Amanda Lederle

Sticking to Hope
Sticker Illustration Workshop

Saturday October 15 2022
Toronto Public Library – Fairview Branch
35 Fairview Mall Dr, North York, ON M2J 4S4
1:00pm – 3:00pm

How can maps be used as a record, a way of documenting, or a tool for finding our way back? Amanda Lederle’s artistic work is influenced by their lived experience with mental illness and work towards personal growth. In their practice, Amanda uses the form of maps, inventory and list-making to explore emotional experiences such as anxiety, resilience, and recovery. For their residency, they will lead a series of in-person illustration workshops to create stickers that highlights one’s experience with the chosen emotion, as well as a digital art challenge people can complete at home.

Artist’s bio:
Amanda Lederle (they/them) is a nonbinary, person of colour, Toronto-based artist and facilitator. Their work aims to connect with others in one’s search for self identity and understanding. Amanda has always been interested in life as a journey and they show this through works such as Emotional Maps, Very Much Alive and Quarantine Qapsules. Amanda is a member of Workman Arts and is one of five artists featured in the partnership with the Art Gallery of Ontario. Currently, Amanda is the Art Cart Assistant and Art With Impact Canada‘s Movies for Mental Health Eastern Canada facilitator.

Artistic programs are made possible thanks to support from Canadian Heritage, the Province of Ontario, the Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Toronto Arts Council.