Ria Links Artists for Systems Change invites you to
Salon in the Cloud # 8,
with Jesse Stewart.
October 13, 2021
Thank you, Jesse, for a fabulous presentation and for all you do!
Notes and Chat Google Doc for Cloud 8:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pppDeBfrq5WHfOiPykXcs8MLgIiye-_D5DyxmPPQOHU/edit?usp=sharing
We continued the fall season with a Salon presentation by Jesse Stewart, an artist well-known for his work in the sonic and visual arts. He is also famous for his dedication to local charitable or volunteer community groups, giving freely of his time to connect, perform and share his knowledge.
Jesse writes: In this talk, I will discuss the environmentalist impulse that informs my work in the visual and sonic arts, an impulse that is embodied in the ephemeral nature of much of my work and in my use of found objects. I will focus in particular on a recent body of work that responds to the climate emergency.
Jesse Stewart's biography
Jesse Stewart is a visual artist, composer, percussionist, instrument builder, and educator dedicated to re-imagining the space between artistic disciplines.
After majoring in both visual art and in music as an undergraduate student at the University of Guelph, he went on to complete two Masters degrees at York University where he studied music composition with James Tenney and David Mott. Much of his creative work crosses disciplinary boundaries, exploring the links between the visual and the sonic arts.
He has exhibited work in over twenty exhibitions at galleries including the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Thames Art Gallery, the Glenhyrst Gallery, the Peterborough Art Gallery, the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, and the Ottawa Art Gallery. Five exhibition catalogues have been published about his work.
As a musician, he works primarily in the areas of jazz, experimental music, and free improvisation. His music has been documented on over twenty recordings including Stretch Orchestra’s self-titled debut album which received the 2012 “Instrumental Album of the Year” JUNO award. He has performed and/or recorded with musical luminaries from around the world.
He also has extensive experience facilitating community-engaged art and music projects. Through the We Are All Musicians (WAAM) project, he has conducted hundreds of inclusive music workshops throughout Canada and the United States.
Jesse Stewart has received numerous awards and honours including the Ottawa Arts Council’s Mid-Career Artist Award and the Order of Ottawa. He is a Professor in the School for Studies in Art and Culture at Carleton University, and an adjunct faculty member in the Visual Arts Department at the University of Ottawa.
