Irene Loughlin
Irene Loughlin was born on May 20, 1967, in Hamilton, Canada. Loughlin is known for her performance artwork, writings, drawings and cultural work. Biography Her art embodies images of feminism, health activism, and anti-poverty movements. Over the last twenty years, the artworks created have focused further on images challenging many social constructs such as mental illness (now described as neurodiversity or neurodivergence), visual metaphors of medical treatment, and ecological landscapes. She created this work as a contemporary emotive discourse. The works of art stem from images drawn from Loughlin's experiences or as witnessed throughout her life, in relation to childhood, spiritualism, labour, exercise, depression, diagnosis, sexual abuse, processed foods, rehabilitation, happiness, nourishment, hope, class distinction, sexuality, desire, speech, addiction, therapy, silence, and historical re-enactments. Loughlin further developed her practice as an artist in Vancouve ...
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Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353, and its census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is approximately southwest of Toronto in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, the town of Hamilton became the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe. On January 1, 2001, the current boundaries of Hamilton were created through the amalgamation of the original city with other municipalities of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth. Residents of the city are known as Hamiltonians. Traditionally, the local economy has been led by the steel and heavy manufacturing industries. During the 2010s, a shift toward the service sector occurred, such as health and sciences. Hamilton is ho ...
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