Camille Turner: press

artist: CAMILLE TURNER
genre: site-specific media/performance art
title of work: Miss Canadiana: Red, White and Beautiful Tour
date: 2002 - ongoing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WHAT'S RED, WHITE AND BEAUTIFUL AND TOURING THE WORLD?

Miss Canadiana, a creation of Camille Turner, a Toronto based media and performance artist, wears a tiara, sash and gown, and inserts herself into various Canadian and international locations where she engages the unsuspecting public and records the sometimes surprising results on camera.

Miss Canadiana has appeared in festivals and public events worldwide. Countries visited include: Senegal, UK, Australia, Germany and Mexico. She has made appearances in Canadian cities across the country. Upcoming appearances incude: Halifax, North Preston, St. John's, Lethbridge, Banff and Calgary.

Miss Canadiana is available for appearances, screenings, talks and exhibitions.

The artist is grateful for the support of Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council.

Contact Information:

Camille Turner
160 Huron Street #401
Toronto, ON
M5T 2B5
home:416.506.1853
cell: 416.871.4200
email: fanmail@misscanadiana.ca
http://www.misscanadiana.ca

press interviews, reviews, articles

Coulee Landscape offers inspiration for Toronto artist's latest creation , The Lethbridge Herald, June 30, 2007

Alienated Cosmopolitans, The Walrus, May, 2007

Miss Canadiana comes to Halifax, Citizenshift,

Montreal Mirror, Artsweek, Montreal, July, 2005

Breakfast Television, City TV, Toronto, June, 2005

Radio Canada International, Carmel Kilkenny, Spotlight, Toronto, February, 2005

Now Magazine, Catherine Farquarshon, Heroic Heights, Toronto, February 3, 2005

The National Post, R.M. Vaughan, Not a Cape in Sight: Black women artists redefine the heroic, January 29, 2005

CBC Radio One, Halifax, Arts Report, Phlis McGregor Miss Canadiana (.pdf 350KB), January 7, 2005

The Chronicle Herald, Elissa Barnard, Here she comes, Miss Canadiana, Halifax, January 7, 2005

HFX/The Daily News, Shauntay Grant, All bow to Miss Canadiana, January 6, 2005

The Globe and Mail, Guy Dixon, Boring cab ride? Teletaxi will entertain you,Toronto, October 21, 2003

The Varsity, Lizzie McNeeley, Hail art cab ,Toronto, October 23, 2003

CBC radio, Brent Brambury, Go, Toronto, July 2003

The Globe and Mail, RM Vaughan, So this is fame? 15 Seconds on the street, November 2, 2002

The Toronto Star, Peter Goddard, Fleeting Fame, Toronto, October 28, 2002

Eye Weekly, RM Vaughan, Micro Movies take Art to the Street, Toronto, October 12, 2000