Candice Spykers is a graduate of York University, where she received a BFA in Dance and a BEd at the Intermediate/ Senior level. Candice also received specialized dance training on full scholarship at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in New York City. In 2022, Candice completed her MA in Choreography at Trinity Laban […]
Joy Wong is an artist and educator based in Tkaronto/Toronto with Hong Kong/Cantonese settler heritage. Focusing on material connections with the shifting physicality of the body, they are interested in precarity and fluctuating surfaces, and have worked in painting, print media, and sculpture. Intrinsic to their material research are the impressions on the corporeal made […]
Atanas Bozdarov is an artist and designer whose recent projects have explored systems of access and accessibility, unnoticed conditions of disability and design, and architectural propositions for public space. He received his MDes from OCAD University.
Darren is a multi-disciplinary designer, communicator, and educator who has built his career around serial reinvention. From innovative branding, design, and communications in both traditional and digital spaces, to user experience consulting and strategy, to creative direction, product design, and higher education, each move has been a tangent spun off from a previous trajectory. Passionate […]
Kate J. Russell holds a PhD in Cinema Studies from the University of Toronto, where she completed her dissertation, “John Waters and the Divine Comedy of Cult Cinema,” on the concept of cult in archives, film form, spectatorship practices, and extratextual influences in the films of John Waters (1964-1981). She has previously taught Cinema Studies […]
John Castillo is an accomplished educator and audiovisual producer, currently serving as a faculty member in the Department of Arts, Media, Performance and Design at York University, where he teaches courses in audio engineering and business entrepreneurship. With a distinguished career in the Canadian audiovisual production industry, John is renowned for his expertise in crafting […]
Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster is a Dora-award winner performer and theatre creator based in Toronto. She is a founding member of the theatre collective The Howland Company, a recent assistant artistic director at Tarragon Theatre and a recent resident artist at Soulpepper Theatre. She has performed across the continent on stage and screen, and in recent […]
Emilia White is an interdisciplinary performance artist whose work explores themes of feminism and inclusivity through humour and active audience participation. Her performances often blend playful elements with uncomfortable commentary, inviting audiences to confront complex issues in unexpected ways. She crafts objects and costumes from everyday materials, adopting a DIY approach that celebrates imperfection. Dedicated […]
Robyn Cumming makes photographs and sculpture. Her research is driven by a fervent interest in representation, and a personal fascination with depictions of the human creature. Employing humour and wit as a strategy for boundary transgression, she often conjures the mask and clowning to probe the relationship between the actual and the symbolic. Her previous […]
Information Design, Visual Communication Angela Norwood explores design as a practice for demonstrating knowledge and reflecting values. She is most interested in the potential for traditional knowledge systems to inform contemporary design practice and is currently co-developing such an approach to designing called Reciprocal Design, a mindset grounded in designers’ increased accountability in the pursuit […]