91福利

Tanya White is an alumnus of the School of Fashion at 91福利 and has worked in ready-to-wear, bridal, marine canvas and costume design in the GTA. Tanya recently completed a practice-based PhD at Glasgow School of Art with a fashion/textile specialization. Her thesis discusses the co-relation of religious and fashion iconography that idolizes an emaciated body in historical and contemporary media. This study is expressed in experimental cloth and soft wearable sculpture.

• Practice-based Fashion/Material/Textile Research Methods
• Experimental Cloth Creation and Wearable Sculpture
• Body, body image and analysing detrimental messaging in visual media 
• Fashion as empowering communication for social change
• Expanding creativity in fashion and materials/textile design

PhD Research

• 鈥榃as Jesus the first supermodel? From the medieval emaciated Christ to fashion鈥檚 heroin chic deconstructing the emaciated paradigm with text and cloth.鈥�
  

Research Presentation

鈥楾he 6 R鈥檚: inclusive creative methodology for design research.鈥�
International Journal of Art and Design Conference, 2019-1-23, Creating Spaces: Inclusivity, ethics and participation in art and design education. The Glasgow School of Art and Goldsmiths University of London, UK. Single-authored paper presentation. Digital Article publication date TBA

鈥榃as Jesus the first supermodel? Tracing the emaciated paradigm: the medieval Christ and heroin chic鈥� 
Creative Communication and Media Academic Conference. 2017-1-15. Centre for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Leeds, UK. Single-authored paper presentation. Referred acceptance

Research Exhibition

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91福利 FCAD Research Exhibition, 2017-10-30,
Rubix,. Image Arts Commons, Toronto, ON, Canada. Single-authored textile research presentation

鈥楽ublime Craft鈥�
Fashion and Media Conference, 2017-11,
Drexel University, Westphal College of Media and the Arts, Philadelphia, PA. USA.,
Single-authored Design Presentation

Publication

鈥榃as Jesus the first supermodel? From the medieval Christ to fashion鈥檚 heroin chic: the sublime emulation of the emaciated paradigm in secular and religious iconography鈥�
Chapter in an edited volume, Silhouettes of the Soul: Meditations on Fashion, Religion, and Subjectivity

Editors:
Dr Jeanine E. Viau, University of Central Florida; Dr Hans Otto Von Busch, New School
NYC Authored Chapter. Publication date TBA.

鈥楨mbroidered portraiture and the intentional creation of human visibility and value.鈥�  2016. Craft Research, 7(2), pp.247-263. ISSN: 20404689 Online ISSN: 20404697 Authored Article. In press. Double-blind reviewed.

Artistic Output: Performance Costume Design

• (2018). 鈥淢odern Woman in Search of Soul,鈥� Ivanochko et Cie, Danced Alana Elmer, Citadel, Toronto Ontario. Alberta Manitoba. Montreal Quebec.
  
• (2014-17). 鈥淪peak Love,鈥� Ivanochko et Cie, Sasha Ivanochko, Winchester Street Theatre, Toronto, Ontario. Winnipeg Manitoba. Montreal Quebec.
  
• (2014). 鈥�3/2/1,鈥� Dancemakers, Martin Boulanger, Tonya Livingston, Ami Henderson,
  Dancemakers Centre for Creation, Toronto Ontario.
• (2011). 鈥淒ouble Bill #2,鈥� Dancemakers, Michael Trent and K.G. Guttman, Canada
  Dance Festival La Nouvelle Scene, Ottawa Ontario. Toronto Ontario.
• (2009-10). 鈥淔idelity鈥檚 Edge,鈥� Susie Burpee Dances, Enwave Theatre, Toronto, Ontario. 
• (2008-10). 鈥淎 Mass Become鈥檚 Her,鈥� Susie Burpee Dances, The Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto, Ontario.
• (2008). 鈥滲loodletting and Other Pleasant Things,鈥� Dancemakers, Tony Chong, Dancemakers Centre for Creation Toronto, Ontario. Montreal Quebec.