Faculty Profile for Elinor Whidden

Elinor Whidden

Haliburton School of The Arts

Elinor Whidden received a BA in Canadian Studies/Environmental Studies from Trent University, a BFA from Nova Scotia College of Art & Design and a MFA from Suny at Buffalo. She has exhibited throughout North America, recently showing work in the provinces of Alberta and Ontario as well as Detroit, Michigan. Whidden is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including Creation Grants from Nova Scotia Culture Tourism and Heritage, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts. Whidden's current art practice continues her quest to find a way to survive and adapt in a world increasingly threatened by contemporary car culture.