Beverley Abramson

Beverley Abramson is an accomplished Canadian photographer who is making her mark in the international arena. She developed a fine art photographic practice while combining photographic studies through Toronto's Ryerson University and workshops abroad along with professional editorial assignments. Her major work, "Gotta Dance: the Exotic Language of the Body", chronicles the magnetism of dance encompassing diverse and unusual dance forms and cultures.
Her evolving project was launched after Abramson experienced the sounds of Cuba's legendary "Buena Vista Social Club". Captivated and inspired by the music and personal stories of these aging musicians she began her study of the universality of music and the relationship between sound, motion and emotion.
This work took her into the world of performing artists, dancers and musicians during performances and in the intimate and often chaotic surroundings backstage to disparate cultures from two stepping in Texas, samba and capoeira in Brazil, ballroom dance in Montreal, exotic dance in Toronto, cabaret performances in Cuba, flamenco in Spain, burlesque and a dance school in New York, contemporary and classical dance in Israel, New York, Tango in Montreal, Buenos Aires, Iceland and J...

Beverley Abramson's educational experience includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photographic studies from Toronto's Ryerson University along with numerous international photographic workshops. She also holds a Master of Education degree in Adult Education and Counseling from the University of Toronto.

Past Shows:
May 2 - June 29, 2018
RED LIGHT
LONSDALE GALLERY
Feature Exhibition 2018 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
410 Spadina Road,
Toronto ON
416 487 8733
lonsdalegallery.com