ABOUT

TARYN SIROVE

WRITING

I am a white settler art historian (she/her) with a PhD from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. I have published on topics of contemporary art in peer-reviewed journals and in book collections, written catalogue essays to accompany my own curatorial projects, and published a single-authored book with UBC Press called Ruling Out Art: Media Arts Meets Law in Ontario’s Censor Wars. Preview Ruling Out Art on Google Books here. In my experience, writing is often transformative when done collaboratively; I have enjoyed working on several writing projects with Erin Morton (StFX) on the topic of Inuit film and video.

EDITING

As an editor, I specialize in developmental and copy editing of academic texts, mainly in the arts. My clients include senior academics, master’s and doctoral students, arts organizations, and independent publishers. I offer help at every stage of the publishing process, from research and writing, to developing proposals and grants, responding to peer review, formatting citations, obtaining copyright permissions, and handling proofs. Writing is a vulnerable endeavour, and it’s important to me to engage with clients in a gentle and supportive way as we move projects toward completion. My most valued feedback has been clients reporting that, through the editing process, they have gained enhanced clarity around their own ideas.

INTERESTS

My research focuses on contemporary art in Canada, particularly new media work and policy frameworks for the regulation of media art. My interest in arts censorship led me to a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Carleton University, Ottawa, in the Department of Law and Legal Studies where I began writing Ruling Out Art, a book that intersects art and law. I finished the book while transitioning from academia to copy editing for arts and academic writing, a profession that allows me to work with people one-on-one, which I enjoy very much. I did my undergrad at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and I’ve recently rekindled a love of painting.