Melissa Levin
Melissa is a multi disciplinary artist. She began as a textile printer and costume designer and has been making videos and films since 1997. Her award winning short works have been shown internationally in over a hundred festivals and her first feature documentary “Class Queers” (co-directed with Roxana Spicer) aired on CBC television’s Rough Cuts in 2003.
She has a BFA from Philadelphia College of Art and a Masters of Art from School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She taught Textile Printing at Sheridan College for five years and is currently working on a new body of work using found jigsaw puzzles. She has been living in Toronto for the last 7 years.
THANKS | The Puzzle Room could not have happened with out the help, expertise and moral support of the following two wonder-women:
Designer & Carpenter:
Lisa (it will only take 15 minutes) Dooher for Mrs. Murphy’s Fine Furniture. Thank you for your perseverance, fine eye to detail as well as your encouragement. Lisa and I worked together on the design of the furniture and with the exception of the bed, Lisa built and installed all the furniture. Contact: 416.533.4824
Consultant: Janna Levitt, Levitt Goodman Architects Ltd
www.levittgoodmanarchitects.com
“Hybrid City”
Hours and hours were spent putting together the original puzzles before they were collaged. For that painstaking task I thank the following people!
Lukkas Blak
Dara Gelman
Kim Simon
Kim Stephenson
Fredie Towe
And especially:
Thank you to Nina Levitt for her puzzling skills as well as the extended use of her studio table, bookshelves and patience with the process.
CN Tower @2005
Video Production:
Director: Melissa Levin
Camera: Nas Khan and Melissa Levin
Editor: Aleesa Cohene
Thank you to both Nas and Aleesa for there extra efforts and keen eyes.
A big thank you to – Suanne McGregor for her attention to the details, as well as all the trades’ people at The Gladstone, who, sanded, cleaned, painted and put on the finishing touches. To the upholsterer, Peter Gray for saving the day! And finally thank you to Christina Zeidler for her vision and tenacity to make it happen.
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