Art history has a violent and bloody past. From homicidal goldsmiths to patricide and crimes of passion, artistic figures had a sudden strong impulse such as anger or jealousy that led them to commit horrible crimes. During this fascinating hour-long illustrated presentation, join SG Curator as he exposes artists associated with acts of murder—just in time for Valentine’s Day!
Olex Wlasenko has based his studio practice in Oshawa, Ontario after earning a Master of Fine Art at The University of Western Ontario in 2000. Prior to this, he graduated with distinction from the Ontario College of Art (OCA) in 1994, going on to complete a degree in Fine Arts at the University of Guelph.
After completing his graduate studies, Wlasenko worked as Assistant Curator at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (RMG) in Oshawa, Ontario. There he organized over twenty photography exhibitions featuring vintage prints that document the historical development of his hometown of Oshawa. Wlasenko has curated over 80 exhibitions, including Broken Promises: Soviet Photography in the Age of Stalin at the MacLaren Art Centre, Vera Jacyk: Chysto, Chysto, Chysto, Brendan Fernandes: Dada Afrika, Toni Latour: The Femme Project, Meryl McMaster: In Between Worlds, Marie-Josée | Microcosms-Macrocosms and most recently Still in Time | The Prints of Jacques Hnizdovsky. Olex has been the Curator at Whitby’s Station Gallery since February 2008.