Media Resource Coordinator and Instructor

905 688 5550 x4033
mholtenandersen@brocku.ca
Instructor – Sound Design

Max administers the digital media equipment for the Visual Arts department, including the VISA Equipment Kiosk and the Digital Media Lab. As part of his duties, Max is responsible for supporting VISA faculty, staff and students in the use of digital media equipment for pedagogical purposes. Additionally, Max oversees the use of the MWS Learning Commons. This includes assisting MIWSFPA students in the use of MWS Learning Commons equipment, acting as a liaison with the Library on main campus, and running workshops regarding the use of available media equipment. Max is a graduate of the Music Program at Brock, holds a Masters in Music from uOttawa and actively collaborates as sound designer/composer with a plethora of artists.

Administrative Assistant
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mlederich@brocku.ca
Fax: 905 378 5712

Monika Lederich manages and coordinates the administrative details and projects of the Visual Arts department, liaises with students and other areas within the university and provides information and support to both students and faculty. Monika attended Niagara College and Brock University and previously worked for the University of Toronto.

Visual Arts Facilities Technician and Instructor
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amcbay@brocku.ca
Instructor – Drawing, Foundation.

Arnold provides studio support for the Visa Art Stores, woodworking shop, oversees all aspects of safety and training, and is the departmental webmaster. Arnold is an alumni of the Visual Arts Program at Brock and Althouse Faculty of Education of the University of Western Ontario. In 2013 he completed his Masters in Studies in Comparative Literature and the Arts at Brock University in the Department of Modern Languages.

Gallery Coordinator & Instructor

sdelazzer@brocku.ca
x5065

PhD, Western University
MA, University at Buffalo,
The State University of New York
BA, Brock University

Sonya Marie de Lazzer is the Gallery Coordinator of the Visual Arts Gallery and Student Exhibition Space (MIWSFPA) and works in consultation with preparators, curators, artists, students, as well as public outreach. Sonya brings extensive museum and art gallery experience in the areas of curation, programming, exhibition writing, design, and installation. She also teaches in the areas of art history, visual culture, and curation. de Lazzer is trained as a historian of visual culture with an interest in souvenirs, collectibles, and collections. Her research is focused on the visual culture and visual history of Niagara Falls as a tourist site, with investigations into contemporary notions of the sublime that expand on recreational, social, and immersive experiences within landscapes, specifically, the recreational sublime and sublime fiction(s). Her research constellates the material culture of mementos, souvenirs, tourist attractions and experiences.