Eldon Garnet

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Eldon Garnet (1946 - ) is a multi disciplinary artist and novelist based in Toronto and a professor at the Ontario College of Art and Design[[1]]. From 1975 - 1990 he was the editor of Impulse, a Canadian magazine of art and culture. Surveys of his sculptures and photographic work have been held at the National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art and the Amsterdam Center of Photography.[[2]] His first novel, Reading Brooke Shields: The Garden of Failure was published by Semiotext(e), in 1995. Impulse Archaeology, a collection of articles from his years at Impulse, was released by the University of Toronto Press in 2005. His most recent book is "Lost Between The Edges" published by Semiotext(e), MIT. [3] He is also well known for his public art works including The Memorial for the Chinese Railroad Workers located in Toronto.