Jana Sterbak (born 1955) is a Canadian artist best known for her works constructed from meat. Two sculptures, Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic (1987) and Chair Apollinaire (1999), were both works whose primary medium was cured flank steak. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Artist is a descriptive term applied to a person who engages in an activity deemed to be an art. ... Meat is animal tissue (mainly muscle) used as food. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Sterbak was born in 1955 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and immigrated to Montréal, Québec in 1968. She acquired her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1977 at Montréal's Concordia University. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ... During the 1960s, a terrorist group known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ... It has been suggested that double degree be merged into this article or section. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Concordia University This article is about Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Sterbak's works deal primarily with issues of power, sexuality, and control, and she also explores the relationship between humanity and the technology it has created. It has been suggested that Bases of power be merged into this article or section. ... Look up Sex on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A sex is one of two specimen categories of species that recombine their genetic material in order to reproduce, a process called genetic recombination. ... The word control has a number of different meanings: Often control is directing influence. ... Human beings are defined variously in biological, spiritual, and cultural terms, or in combinations thereof. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External link

• Concordia University Art History
• www.janasterbak.com