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Leila Sujir

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Nationality
  
Canadian

Website
  
leilasujir.com

Born
  
1951 (age 65–66)
Hyderabad, India

Notable work
  
Dreams of the Nightcleaners

Books
  
Leila Sujir : Luminous Stories : the Art Gallery of Peterborough, February 28-April 25, 1999

Leila Sujir (born 1951) is a Canadian video artist.

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Life

Sujir was born in 1951 in Hyderabad India. She immigrated to Canada with her family in 1956. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English liteature from the University of Alberta in 1971. Sujir is an associate professor of Intermedia in the studio arts department of Concordia University.

Work

Sujir is known for her video works examining cultural origin and difference.

Collections

Suijir's video works are held by several museum collections, including the National Gallery of Canada and the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.

References

Leila Sujir Wikipedia