Britta B. is a spoken word poet and arts educator. Her works have been featured on TEDx, The Walrus Talks, CBC Radio’s Day 6, Ask Her: Talks (presented by The Stephen Lewis Foundation), Toronto Star’s The Kit: Compact Magazine and the Art Gallery of Ontario. In 2017, Britta was an artist-in-residence for the spoken word … Continue reading Britta B.
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LauraLee K. Harris
Toronto born mixed blood Anishinaabe artist LauraLee K. Harris studied at OCAD, has exhibited her work internationally in hundreds of exhibitions. Selectively; Tom Thomson Gallery, Woodland Cultural Museum, Soho N.Y., Hatathli Museum Dine College Arizona, Period Gallery Omaha Nebraska.Her work has won Awards including the Award of Excellence in Omaha Nebraska, is studied in high … Continue reading LauraLee K. Harris
Anja Kooistra
Anja Kooistra creates expressive sculptures from different fabrics incorporated with clay and natural materials. She often focuses on the female form for its limitless variety, with each having a personality and ethereal life force of its own. Working with various fabrics and other natural materials presents unique challenges and possibilities – and it has given … Continue reading Anja Kooistra
Carey Nicholson
Carey is the artistic director and co-founder of Theatre on the Ridge (formerly Theatre 3x60). She has been engaged in performing arts for over 40 years, starting in St.Catharines, Ontario. She moved to Toronto to pursue professional dance studies with Lois Smith, O.C. at George Brown College, and the School of the Toronto Dance Theatre, graduating … Continue reading Carey Nicholson
Angela Durante Dukát
Angela Durante Dukát is a portrait and wedding photographer who believes deeply in the power of images to influence our thoughts, uplift others and raise our vibration. Participating in portrait projects around our region and around the world, Angela is on a mission to make art out of life so that we might dig deeper … Continue reading Angela Durante Dukát
Lisa Lightbourn-Lay
Lisa is an award winning documentary producer/director, editor, DOP with over 20 years experience working in live television, web and documentary production. As an independent documentary filmmaker her passion lies in telling stories that effect social change and give focus to issues and people that test the limits of the human heart. Her most recent … Continue reading Lisa Lightbourn-Lay
Cheryl Ireland
Cheryl Ireland is an Ontario born singer/songwriter, guitarist and drummer. She has just released her debut EP "This Wilderness". Her sound has been described as blues-influenced folk rock, with driving rhythms, resonant harmonies and a powerful, earthy vocal styling. She has an immense passion for performance, playing over 120 shows a year with different projects … Continue reading Cheryl Ireland
Gwen Tuinman
Gwen Tuinman is a novelist, short story writer and creator of Wild Nellies . Fascinated by yesteryear and the landscape of human tenacity, she fashions troubled characters shaped by nature, nurture and circumstance. Born and raised in rural southern Ontario, she currently resides in Durham Region. Her fiction work has been published in The Renaissance Anthology, Wunderlit Magazine, and … Continue reading Gwen Tuinman
Cheryl Casselman
Cheryl is a Canadian singer songwriter and Wild Nellies cofounder. She was born to a working-class family, with her dad employed at General Motors in Oshawa and her mom at home raising kids. Cheryl began singing at two years old and at age eight, she woke from a dream with an entire song to write down—melody and … Continue reading Cheryl Casselman
Michelle Coombs
Michelle Coombs is an emerging filmmaker and photographer, a Sheridan College graduate with an Advanced Diploma in Media Arts. Her work generally gravitates to the topic of self-discovery and what it means to be human—two subjects Michelle finds ceaselessly engaging. She has delved into the freelance world of film, but also volunteers her time … Continue reading Michelle Coombs
