Denison: Artists' Talk

Denison University's Vail Visiting Artist program welcomes Jessie Kanelos Weiner ?08 and Cyrille Weiner for artists' talks at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, in the performance space of Blair Knapp Hall (300 Ridge Road). The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dyan Couden at 740-587-8581 or visit Denison.edu. A photographer born in 1976 and trained at the Ecole nationale supérieure Louis Lumière, Weiner lives in Paris. His work has been published by numerous international magazines, such as ?M Le Monde,? ?New York Times,? ?T magazine,? ?Foam,? ?British Journal of Photography,? and ?Art Press,? and exhibited at MAC Lyon, the Rencontres d?Arles and the Villa Noailles in Hyères. He was the laureate of the Prix Lucien Hervé and Rudolf Hervé in 2012 and the author of ?Presque île? (Almost Island) (2009) and of ?Twice,? (2015). Weiner recurrently poses the question of space, and how individuals appropriate themselves to their living spaces, distanced from directives coming from ?on high.? Progressively leaving the documentary register, he proposes a universe crossed by fiction, that he establishes with exhibitions, editorial projects and installations. Illustrator, food stylist and author Kanelos Weiner is best known for her vibrant watercolor illustrations and fine line coloring books. She works for international clients including Nespresso, Kellogg?s, Rizzoli and the Hachette Book Group among many others. Her work has appeared in international style publications ?Vogue,? ?T Magazine,? ?Cherry Bombe,? ?Le Nouvel Observateur? and ?M Le Magazine du Monde.? She writes and illustrates a popular blog about her life called ?thefrancofly.com.? She has written a handful of cookbooks, including a collection of American family recipes adapted to French tastes ?Pâtisseries et gâteaux d?Amérique? (Marabout). Her latest book ?Edible Paradise: A Coloring Book of Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables? intricately explores the edible plant kingdom. Kanelos Weiner graduated earned a bachelor of arts in theatre arts with a minor in studio art, graduated magna cum laude and was awarded the President?s Medal, the highest student honor conferred by Denison. She was a Posse Foundation Scholar and president of the Theta Alpha Phi theatre honorary. Kanelos Weiner currently lives and works in Paris.