Sound and Video Recordings.

Kerry Ferris. - 5 April 1987. - 2 audio cassettes (1 hr. 49 min.) and 1 cm of textual records.
A recording and transcript of an interview conducted by Diana C. Coates with Kerry Ferris. Topics discussed include Ferris' childhood background and memories of Tecumseh Street in London; family relationships; appreciation for animals; education at H.B. Beal Secondary School and independent study; self motivation; reasons for becoming an artist; year in England; teaching painting at library and gallery; degree in cinematography at Fanshawe College; grants; move to the Arctic; birth of a son, Alyosha; watercolour and acrylic techniques; sharing a London studio with Jamelie Hassan and other artists; exhibition opportunities; the exhibition Storm Lines; public and private galleries; thoughts on being a woman artist; political and environmental concerns works such as Gentle Rain, Gray Sadness, and Silent Illusion; artistic drive and determination.

Jamelie Hassan. - 28 May 1986. - 2 audio cassettes (1 hr. 43 min.) and 1 cm of textual records.
A recording and transcript of an interview conducted by Diana C. Coates with Jamelie Hassan. Topic discussed include Hassan's childhood and family background; growing up as the seventh of eleven children; Islamic religion and tradition; first time seeing a painting at the Dewdney's across the street on Erie Avenue and discussions with Selweyn; a native woman who took care of her and introduced her to colour; travel and studies in Italy and the Middle East in 1967; back in London at Beal; exploring the moving image and video in Meeting Nassar and The Oblivion Seekers; grants; Zenobia's Wall; the exhibition Beirut - Is War Art? at Forest City Gallery, which she helped to found; ceramic works such as Common Knowledge; the art community in London; Yarlow-Salzman Gallery and private gallery experience; Olympic poster and Ottawa Court House commission; potential for women artists in London; exhibition in Belgium; and influences.

Sigrid Lochner. - 20 March 1986. - 2 audio cassettes (ca. 1 hr. 20 min. each) and 1 cm of textual records.
A recording and transcript of an interview conducted by Diana C. Coates with Sigrid Lochner. Topics discussed include her childhood background and memories of growing up in Dresden; family; education; reasons for becoming and artist; influences; immigration to Canada; experiences in Toronto; move to London in 1995; teaching at Fanshawe College; being a tour guide at London Public Library and Art Museum; media used in her work; imagery; social and political content in her work; importance of exhibitions; juried exhibitions; CAR (Canadian Artists Representation); exhibition space in London; relationship of artists in London; Ray Robinson (b. 1931) as her most important influence; Europa; bombing of Dresden during World War II; and content of The Shepherdess.

Sasha McInnes. - 25 January 1987. - 2 audio cassettes (1 hr. 14 min. each) and 1 cm of textual records.
A recording and transcript of an interview conducted by Diana C. Coates with Sasha McInnes. Topics discussed include McInnes' childhood background and memories; family; Peruvian-Canadian contrasts; being a woman artist; learning weaving in the village of San Pedro de Cojas and her love of textiles; teaching textile design at Canadore College in North Bay; working with apprentices in London; symbolism in her work and the influence of The White Goddess; native symbols and culture; National Film Board project; artistic sponsorship; grants; juried exhibitions; and the London art community.

Thelma Rosner. - 30 July 1985. - 1 cm of textual records.
Transcript of an interview conducted by Diana C. Coates with Thelma Rosner. Topics discussed include Rosner's education at the University of Toronto in English and Philosophy; her first exposure to art in an art history course at Smith College, North Hampton, Massachusetts; experiences in Boston and England; art training in London at the University of Western Ontario with Duncan deKergommeaux (b. 1927), Mickey Handy, and Paterson Ewen (1925-2002); Molly Eynon as a friend; reasons for becoming an artist; obtaining the juror's award for her painting in Boulder, Colorado from Max Kosloff; her work, techiques, and studio; grants; Celtic Series at the London Regional Art Gallery, May 13-July 3, 1983; Thelma Ronser: Recent Paintings, McIntosh Art Gallery, The Unversity of Western Ontario, July 17-September 15, 1985; political involvement with CAR (Canadian Artists Representation); thoughts on being a woman artist and the London art community; self-motivation of the artist.