Biography
Sonya Marie de Lazzer is trained as a historian of art history and visual culture with an interest in souvenirs, collectibles, and collections. Her research is focused on the visual culture and visual history of Niagara Falls as a tourist site, with investigations into contemporary notions of the sublime that expand on recreational, social, and immersive experiences within landscapes, specifically, the recreational sublime and sublime fiction(s). Her research constellates the material culture of mementos, souvenirs, tourist attractions and experiences. She brings extensive museum and art gallery experience in the areas of curation, programming, exhibition writing, design, and installation. She is a lecturer in the Art History with Museum Studies program, and currently teaches AHM201-19th Century Art and AHM206 – Latin American Art.
Educational Background
PhD, Western University
MA, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
BA, Brock University