Artist Details

Weidenhammer, Lori

Lori Weidenhammer is a Vancouver performance-based artist originally from Saskatchewan. For four years she has been appearing as the persona Madame Beespeaker on a regular basis. As a member of MOPARRC she created the Artist Run Bee Garden at the Means of Production Garden in 2009. Her collaborative media works with Peter Courtemanche have been shown in Canada and abroad. As a food security volunteer and activist Weidenhammer works with colleagues and students of all ages on identifying native plants, eating locally, gardening for pollinators, and guerrilla gardening. She is passionate about art that that transforms the relationship between the artist and the viewer and creates community bonds.

Photo	Name of Work	Neighbourhood	Year	Medium/discipline	Program
	Super Bloomers	Renfrew-Collingwood		Environmental Art	Artist In Communities
	Vancouver City Hall Community Garden	Fairview	2009	Garden/greenway	Neighbourhood Matching Fund

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