Allison Tunis Allison Tunis (she/they) is a visual artist living and working on Treaty 6 territory, in amiswaciwâskahikan (Edmonton). Allison has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Alberta (2008) and a graduate diploma in art therapy from The Vancouver... Read Bio In Community Residency 2023 Access Edition
Mairead Charles Mairead Charles (any pronouns) is a queer and disabled artist, caregiver, access worker, and educator living just north of Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, AB). Their background in advocacy and education work acts as an avenue to explore dynamics of care, community, and... Read Bio In Community Residency 2023 Access Edition
Richard Boulet Richard Boulet lives and works in Edmonton. He holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Architecture (1983) and a BFA (1987) both from the University of Manitoba School of Art, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, as well as an MFA (2006) from... Read Bio In Community Residency 2023 Access Edition
Sylvie Ellis Sylvie Ellis (she/they) I am a disabled, queer, Ukrainian, white settler artist currently studying in Amiskwacîwâskahikan, treaty 6 territory (Edmonton). My practice examines the intersections of identity, the body, and mental health. My creative practice speaks about personal stories, diverse... Read Bio In Community Residency 2023 Access Edition
Jason Purcell Jason Purcell is a writer from amiskwacîwâskahikan, Treaty 6 (Edmonton, Alberta). They are the author of A Place More Hospitable (Anstruther Press) and Swollening (Arsenal Pulp Press) and are co-owner of Glass Bookshop. Instagram: @jasonvpurcell Website: www.jasonpurcell.ca The In Community... Read Bio In Community Residency 2023 Access Edition
Devin Cypher My name is Devin Cypher and I am a print and textile artist. Born and raised in the Edmonton area, I come from a mixed-race family and have spent the majority of my life in rural Alberta and the outskirts... Read Bio 2022/2023 Emerging Artist in Residence
Yilu Xing Yilu Xing is an artist based in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton) in the Treaty 6 region of Alberta. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Alberta University of the Arts with a major in Printmaking and a minor in ceramics. As of... Read Bio 2022/2023 Emerging Artist in Residence
Helen Gerritzen Helen Gerritzen lives and works in Edmonton/ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (amiskwacîwâskahikan). Her work uses objects to evoke a feminist interpretation of iconography, symbol and myth relating to the female body in old and new stories. Gerritzen received an MFA from the University of... Read Bio 2023 SuperTrain Artist in Residence
Kyla Fischer Kyla Fischer received her Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking from the University of Alberta in 2007. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally in such countries as Turkey, Germany, and India and has received several artist residencies in... Read Bio 2023 SuperTrain Artist in Residence
Roger Garcia Roger Garcia is a self taught freelance illustrator and art educator based out of Edmonton Alberta who works in acrylics, gouache, ink and digital media. Aside from his own art making, Roger is involved in the Edmonton arts community giving... Read Bio 2023 SuperTrain Artist in Residence
Michelle Campos Castillo Michelle Campos Castillo is a Salvadoran visual artist living in Edmonton. She has been the recipient of several public art commissions from the City of Edmonton, including Platanos, a set of three sculptures on permanent display at Belvedere Transit Centre,... Read Bio 2023 SuperTrain Artist in Residence
Ambrose Cardinal Niapahkewsimowin Pahpimohtet ninehiyawihon (One Who Walks With the Sundance is my Cree name), ekwa Ambrose Cardinal nitsikason (but my "name" is Ambrose Cardinal). I am a multidisciplinary Métis and Cree artist and Oskapewis, hailing from Amiskwaciwâskahikan. The origins of my... Read Bio 2023 SuperTrain Artist in Residence
Elise Futoransky Elise Futoransky is an emerging artist living and practicing on Treaty 6 territory in Edmonton, AB. As of 2021 she is a graduate from the University of Alberta’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program. Her work is sourced primarily in printmaking... Read Bio 2022/2023
Callum McKenzie Callum McKenzie (he/they) is an Edmonton-based emerging artist, designer and art framer. They earned their Bachelor of Design in Printmaking from the University of Alberta. Callum's art practice draws on his experiences as a queer, non-binary person with ADHD. Through... Read Bio 2022/2023
Carolyn Gerk I am a self taught artist and mother living on Treaty 8 land. I work in a variety of physicalmediums, including watercolor, ink, linocut and mixed media fiber arts. My work focuses largely onfeminism, social issues, literature, film and the... Read Bio Northern AB Artist in Residence - Summer 2022
Xi Jin Xi Jin (she/her) grew up in the heart of Beijing, China, and spent a decade in Canada studying and living. From an early age, she would experiment with different mediums, which would mold her interest in art as it was... Read Bio 2021/2022
Kev Liang Artist Biography Kev Liang is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Edmonton, AB, Treaty 6 territory, and is originally from secluded rural Alberta. After graduating in June 2021 with his Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction in Intermedia and Printmaking... Read Bio 2021/2022
Nicholas Hertz Nicholas Hertz (he/they) holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Alberta. Through print media, performance and writing he explores the objectification of the queer body and the anthropomorphizing of environments. He engages with the liminal space between... Read Bio 2021/2022