Ardele Lister

Born in Calgary, Ardele Lister came to filmmaking in 1973 when she co-founded the women’s film collective, ReelFeelings, in Vancouver. After writing for The Province and Vanguard, Lister founded and edited Criteria (1975-78), a critical review of the arts. Lister moved to NYC in ’76, where she still resides. In 1977, while working for the Foundation for Independent Video and Film in New York City, she founded and edited The Independent, the first monthly publication for independent video and filmmakers.Lister taught media for many years at the School of Visual Arts, NYC, and at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She is currently Professor Emerita at Rutgers University. Her works are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (NY), the Centre Pompidou (Paris), the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), the Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam) and the Kunsthalle (Berlin).