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Loren Lerner is a retired Professor of Art History at Concordia University's Faculty of Fine Arts, specializing in 19th- and 20th-century European, North American, and Middle Eastern art. Her interdisciplinary background includes a Master's in Art History (University of Michigan), Library Science (McGill University), and a PhD in Communication Studies (Université de Montréal). She has taught courses on urban history, social issues, collective memory, and identity development in art, with a focus on gender, class, and otherness.
Her research spans curatorial practices, Canadian Jewish cultural identity, Holocaust representation, and the intersection of art and religion. Notable projects include editing Afterimage: Evocations of the Holocaust in Contemporary Canadian Arts (2002) and curating the Sam Borenstein retrospective at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (2005). She pioneered student web-publishing initiatives like Public Art as Social Intervention and Canadian Artists of Eastern European Origin, funded by grants from Canada Council and Canadian Heritage.
Lerner's publications explore themes such as Indigenous imagery in national narratives, childhood representation in Canadian art, and the spiritual in contemporary art. Her work bridges academic research with public engagement, emphasizing accessible digital platforms for cultural heritage.
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