17. Gerri-Anne Siwek
Mary and the Squirming Jesus
polyfilla, latex, glue, fabric, beads, buttons, acrylic and enamel paint on masonite
63.9 x 48.3 cm
1986 APR
Saskatchewan Arts Board Permanent Collection
1991-012

About The Artist

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Gerri-Anne Siwek currently resides in Regina.   She received her art training from the Ontario College of Art, the Arts Students League, New York, and the University of Regina.

Appropriating an image from history and using humour to humanize that image is Siwek’s way of becoming part of history.  Rather than icons as objects of spirituality, her works become icons of humanity through the use of humour as well as the use of contemporary found objects, such as buttons.  While some of Siwek’s works appear to have a religious/Christian content, they represent first herself and then her roots in art and religion.