Areas of interest
Creative labour, free labour, critical theory, contemporary poetry, creative industries, art theory, visual arts, dandyism, radical pedagogy, Marxist and materialist feminism, and critical pedagogy.
Education
- BA, Fine and Performing Arts, Simon Fraser University
Biography
Kay Higgins is an artist and cultural worker based in Vancouver. She was a co-founder of Artspeak Gallery and the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres, is co-proprietor (with Kathy Slade) of the artist press Publication Studio Vancouver and was Executive Director of the artist-run space UNIT/PITT Projects from 2010–2019. She is currently Head of Publishing at the Libby Leshgold Gallery, Emily Carr University of Art + Design and Editor of ECU Press. Her work has included manufactured publications, handmade artist books, public inscription, photography, and internet-based projects. She has been a curator, editor, factory and warehouse labourer, technology consultant, and candidate for municipal office. She is also one half of the electronic music duo Vomit Fraud (with Brady Cranfield).