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Mia Weinberg - Artist Biography at Grey Area Gallery
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Vancouver artist Mia Weinberg creates digital photograms that call attention to the tiniest fragments of organic matter. She believes there is potential in the microscopic to bring us face to face with something we too often forget: that life on this earth is full of wonder, full of mystery. Her hope is that these photograms will help the viewer become re-enchanted by the truly marvellous in the everyday. She often chooses to work with botanical specimens that are in the process of decay because especially in their passage through death, they lead to regeneration, new beginnings, and exhibit extraordinary beauty. Born in London, England, Mia Weinberg left a career in industrial manufacturing, and moved to Vancouver in 1987. Mia graduated from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 1994, subsequently her work has been exhibited across Canada and internationally. In 2002, Mia participated in a collaborative residency at the The Banff Centre (Alberta) that resulted in the acquisition of her work by the Walter Phillips Gallery. In 2004 Mia was awarded an Earthwatch fellowship to participate in an archeological project in Washington State. In 2007, Mia was awarded a public art commission for the Muttart Conservatory in Edmonton. In November 2008 Mia’s image “Atlin II” received the Director’s Selection Award from The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Mia Weinberg Online Art Gallery
