Robert Enright, Jan. 1994 issue, vol 13 number 1, pages 10 - 22 & cover photo.
  • Border Crossings, Framed by Women: Reconstructing Art History by Meeka Walsh; vol. 13 number 1, p3
  • The Vancouver Sun, Everyday Theatre of the Feminine by Robin Laurence, p.D7; Dec.18
1993
  • The Enterprise, Iroquois Falls, Ontario; Lake Comes to Town, by Carl Warren, Aug.10th. 1994, page 3.
  • The Guelph Tribune, New Exhibitions open at Macdonald Stewart (Distinguishing Features video), Jan 5th.,p.12
  • Canadian Art, Corpus, by Robert Enright, fall issue 1993, p.81-2
  • Border Crossings, Rumours of our Breath, Len Findlay; summer '93: p.50
  • Express de Drummondville, Une exposition du Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal a la Galerie du Centre culturel,10/24/93, page 17.
  • The Ottawa Citizen, The Power of Photography, Nancy Baele
  • Le Droit , (Ottawa) Expression; Point de Repere Suzy Lake
1992
  • Parallelogram, From Inside Temagami and Chile, Kim Fullerton, vol.18, no. 2, page 68- photo
  • Border Crossings, Radical Constructions, Ingrid Jenkner, fall issue, p.79-80
  • Now magazine, Toronto at a Glance, Oct 15-21, page 63 & photo
  • Border Crossings, Radical Constructions, Ingrid Jenkner, fall issue, p.79-80
  • Calgary Herald, Art, Nancy Tousley (no details) xerox provided
  • Toronto Sun, Our Choice,(photo), Lisa Balfour Bowen, Nov. 8th, p.16
  • The North Bay Nugget, Temagami Blockade Aftermath Focus of Kennedy Gallery Show, Mary Bonenfant, Mar. 6, p. C7
  • The North Bay Nugget, Photo Show Timely, Marjie Smith, Mar.12, p.B2
  • The Masinahigan, Cautioned Homes and Gardens, Steve Turner, March 17, p.1.
1991
  • Arts Magazine, Free Trade, B. Jones, Feb. p.43
  • Research, Univ. of Guelph, The Turmoil of Temagami, Kathe Grey, spring p.25
  • At Guelph, Political Forum Opens Art Show, Kathe Grey, Oct.23, p.3
  • Guelph Murcury, Sounding Pole Makes Sense as Natives look for Thin Ice, Carl Nelson, Nov.4, p.3A
  • The Masinahigan, Suzy Lake Puts Spotlight on T.A.A., S. Turner, Dec.17, p.1
Citations in reference works
1995
  • Who's Who of Canadian Women; Who's Who pub., Toronto, Kim Kofmel editor
1991
  • Performance in Canada 1970-1990, ed: A. Richard & C. Robertson. Coach House Press
Catalogues
1973
  • W.O.R.K.S.; A Conceptographic Reading of Our World Thermometer, Calgary
1974
  • 9 Out of 10, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton
  • Quebec '74, Basel Art Fair; Basel, Switzerland
  • Body Art, C.E.A.C., Toronto
  • Video Impact, Galerie Impact; Geneva, Switzerland
  • Peripheries, Montreal Museum of Fine Art
1975
  • Quebec '75, Musee d'Art Contemporain, Norman Theriault
  • Vehicule Art in Transit, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, B.C.
  • Young Contemporaries, London Regional Art Gallery; London
  • C.A.Y.C. Video, C.A.Y.C. Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Drawing, Musee d'Art Contemporain, Montreal
  • Photography 1975, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography (N.F.B.), p. 93
1976
  • Identite/Identifications, Centre d'Art Plastiques Contemporains, Bordeaux, France
  • University Gallery, State College at Buffalo; Buffalo, N.Y.
  • Foto and Idea, Galeria Communale d'Arte Moderna; Parma, Italy
  • Forum '76, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal
1977
  • Magma, Museo Castelvecchio; Verona, Italy
  • Bologna Art Fair, France Morin; Bologna, Italy
  • Transparent Things/Transparencies: The Artist's Use of the Photograph, Canada Council Art Bank
1978
  • Suzy Lake, Chris Knudsen, & Robert Walker, Vancouver Art Gallery
  • Invitational Drawing Show, Lodz Museum; Wroclaw, Poland
  • imPOSITIONS, Art Gallery of Ontario; Toronto
  • 03 23 03 Art and Performance Festival, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Chantal Pontbriand, Montreal
  • New Tendancies, Musee d'Art Contemporain, Montreal
1979
  • 20 X 20 Italia/Canada II, Galeria Blu, Milan, Italy & Factory 77, Toronto
  • Winnipeg Perspective 1979, Winnipeg Art Gallery, R. Selby & Karyn Allen
1980
  • Are You Talking to Me?, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon
  • 5th Dalhousie Drawing Exhibit, Tim Whiten, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax
1981
  • Viewpoint: 29 X 9, Art Gallery of Hamilton
1982
  • Locations and Sites, Hamilton Art Gallery
  • Wan/Lake,S.U.B. Art Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton
  • Artists With Their Work, Art Gallery of Ontario Extension Programme, Toronto
1983
  • Photographic Sequences, Jann Baily, Art Gallery of Peterborough
1985
  • University of Guelph Faculty Exhibit, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre; Guelph
1986
  • Vintage Video, ARC Gallery, Toronto, Renee Baert
1989
  • A Mois de la Photo, 'Mis-Proportioned Referencing- Photocollage', Montreal
  • Labatt Collection (poster/catalogue), London Regional Art Gallery, London
1990
  • Permanent Collection, London Regional Art and Historical Museum
1991
  • Authority is an Attribute... Part II Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph
  • Exhibitions and Collections, Art Gallery of Hamilton p.89
1992
  • Beau: A Reflection on the Nature of Beauty in Photography, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Martha Langford, Ottawa
  • La Collection: Tableau Inaugural, Musee d'Art Contemporain, Paulette Gagnon; p.500
1993
  • Point of Reference , Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Martha Hanna, Ottawa
  • The Intimate Stranger, Carolyn Bell-Farrell, curator; Stratford Art Gallery
  • Community Linkages, Karen Knight, Ed Video Gallery; Guelph, Ont.
1994
  • La Collection Lavalin, (hard cover book) Musee d'Art Contemporain, p. 175
2000
  • Passion et Tourment: La Collection Luc LaRochelle , Musee des Beaux-Arts de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec