STAFF
ALICIA BUATES McKENZIE
Co-Directorthey/she/siya
Alicia is an artist and storyteller from Treaty 4 Territory (Manitoba). Their interests lie in vulnerability and transformation, recounting memories and emotions through the continuous formation of a personal mythology. They employ a non-linear approach to storytelling which meanders through themes of self/home; attachment/separation/detachment; grounding/uprooting; and seeks to document and unravel the complex realities of rural, autistic, and diasporic experiences.
BEX SNODDON
Interim Co-Directorthey/them
Bex is a craftsperson and arts programmer who likes to find play wherever they can. In their professional work they prioritize skill-sharing and building systemic equity. Their artwork expresses a desire to fold whimsy into explorations of legacy, labour, and care. Lately they have been practicing in textile creation and manipulation.
MORGAN POSSBERG DENE
Emerging Curatorial Residentthey/them
Morgan is a Non-Binary mixed settler-indigenous artist, curator, writer and space designer. They received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from NSCAD University in 2019, attended U of C for an M.Arch in 2020, and are currently a Master of Fine Arts Candidate at the University of Guelph. They primarily make work as part of an ever-evolving collective called Lagomorph, currently partnering with Julian Zwack and Noble. They acknowledge that their work doesn’t come from a vacuum, and in fact they can’t do their work alone. Their communal based artist practice allows them to explore ideas, concepts, and forms in a way that a singular entity couldn’t, with a healthy support group to allow them to delve into deeply personal concepts.
Building off of their experiences as a foster care survivor and adoptee, They make work focused around colonialism, queer histories, working class history, present day politics and environmentalism through a personal storytelling lens; placing these histories and truths into personal, understandable and digestible realities in conversation with each other.
Morgan has recently attended the Banff Centre for a residency, taught fish skin tanning classes across turtle island, and is working on a Public Art commission for the Calgary Public Library, and for the upcoming CAFKA Biennial. They have exhibited their work across Turtle Island; at various institutions such as: The Banff Centre for the Arts, The Confederation Centre for the Arts in Charlottetown PEI, Gallery Gachet in Vancouver, TRUCK Contemporary Art, The New Gallery, and the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.
DISCOBOY
Our sweet little yellow fellow. Discoboy is a honey gourami who lives in the our office fish tank. He loves to zip up, down, and around... and is still too small to eat regular fish food in one bite. CATALYTIC CONVERTER (CC)
Our beloved TRUCK mystery snail! Catalytic Converter keeps Discoboy company in the office fish tank. We ask that you please refrain from stealing them.BOARD
ABHIJOT SIDHU
Presidenthe/him
JEFFREY CHAU
Treasurerhe/him
VACANT
SecretaryVANESSA LAMB
Directorthey/them
CARLAN SAVAGE-HUGHES
Directorshe/her
KEVYN SANDER
Directorthey/them