2021

Bridging the Social Distance: Podcast Interview

In early 2021 I spoke along with friend and collaborator Annie Carpenter with Jenny Mitchell of CFRU about motherhood in the time of COVID, our art practices, and our work together on the Call Centre project at Allenhead Contemporary Arts. Listen to the interview here.

Bridging the Social Distance is a show that aims to give a platform for sharing ideas, perspectives and feelings in the wake of the Global COVID-19 pandemic. Interviews feature local Guelphites (of Guelph, Canada) as well as people living elsewhere around the world.

You can listen at bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com

Artist Talk: Darkness Shall Cover Me at the FWCAC

2019

CultureBlast July: International Arts and Artists at Hillyer

Hillyer presents a moderated discussion with artists Jackie Hoysted, Katherine Akey Lee, Michele Banks, and Cory Oberndorfer, reflecting on their artist residency experiences in cooler climates ranging from Ireland to the Arctic Circle. Talks will be followed by audience Q&A and a reception featuring frozen treats!

2018

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

On November 11, 1918, the armistice that would end World War I officially came into effect. One hundred years later, it is important to reflect on a war that irrevocably altered the world as it was, and left in its wake a legacy that still impacts us today. Supported by the Richard Lounsbery Foundation, this program will highlight the new historical research of Carnegie Council’s First World War Fellows. Speakers will include: Katherine Akey – "Collective Memory and the Hidden Photographic Narratives of World War I"

Learn more about the program and my research as a Carnegie Council Fellow here. You can also read a transcript of the talk given at the Carnegie Council by visiting this page.

Artist as Time Traveler: Reflecting on Time and History to Expand our Understanding of Contemporary Culture

I was part of this panel organized by Hillyer and the Washington Sculptors Group at the Center for Hellenic Studies. It was an opportunity to hear how artists across the world examine time and history to influence their contemporary practices, featuring myself, Dr. Katia Arfara, and Patricia Sannit.