Stephanie Avery was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. After receiving her special diploma in Visual Arts from Canterbury High School, she struck out for Toronto to get her BFA in Visual Arts from York University. Since graduating, she has worked photographing houses for the Toronto Real Estate Board, dressing as Gandalf the Wizard at Toys ‘R Us conventions, and serving as finger food mistress to the stars; all a part of life as an artist.

Stephanie is now working in film as an art director, a field that combines her love of installation art with her love of paying rent. The rest of her time is devoted to experimenting with any medium she can get her hands on, and she is always looking for ways to make the world more interesting place.

The images of abandoned buildings are haunting. Whether they were places of work, home, or leisure they once played a pivotal role in people’s lives. People depended on these places to live. And now they sit in ruins, mere shadows of their past importance. Without their former tenants they slowly deteriorate. With the help of nature and vandals these spaces transform into beautiful scenes of decay. I try to capture this beauty and, in doing so, remind people of what has been forgotten.

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