Visual Arts

Jalani Morgan

April 14, 2011 Ontario

TweetPhotographer / Partner, Hermann & Audrey, Toronto, ON. Born: Toronto, ON. Jalani Morgan is a portrait and lifestyle professional photographer who always tells a complex story with his images. With a focus on editorial portraiture, lifestyle and fashion, Jalani’s start in photography began with him taking a college photography course, and then an apprenticeship with [...]

April 5, 2011 Arts

TweetCurator / Researcher / Cultural Advisor / Founding Director, aPOSteRIORI, Montréal, Québec. Born: Haiti. Dominique Fontaine is a curator, researcher, cultural advisor and Founding Directorof aPOSteRIORI, a non-profit curatorial platform – researching, documenting,developing, producing and facilitating innovation in diverse contemporary art practices. Dominique graduated in visual arts and arts administration from the University of Ottawa, [...]

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February 7, 2011 BHM Feature

TweetDental Surgeon, Dr. Kenneth Montague & Associates / Founder, The Wedge, Toronto, ON. Born: Windsor, ON. A graduate of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto, Dr. Kenneth Montague is a full-time dentist, as well as an art collector and curator. Since opening in 1992, Dr. Montague’s dental office has grown from an [...]

January 23, 2011 Educator

Tweet Professor Emeritus / Artist / Sculptor, Department of Visual Arts, York University, Toronto, ON. Born: USA. Tim Whiten is a Professor Emeritus at York University and former Chair of the Department of Visual Arts. He is also an internationally renowned artist whose works are in many private, corporate and public collections, including Canada’s National Gallery and the [...]

November 21, 2010 Quebec

Tweet(English translation available below) Artiste Peintre, Montréal, QC. Née : Port-au-Prince, Haïti. Marie-Denise Douyon poursuit sa carrière en arts visuels à Montréal depuis 1991. Son parcours artistique est marqué par la migration et l’expres- sion d’une identité qui puise à même les racines de l’Afrique et de sa terre d’accueil. Montréalaise qui évolue dans un Québec concerné [...]

November 12, 2010 Entertainment

TweetFilmmaker & Producer / Editor, CBC, Toronto, ON. Born: Toronto, ON. As an artist, editor and filmmaker, Lucius Dechausay has held a number of different positions in the entertainment industry. His short films and animations have garnered him awards at film festivals, both in Canada and the United States, and he has worked on nationally televised [...]

November 11, 2010 Community

TweetCitizenship Judge (Retired) / Artist, Court of Canadian Citizenship, Oakville, ON. Born: Jamaica. Dr. Pamela Appelt was born in St. Mary, Jamaica, and attended high school and college at West Indies College in Mandeville, Manchester. She studied Microbiology and Biochemistry in London, England and came to Canada in 1966, where she worked as a researcher [...]

October 29, 2010 BHM Feature

Tweet(Originally posted Oct. 29/2010. Re-posted today as part of our special Black History Month tribute highlighting 28 of Canada’s top influencers & trailblazers.) Photographic Artist / Publisher, Nok Photo Publishing, Toronto, ON. Born: Jamaica. Born in Kingston, Jamaica and having earned his Fine Arts degree at Toronto’s York University, Michael Chambers has been the recipient [...]

October 28, 2010 Arts

TweetChief Curator / Artistic Director, Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, Dartmouth, NS. Born: Weymouth Falls, NS. At the start of his career, Dr. Henry Bishop was employed as a Communications Officer with the Black United Front of Nova Scotia, then worked independently in graphic design and photography. This led to his assisting the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, for which [...]

October 20, 2010 Arts

Tweet(Originally posted Oct. 20, 2010. Re-posted today as part of our special Black History Month tribute highlighting 28 of Canada’s top influencers & trailblazers.) Technical Director, San Francsico Ballet, San Francisco, CA. Born: Toronto, ON. Christopher Dennis served as the Resident Lighting Designer and Lighting Coordinator at The National Ballet of Canada for 14 seasons. [...]

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October 19, 2010 Entertainment

TweetArt Director/ Visual Art Director, Toronto, ON. Born: Toronto, ON. Ashley McKenzie-Barnes is a visionary within the artistic realm, whose passion for art was recognized at a very young age. She has been involved in the arts since childhood, with her talent becoming evident while she was still in daycare, leading her to start a [...]

October 10, 2010 Educator

Tweet Principal / Artist, Art Impressions, Toronto, ON. Born: Trinidad. Marion Bernardine is a noted educator who worked in the field for over 30 years as a former Principal and champion of equity issues. Before her retirement, Marion was the Principal of Regal Road Public School from 1993-1998. In 1997, she was part of a team of educators [...]

September 23, 2010 Activism

TweetGraphic Designer / Illustrator / Artist, Scarborough, ON. Born: Nottingham, UK. After graduating from Sheridan College, Mark embarked on a successful career as a graphic designer, until the death of a close friend compelled him to return to his true calling, painting. His work has since been exhibited at several galleries and private events around Toronto, [...]

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