Professor Dr. Cynthia Hammond

Biography

Cynthia Hammond studied painting, sculpture, and art history at McMaster University (BFA, 1992) and Concordia University (MA, 1996). She completed her doctorate in Concordia's Interdisciplinary PhD Program in 2002, receiving the Governor-General's Gold Medal for her dissertation. Hammond held a SSHRC postdoctoral fellowship at the School of Architecture at McGill University from 2004 to 2006 before joining the Department of Art History at Concordia. Her publications explore various topics associated with the history of architecture, garden history, and Canadian women artists. In 2026, she will hold a solo exhibition at La Napoule Art Foundation in France, titled "Kingdoms Kingdoms: Gardens Marie Clews". Her work often reflects on interspecies relationships, emphasizing non-human beings within living landscapes. She aims to critique the traditional narratives within architectural history by incorporating the contributions of women and examining public memory through her projects and writings.

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