Elaine Ling

Elaine Ling

Elaine Ling (1946–2016) was a Canadian photographer.[1]

Life

Ling was born in Hong Kong.[2][3] She immigrated to Canada with her family in the 1950s and grew up in Scarborough, Ontario.[4]

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.[1]

Ling died in Toronto, Ontario August 4, 2016 as a result of lung cancer.[5][1]

Elaine Ling with prayer flags in mountains of Tibet, 2007
Elaine Ling Tibet, 2007

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Aug 4, 2016 - In Memory of Artist Elaine Ling - Ryerson Image Centre". ryersonimagecentre.ca. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Elaine Ling". www.gallery.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  3. ^ Teicher, Jordan G. (8 April 2016). "These Photos Show Why Protecting Ancient Stone Structures Is So Important". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Elaine Ling: Through her journeys, she found her way – Point of View Magazine". povmagazine.com. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  5. ^ "Remembering Toronto photographer Elaine Ling". The Eyeopener. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  6. ^ "(Ryerson) Image Centre". theimagecentre.ca. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Elaine Ling". www.gallery.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  8. ^ "From the Collection: Elaine Ling - Ryerson Image Centre". ryersonimagecentre.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  9. ^ "Elaine Ling: Incredible Rocks, Kangaroo Island (Australia Stones #2)". mfah.org.
  10. ^ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  11. ^ "Elaine Ling artist's page". arcturus.ca. Retrieved 5 June 2024.


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