Jana Sterbak

Jana Sterbak ( born March 19, 1955 in Prague ) is a Canadian artist of Czechoslovak origin, who works with the means of conceptual art and installation. Her works are associated with the feminist art and often deal with the body and power. Change The materials used, style is usually found a threatening note, which is mitigated by the ironic tone of her art. To Sterbak famous works include the installations I Want You to Feel the Way I Do ..., a steel dress with stripped power cables, remote control, a remote-controlled dress on wheels, and Vanitas: Flesh Dress for albino Anorectic, a dress made of meat.

Your artistic breakthrough had Sterbak 1990 her exhibition at the Biennale di Venezia and a solo exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada in 1991. Was followed by a series of solo and group exhibitions, including a retrospective at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. In 2012 she was awarded the Canadian Governor General's Award for Visual and Media Arts.