Elaine Ling Explained

Elaine Ling (1946–2016) was a Canadian photographer.

Life

Ling was born in Hong Kong.[1] [2] She immigrated to Canada with her family in the 1950s and grew up in Scarborough, Ontario.[3]

Ling received a medical degree from the University of Toronto, and practised medicine in the Cree Pikangikum First Nation in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, and in Kathmandu, Nepal, where she began taking photographs of female patients with leprosy.

Ling died in Toronto, Ontario August 4, 2016 as a result of lung cancer.[4] [5] Canada's Image Centre awards a research fellowship in her honour.[6]

Her brother maintains a website of the artist's work and publications elaineling.ca.

Collections

Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada,[7] The Image Centre (Toronto),[8] the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,[9] the Brooklyn Museum[10] and Toronto public art museum Gallery Arcturus.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elaine Ling. www.gallery.ca. 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504023643/https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/elaine-ling. 2019-05-04. live.
  2. Web site: These Photos Show Why Protecting Ancient Stone Structures Is So Important. Jordan G.. Teicher. 8 April 2016. Slate Magazine. 4 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504023641/https://slate.com/culture/2016/04/elaine-ling-photographs-ancient-natural-and-man-made-stones-in-talking-stones-a-photographic-sojourn.html. 4 May 2019. live.
  3. Web site: Elaine Ling: Through her journeys, she found her way – Point of View Magazine. povmagazine.com. 31 January 2017 . 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504023645/http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/elaine-ling-through-her-journeys-she-found-her-way. 2019-05-04. live.
  4. Web site: Remembering Toronto photographer Elaine Ling. The Eyeopener. 11 August 2016 . 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504023647/https://theeyeopener.com/2016/08/remembering-toronto-photographer-elaine-ling/. 2019-05-04. live.
  5. Web site: Aug 4, 2016 - In Memory of Artist Elaine Ling - Ryerson Image Centre. ryersonimagecentre.ca. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504023645/https://ryersonimagecentre.ca/news/aug-4-2016-in-memory-of-artist-elaine-ling/. May 4, 2019. live.
  6. Web site: (Ryerson) Image Centre . theimagecentre.ca . 5 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Elaine Ling. www.gallery.ca. 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504023643/https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/elaine-ling. 2019-05-04. live.
  8. Web site: From the Collection: Elaine Ling - Ryerson Image Centre. ryersonimagecentre.ca. 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504023645/https://ryersonimagecentre.ca/exhibition/from-the-collection-elaine-ling/. 2019-05-04. live.
  9. Web site: Elaine Ling: Incredible Rocks, Kangaroo Island (Australia Stones #2) . mfah.org.
  10. Web site: Brooklyn Museum. www.brooklynmuseum.org. 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504023644/https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/162237. 2019-05-04. live.
  11. Web site: Elaine Ling artist's page . arcturus.ca . 5 June 2024.

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