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Inner Space Youth Advisory co-curates a new generation of artist led studio tours from across Canada.

Inner Space, a monthly web series co-curated by the Inner Space Youth Advisory and AGO Staff, invites artists from across Canada to give personal tours of their studios. Giving a platform to youth curators and artists from their communities, Inner Space aims to make visible and legitimize a new generation of diverse, Canadian artists, while creating authentic youth-led digital content.

The current iteration of the Youth Advisory is project-based and is made up of youth ages 16-25 from across Canada with the goal of co-curating a series of studio tours by and for youth. Meeting bi-weekly online from October 2022-June 2023, this paid opportunity tasked the Inner Space Youth Advisory members with curating artists from their communities who they believe deserved a platform and visibility from an institutional context. The result, launched in March 2023, is a 6 episode monthly web series featuring a new generation of artists and their creative spaces from across Canada.

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Inner Space with Emerald Repard-Denniston

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Emerald Repard-Denniston is visual artist based in Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam/Vancouver, and Tkaronto/Toronto. She is a multidisciplinary artist drawn mainly contemporary figurative oil painting. Through her practice she plays around with topics that involve humour, cynicism, and detachment. Her work has been exhibited at Art Mur Gallery Montreal (2022), Bau-Xi Gallery Toronto (2022), and the OCADU's GradEx Show (2022) She has obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting with a minor in Art and Social Change from OCAD University

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Inner Space with Brandon Hoax

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Brandon Hoax: Haudenosaunee onᐱyoteʔa∙ká 2spirit child of a Stonecoat mother and Dullahan Father. Agender neural network angel extremophile trickster NDN artist from London Ontario, and Oneida Nation of the Thames living out of K’jipuktuk.

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Inner Space with Beige Blum

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Beige Blum is a recent OCADU Illustration program graduate. As a biracial queer artist, she has a passion for illustration, comics, zines, and character design. Beige blends the world of both digital and physical through the creation of zines and risograph prints! Beige's work focuses on both the lighthearted and mundane, and works of social commentary and empowerment. In her spare time, Beige can be found playing DnD or lusting after high-waisted pants! Her illustration and comic work has been featured by THIS Magazine, CGMagazine Online, and AFK Media, and she can be found on Instagram as @icedtaho!

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Inner Space with Tayler Buss

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Tayler Buss (she/her) is an artist working on Treaty 1 Territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Through mold-making, casting, and sculptural processes, her work explores themes of preservation and immortality. She has shown locally and nationally in galleries such as PLATFORM Centre (MB), aceartinc (MB), Art Mur (QB), and Art Museum at the University of Toronto (ON), and was a muralist for the WalltoWall Mural Festival in July 2020. She was the Manitoba winner for the 2021 BMO 1st Art! Competition in September 2021. Her most recent solo show, DogDogDog, was shown at La Maison des artistes visuel in November 2022.

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Inner Space with Sammo Mossa

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Based on Prince Edward Island, Sammo Mossa was born in Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills.Having never taken his art seriously, the pandemic pushed him to take his craft to the next level by moving from paper to canvas.SAMO© is an abbreviation for“same old shit” used both by Al Diaz and Jean-Michelle Basquiat. It was first developed as a comic book character that doubled as a made-up religion, while the two were in High School.Sammo Mossa is a tribute to the universe created by two artists that I look up to. An attempt to expand their made-up religion into a cult.

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Inner Space with Jem Woolidge

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Jem Woolidge is a white-settler, transmasculine, emerging artist and facilitator based in Kjipuktuk (so-called Halifax, Nova Scotia). Jem has an interest in participatory textile work, illustrative storytelling, and fashion design. Their studio practice has been influenced by their experience working with kids in art settings, often deploying playful participatory elements that invite viewers to engage with their work through games, jokes, and dressing up. In his fashion work, embroidered, appliquéed and tapestried imagery is inserted into brightly coloured performance silhouettes.Jem has exhibited in several shows at Artspace, the Art Gallery of Peterborough, Ed Video, and the Khyber Centre for the Arts. His illustrations were included in the 2020 CanadianArt Winter School Guide, Call-Out Comics, and Peach Magazine. Generally, Jem’s interests are people-based – they love talking to, spending time with, and making work about people. They’re currently completing a BFA in Textiles and Fashion at NSCAD University. Jemwoolidge.com

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Sena Cleave

Sena Cleave is an artist living and working on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ peoples, or Vancouver, Canada. They explore the ways images and texts fabricate ideas of femininity, language, and originality or authorship. Their practice involves weaving, video, and photographic image making, as well as quoting and recombining found text. By bringing together materials found in research and in everyday life, Cleave points to the slippage that occurs when an idea is translated between mediums, languages, or cultural and historical contexts. The found materials become recontextualized among one another, and together they generate something that resembles a whole—one that is jumbled and misbehaving.

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Renée Brazeau

Renée Brazeau (she/they) is a multidisciplinary visual artist and art educator practicing in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Their practice is focused on a variety of areas including textiles, drawing, painting, teaching, and community-based projects. Her work often explores themes of place, and more specifically her relationship to place as a queer person living in a chronically ill body. Renée has facilitated arts-based workshops through Wonder’neath Art Society, NSCAD Extended Studies, and the Centre for Craft Nova Scotia, and continues to seek opportunities to expand her socially-engaged art practice. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) and Bachelor of Education from Queen’s University, as well as a Masters of Arts in Art Education from NSCAD University.

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Leif Shantz

My name is Leif Shantz and I am a queer, disabled artist and a social media influencer living in Saskatoon, SK. I love to use different types of art and art materials like digital art, drawing, printmaking, and painting. I am currently working towards a Studio Art Certificate at the University of Saskatchewan. I also work part time at a local art store. My TikTok journey began in 2020 during the pandemic, and I have amassed over 600,000 followers with my most viral video hitting 4 million views! I mainly post food, cooking and reaction videos. My hobbies are looking for deals online, playing video games, going for walks, mall hopping, using the gym app on my phone, making TikTok videos, drawing and cooking. You can follow me on TikTok and Instagram using my username: @shokable.

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Arden Cahill

Arden Cahill (he/him) is a queer, trans, and disabled creative based in Ontario, Canada. Drawing insight from connections and conversations with his communities, he tactfully addresses complex, intersectional themes with an attentive yet humorous approach grounded in lived experience. He publishes digital illustrations, zines, and comics under the pseudonym Arden Crylic. After graduating from OCAD University with a BDes major in Illustration, Arden is pursuing a career in community outreach to improve accessibility standards, while advocating for equity, connection, representation, and growth within the arts.In his founding of ‘A Zine Club’, he delves into the rich, punk-aligned history of radical self-publication to collaboratively establish a safe, fun, and accessible digital space built by the people, for the people. Outside of work, Arden’s an easy-going cat dad of two who can be found at the nearest forest or body of water detoxing from all the blue light he absorbs.

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Lillian Wei

Lillian Wei is a Chinese high school student based in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario. She is a visual artist and musician with an inclination for painting and mixed media crafts. Her love for visual art and music has led her to become deeply involved with art in her school community, being a member of the Arts Council, co-club head for the school art gallery, yearbook illustration executive, and percussionist for the Symphonic band. She hopes to pursue art post-secondary through animation or illustration. She is extremely grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the AGO’s Inner Space Youth Advisory team for the 2022-2023 year and bring art to a wider community

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August Goldstein

August Goldstein (he/him) is currently pursuing his BA at the University of Toronto with a focus on Gender Studies and Visual Studies. His personal art practice is interdisciplinary, investing heavily in prose, drawing, and collage. His artwork explores playfulness, reflection, identity, and the absurdity of getting older. He has previously collaborated to curate and facilitate many youth art programs at the Art Garden in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. He hopes to use his own practice to provide trans youth with more hopeful and happy narratives in queer identity as well as create more queer and trans oriented artistic spaces for youth in the future.

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Lamya Abraham

Lamya Abraham is an interdisciplinary artist and curator based in Toronto. They co-direct Ruckus Women - a local art collective that supports artists from marginalized communities including queer, BIPOC, and MAD.

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Ren Lam

Ren Lam (they/he) is a graphic designer+digital artist born and raised in Treaty 1 (Winnipeg, Manitoba). They received their BFA (Honours) in Graphic Design from the University of Manitoba in 2021, and subsequently interned with the Manitoba Craft Council and TakeHome BIPOC Arts House.Their practice is largely guided by playfulness, experimentation, and a desire to keep learning about everything. What that looks like is rekindling their printmaking practice to keep their hands busy and exploring 3D/motion design to keep their brain twisted in a knot.When they’re not pushing pixels, you can find them making chainmaille (see: @_powerfantasy_ on Instagram) or attempting a recipe they found on TikTok. Ren is currently working, learning, and running all around the GTA, trying to have as much fun as they can.

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Chloë Gordon-Chow

Chloë Gordon-Chow (she/her) is an emerging researcher and creative based in Montreal, Quebec. Growing up as a mixed-race kid in Toronto, Ontario, art played an integral role in her cultural identity and childhood upbringing. Now, she is interested in connecting to diverse communities through art and seeks to expand how historically marginalized communities interpret the art world and their place within it. Chloë has worked within multiple research institutions, arts organizations, and educational settings. Currently, she is a digital asset management intern at the video art distribution centre, V tape. In her spare time, Chloë draws and paints (@_lordofthefries). Her work has been featured in the McGill Daily, shown at the Fridge Door Gallery, and is tattooed on the bodies of her friends.

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Emily Shaw

Emily Shaw is an emerging artist, curator, and humorist from Epekwitk/Prince Edward Island. Her work is inspired by her very maritime upbringing and various life ironies. Shaw’s practice blends improvisational methodologies and maritime craft techniques to examine the handmade & community, as well as everyday absurdities. Lately, she’s been exploring neo-folk and improvised rug making. Shaw graduated with a BFA from Mount Allison University in 2021 and has had her work featured in the Owens Art Gallery (Sackville, NB), This Town is Small (Charlottetown, PEI), and La Chapelle Atelier-Galerie (Bromont, QC).

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Emjay Wright

Emjay Wright is an event facilitator, improvisational musician and DJ living in Guelph, Ontario on Treaty 3 territory. They host the Toronto-based audiovisual event ponyHAUS, a show that prioritizes musicians and visual artists equally, and Audiopollination Guelph, a monthly series featuring community-curated free improvisational performances. One of their core passions lies in creating spaces for artists from all mediums to connect and share their work, especially in providing safe events for emerging artists to perform for the first time. They are driven by the model of radical, open conversation that emerges through improvisational arts practices. Emjay also DJs footwork and other high-BPM tunes under the handle Bodywaltz.

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Daisy Graham

Daisy Graham (any/all) is an emerging artist making peace with space, sentiment, memory, and movement in digital and analog iterations. They work intermittently between craft practices, relational performance, and ambient ephemera, seeking connections to social and ecological organisms. Daisy hails from Niitsitapi, Treaty 7 territory of the Piikani, Kainai, and Siksika, known as Southern Alberta; and currently lives and works in the Siknikt region of Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral homelands of the Mi’kmaq. Land, environs, their history, and the reciprocity we owe to them prove insistent on every version of these themes.

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Inner Space with Kaya Joan

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This month we meet artist Kaya Joan, a multi-disciplinary Afro (Jamaican/ Vincentian)-Indigenous (Kanien’kehá:ka with relations from Kahnawá:ke) artist living in T’karonto (Dish with One Spoon treaty territory).

They were curated by Loïk Raymond (aka Inniminan) of the AGO Youth Advisory. “The reason I chose Kaya is that I believe in lifting up Indigenous and Black Queer creators. They practice what they preach and I truly respect that. Also their art styles are striking and deserves admiration by more people. The celestial aspect that can be found in some of their work reminds me of the connection we all have with each other and the universe. They are an artist that I believe deserves more visibility. Being able to lift someone up from within the Indigenous community fills me with joy."

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Inner Space with Marissa Sean Cruz

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This month we meet artist Marissa Sean Cruz, a digital multimedia and video performance artist from Kjipuktuk (so-called Halifax).

They were nominated by Chloe Lundrigan of the AGO Youth Advisory. "I’ve been a fan of Riss Sean Cruz’ since seeing their work presented in Fruit Salad in 2019. The pop culture references are what initially drew me to their work – many elements of their videos take digital conventions from hyper-specific generational sources that are tough to find in contemporary art, everything from that iconic coming of age movie score placement to early-YouTube narrative structures. Despite how sophisticated these remixes are, the work somehow balances not taking itself so seriously―through morphing campy details, elaborate product placements, and eerily beautiful body extensions―while not-so-subtly incorporating heavy existentialism. Riss takes the duplicity of what it feels like to be a young adult in this moment, and shapes it into a totally uncanny experience: it’s daily and otherworldly and just so much, but crank every element up further – the ennui, the wit, and above all, the vibrancy. "

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Inner Space with Yen Linh Thai

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This month we meet artist Yen Linh Thai, a multidisciplinary artist, muralist and illustrator based in Mississauga.

She was nominated by Visaree Bradshaw-Coore of the AGO Youth Advisory. “I chose Yen because she’s from Mississauga like me and I thought it was cool that she is doing work locally like murals and is active within my community. She doesn’t compromise her artstyle in fear of it not being accepted. She fills me with security and hope that creating what you love will attract those who are like you, not isolate you further.”

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Inner Space with Whak and Mo

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This month we meet artists Whak and Mo, a duo born and raised in Nigeria and currently based in Hamilton.

They were curated by Ruth Masuka of the AGO Youth Advisory. “Whak & Mo’s work simultaneously deconstructs tired narratives of race, gender, and migration while depicting dynamic, exciting futures. Blurring the lines between art and artist, their work leaves one with more questions than answers: How does one negotiate their identity within the context we find ourselves in? What exists in the grey zones between the black-and-white binaries we are forced in? How do we place cultural production into the hands of entire communities rather than a powerful few?”

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Inner Space with Ashley Hemmings

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This month we meet artist Ashley Hemmings, a visual artist and arts administrator currently based in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

They were curated by Rachel Gilbert of the AGO Youth Advisory. “Ashley's work provides an optimistic view of everyday life in a world full of seriousness. From bold, rug-hooked public signs to the wonders of plant life, I have always enjoyed her artworks. It's environmentally aware and sparks interest in the natural world - an increasingly important topic as we live through the concerning effects of climate change. I love her rugs; although humourous, they allow us to look critically at the rules and restrictions imposed on public spaces. I know Ashley from school and work - her laidback, positive attitude and excellent work ethic show in her artistic practice."

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Inner Space with Luis Cisneros

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This month we meet artist Luis Cisneros, a non-binary Mexican-Canadian artist born in Mexico City who resides in Belleville and Toronto.

They were curated by Carla Sierra Suarez of the AGO Youth Advisory. “I was drawn to Luis Cisnero’s work as ze tells a story in every single work ze makes. The story of an immigrant, the story of a non-binary person, the story of Mexican culture, the story of grief, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Raw storytelling that teaches us the importance of learning about each other, sharing our stories.

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Inner Space with Vanessa Mercedes Figueroa

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This month we meet artist, Vanessa Figuero, an emerging artist, activist and woman of colour living and working out of Vancouver, Canada.

They were curated by Maya Rodrigo-Abdi of the AGO Youth Advisory. “Vanessa Mercedes Figueroa knows what it is like to grow up and live in Vancouver as a woman of colour. Her art expresses the sticky, hairy feelings we hold in our hearts after we spend our entire lives in this city and still remain unsure about how to look back at the cool harsh gazes we are met with here. Engaging with butterfly clips, broken nails, and other balancing acts; Vanessa works in various mediums that are sourced from both fine art supply stores and our everyday lives. Her studio space is not just limited to the white walls and concrete floors that she creates art in, but is an expanded field of Instagram stories and other social media posts.

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Inner Space with Jemini Baptiste

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This month we meet artist, Jemini Baptiste, a Black multi disciplinary artist.

They were curated by Omi Rodney of the AGO Youth Advisory. “Jemini Baptiste’s work implicates themselves in an intricately spun web that represents the chaos of telling one’s own story where the melodrama of family, lineage and memorabilia are put together in service of self-making. Through their artistic media they transport and are transported to another world, somewhere better than here where the art and souls of black people roam the expanse of the planet safely, freely. Through their process, their visions of the world are settled and they arrive at a point of interminable creation – the summation of decades, even centuries, of generational knowledge. Where they are, there is no separation between past, present and future.Their work inspires emotions in me that bring me closer to my own ancestry and the truth of my own self.

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Inner Space with Oreka James

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This month we meet artist Oreka James, a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Toronto.

They were curated by Savannah Lavallee of the AGO Youth Advisory. “When I joined this project, I wanted to make sure that the artist I selected was someone whose art connected with my experiences as a young black woman in Canada. Whether working with 2-D or 3-D images Oreka captures movement and texture while at the same time exploring the Black Experience in a sensitive and expressive manner.”

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Inner Space with Annie Beach

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This month we meet artist Annie Beach, a Cree/Saulteaux/Ukrainianvisual artist born, based and rooted in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They were curated by Kiana Compton of the AGO Youth Advisory. “Annie is a visual artist that truly walks in this life carrying the teachings from her culture and represents them in her art. Something that is super-admirable about Annie is that she stands up for what is right and always speaks up. Annie is a proud Cree person and her culture is directly honoured in her work. Many Indigenous people can look at it and also see themselves.”

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Inner Space with Amnna Attia

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This month we meet artist Amnna Attia, a Toronto-based artist. They were curated by Saif-Ullah Khan of the AGO Youth Advisory. “Amnna is young, proudly Palestinian and holds clear intent with her work. Her embroidery pieces explore themes of reconnection with land, culture and heritage. As a fellow child of the diaspora, this deeply resonates with me. Amnna’s art is a radical reclamation of her identity. It draws back to the Palestinian tradition of tarteez in an attempt to hold onto an identity subjected to decades of violence and displacement − violence that our institutions often refuse to acknowledge.”

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Inner Space with Blake McLeod

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This month we meet artist Blake McLeod, a Métis nonbinary, queer artist living and working in Mohkinstsis, Treaty 7 Territory. They were curated by Emily Donville of the AGO Youth Advisory. “Blake is an essential fixture of the Calgary arts & culture scene, using their art practice to communicate to folks who have ever felt “othered” that they are not alone. Through various mediums– illustration, graphic design, photo, video, broadcasting, music and paint – Blake attempts to communicate the core concept of humanity and community, specifically to queer audiences. “I have had the incredible opportunity to witness first-hand their dedication to the community through their work as a radio DJ at CJSW 90.9 FM, and I am delighted to be showcasing their studio space through this project,” says curator Emily Donville.

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Carla Sierra Suarez

Carla Sierra Suarez is a Mexican multidisciplinary artist based in T’karonto. In her practice, she explores themes of identity through mental health as well as the duality of being part of the Latinx diaspora and a Muslim convert. She aims to bring to light issues that have been often stigmatized, creating a safe space for self-expression. She further explores other aspects of her identity as an immigrant, as a woman, as bipolar, as disabled, and as someone who has PTSD and ADHD. Carla refers to herself as a visual storyteller as her work is all autobiographical in nature.

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Chloe Lundrigan

Chloe Lundrigan (they/them) is an interdisciplinary visual artist, contemporary dancer and amateur community-radio host based in Sackville, New Brunswick / the Siknikt district of Mi’kma’ki, where they are pursuing their bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts at Mount Allison University. Having been raised along the sprawling Tantramar marshlands, they are grateful to have been called back to their hometown during the past year and had the opportunity to grow their practice virtually while connecting with young artists from across Canada. Having most recently exhibited at START Gallery in Struts Artist-Run Centre, their work currently explores abstract timekeeping, queer domesticity and the radical joy of movement through audio, drawing and performance.

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Emily Donville

Emily Donville is a fourth-year student pursuing a BA in Communication and Media studies at the University of Calgary. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Emily is a fervent supporter of the arts and hopes to one day pursue a career in the arts and culture sector. She is currently chair of CJSW Radio's Board of Directors and has been hosting 7-10 Split, a weekly alternative music radio program, since May 2020.

As a communications student, Emily is fascinated by the intersection of digital media with race and gender. She largely draws on her studies for inspiration in her art practice, alongside her interest in punk and DIY. Never one to remain idle, her latest endeavours have involved printmaking, beading and chain maille.

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Kiana Compton

Kiana Compton is an emerging visual artist born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Compton is Indigenous, specifically Saulteaux and Cree. Compton has roots from Keeseekoose, Saskatchewan and Beren’s River, Manitoba. Compton was raised in a family of artists; as a kid, she attended Art City Inc. programming almost daily. Compton’s family and Art City shaped her into the artist she is today. Now she has come full circle and works at Art City Inc. to provide meaningful art programming to the community. She mostly does paintings but also beadwork and sewing. Her paintings are inspired by her culture, family, nature, graffiti and her community. She participated in the Lavender Menace exhibit (September 2020) at the Plaza Skatepark at the Forks. She also painted her first mural for Indigenous Peoples Day in the West End neighbourhood of Winnipeg (June 2021).

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Loïk Raymond aka Inniminan

Loïk Raymond, aka Inniminan, is a two-spirit Innu artist from Uashat now living in Treaty 1 (Winnipeg, Manitoba). He makes handmade traditional beadwork with a contemporary twist. Often designs are not planned; he lets the beads guide the way. He uses his art to reconnect with the land, ancestors and tradition. He wants to share his pride as an Innu with the world. He can only create when he is feeling positive thoughts as he believes his energy is transferred into his beadwork.

His work has been sent to Spain, Japan and across North America. He has been a beadworker for approximately five years. Tshishpeuatetau Innu-aimun mak Innu-aitun. (Protect Innu language and culture.)

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Maya Rodrigo-Abdi

Maya Rodrigo-Abdi is an emerging art historian, curator and artist based in Vancouver, BC. She will complete her undergraduate degree in art history from the University of British Columbia in the spring of 2022. Her research interests primarily revolve around the objectification and commodification of femininity in modern and contemporary art. Some of her favourite artworks at the moment are Kira Wu’s Fortune Teller, Jin-me Yoon’s Group of Sixty-Seven, and Camille Turner’s Miss Canadiana: Red, White, and Beautiful Tour. In her work, Maya explores themes surrounding her lived experiences as a mixed woman of colour. She also finds inspiration from shopping mall aesthetics, the music of Mitski, and reality television from the 2000s and early 2010s.

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Omi Rodney

Omi is a Jamaican writer weaving stories on the stolen land currently known as Canada. Their artistic focus lies in documenting and reimagining the Black Atlantic, with an emphasis on the Caribbean. They are surrendering to history as their ancestors tell it.

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Rachel Gilbert

Rachel Gilbert was born in Texas but with family roots in Newfoundland, she moved to the island in 2014 to study for a BFA in Visual Arts from Grenfell Campus. As an interdisciplinary artist, Gilbert specializes in painting and printmaking with subjects ranging from animals and nature to still life and portraiture. She has been working with the arts community since 2016, starting with the Corner Brook Rotary Arts Centre’s Visual Arts Committee, a Collections Internship at The Rooms, to her work as the Communication & Design Assistant at St. Michael’s Printshop. Rachel recently worked as the Outreach Coordinator at Eastern Edge. She is also one of the lead organizers of the BIPOC Creators Collective of Newfoundland and Labrador. Rachel currently lives and works out of St. John’s, Newfoundland.

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Ruth Masuka

Ruth Masuka (she/her) is a student, educator and community organizer, fascinated by the way art functions as a mechanism for peace-building processes, trauma recovery and capacity building. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, a city with a strong working-class tradition and several migrant communities, Ruth is interested in how creativity can act as a catalyst to further agency and autonomy for disenfranchised populations. A firm believer in “nothing about us, without us”, Ruth has served refugee youth, racialized populations, low-income communities and people experiencing housing insecurity using artistic practices as both a form of expression and action. Ruth is also an avid crocheter (find her work at @oddball.commodities on Instagram!) and in her natural element, you’ll likely find her with a camcorder in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other.

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Saif-Ullah Khan

Saif-Ullah Khan is a student, community arts worker and multidisciplinary creative currently based in Milton, Ontario. Saif’s practice explores the systems that racialized youth in so-called Canada must navigate and he challenges and reimagines structures of policing and carceral violence. Taking inspiration from practices of transformative justice and abolition, he hopes his work can serve as a blueprint for building systems that truly care for everyone. He currently works as the project coordinator for Student Art Spaces Canada and is the project lead for TOP Zine’s “Abolition is Creation” arts project. He also works as a host for #RisingYouth’s video capsule project and the social media coordinator for MY Voice Magazine.

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Savannah Lavallee

I’m Savannah Lavallee and I was born and raised in Toronto but now I live in Tiny Township, Ontario. I was lucky to live downtown, getting exposed to arts and culture but also getting to experience a more laid-back lifestyle.

I’m honoured to be part of the AGO Youth Advisory. The AGO has provided a great opportunity for artists across our nation to curate other artists − what an exciting way to show off amazing talent across Canada!

My professional art journey began in the Central Technical School art program and I graduated from Oasis Skateboard Factory (yes, I got my high school credits making skateboards).

Since then, I’ve worked on community art projects with various organizations, travelled to Europe and moved to where I am now (and started a crazy plant collection)!

Currently I’m looking and applying for funding so I can achieve my first solo exhibition.

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Visaree Bradshaw-Coore

Artist? Actress? Humm more like Storyteller ☆ EXTRAORDINAIRE ☆

JK − just a little bit of dazzle; never hurt anyone, eh?

Anyways, Hello! My name is Visaree (Vis-R-e). I go by she/her, I am 18 years old and come from Mississauga, Ontario. I love working in arts and entertainment, mostly due to my drive for storytelling, creating friendships and the deep enriching connections new perspectives bring to my life and the lives of others. In my free time, I do theatre, make art and curate around the GTA. I'm grateful to be where I am, especially getting the chance to work with the AGO. I'm hoping to continue to grow and learn. If you wanna work with me, search and you will find, my friend. I'm practically an open book (okay, maybe not too open; that seems dangerous) but still, I'm here :) You can find me on Instagram @bradshawcoore.

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