Toronto artist and author
Shari Kasman is a multidisciplinary artist and writer based in her hometown, Toronto, Canada.
Education.
Kasman has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in music from York University and a diploma in Music Performance in classical piano from McMaster University.
Career.
Kasman has been teaching piano since 2001.
In the 2010s, Kasman photographed and provided guided tours of Toronto's Galleria Mall. She created two photo books about the mall. Her related exhibit "Memories of Galleria Mall" was featured as part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival in 2019.
Kasman was involved in the creation of the large-scale guerilla art installation that became a community hub, "Bloordale Beach", which was described as a vision for reclaiming public space and was the inspiration for music videos and other works of art.
In 2022, after failing to persuade the City of Toronto to address flooding in a bicycle lane on Bloor Street, Kasman named the location "Bloordale Pond". The same year, Kasman drew attention to the unused land on Brock Street, Toronto, by putting up unauthorised signs suggesting the location was "Parkdale Provincial Park".
Kasman's work often provides commentary on the issues within Toronto, such as public transit and alcohol consumption in public parks. She works to integrate whimsy into in the city as well, such as a colourful recent installation on a chain link fence.
Kasman is also a frequent contributor to the West End Phoenix, a local newspaper in Toronto.
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