Carolyn Lieba Francois Lazard (born 1987) is an artist based in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lazard uses the experience of chronic
illness to examine concepts of intimacy and the labor of living
involved with chronic illnesses. Lazard expresses their ideas through
a variety of mediums including performance, filmmaking, sculpture,
writing, photography, sound; as well as environments and
installations. Lazard graduated from Bard College in 2010. They earned
their MFA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2019. Lazard is a
2019 Pew Foundation Fellow.Alongside their studio practice they are a
cofounder of Canaries, with Jesse Cohen and Bonnie Swencionis, a
network of cis women, trans and non-binary people living and working
with autoimmune conditions and other chronic illnesses. The members
are artists, painters, actors, and writers who all experience bodily
phenomena outside the frame of biomedical discourse. The group,
originally based in NYC, has taken the form of a listserve, an art
collective, and a support group with regular meetings. As a collective
they have exhibited at Recess, NY, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts,
NY, and Franklin Street Works, CT.Lazard's work has been exhibited
internationally including at the Kunsthal Aaruhs, Denmark; Stedelijk
Museum, Amsterdam; and The Camden Art Center, London. Nationally, they
have exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia;
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; New Museum, New York; and had
screenings at the Anthology Film Archives, New York. Lazard was
included in the 2019 Whitney Biennial, curated by Rujeko Hockley and
Jane Panetta. Lazard was a participant alongside 75 other artists
including fellow Philadelphia-based artist Tiona Nekkia McClodden.
Lazard's published works include a 2019 work commissioned by Recess
titled Accessibility in the Arts: A Promise and a Practice and The
World is Unknown, published by Triple Canopy as a part of their
Immaterial Literature project area.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lazard uses the experience of chronic
illness to examine concepts of intimacy and the labor of living
involved with chronic illnesses. Lazard expresses their ideas through
a variety of mediums including performance, filmmaking, sculpture,
writing, photography, sound; as well as environments and
installations. Lazard graduated from Bard College in 2010. They earned
their MFA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2019. Lazard is a
2019 Pew Foundation Fellow.Alongside their studio practice they are a
cofounder of Canaries, with Jesse Cohen and Bonnie Swencionis, a
network of cis women, trans and non-binary people living and working
with autoimmune conditions and other chronic illnesses. The members
are artists, painters, actors, and writers who all experience bodily
phenomena outside the frame of biomedical discourse. The group,
originally based in NYC, has taken the form of a listserve, an art
collective, and a support group with regular meetings. As a collective
they have exhibited at Recess, NY, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts,
NY, and Franklin Street Works, CT.Lazard's work has been exhibited
internationally including at the Kunsthal Aaruhs, Denmark; Stedelijk
Museum, Amsterdam; and The Camden Art Center, London. Nationally, they
have exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia;
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; New Museum, New York; and had
screenings at the Anthology Film Archives, New York. Lazard was
included in the 2019 Whitney Biennial, curated by Rujeko Hockley and
Jane Panetta. Lazard was a participant alongside 75 other artists
including fellow Philadelphia-based artist Tiona Nekkia McClodden.
Lazard's published works include a 2019 work commissioned by Recess
titled Accessibility in the Arts: A Promise and a Practice and The
World is Unknown, published by Triple Canopy as a part of their
Immaterial Literature project area.
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