Curator Coleen Mariano interviews Sarah Pereux. Pereux is an artist working in Toronto, Ontario. She is an undergraduate student in the joint Art and Art History program at the University of Toronto Mississauga and Sheridan College, currently employed by the Blackwood Gallery through the Work-Study program. In conjunction with her Bachelor of Arts, Pereux is working towards a Certificate in Curatorial Studies. Working primarily in drawing, and sculpture, Pereux explores issues of environmental ethics while critiquing consumerist trends and kitsch. https://www.instagram.com/wefalllikelight/ https://www.instagram.com/sarah.pereux/ https://www.sarahpereux.com http://blackwoodgallery.ca/exhibitions/2020/gradstudents02_2020.html http://blackwoodgallery.ca/exhibitions/2020/G2_Brochure-WEB.pdf

Currator James Legaspi interviews artist Nada Hafez. Hafez is a Canadian artist. She is currently living and working in Toronto, Ontario where she is completing her Honours Bachelor of Arts in a joint program between the University of Toronto and Sheridan College. She is currently undertaking an internship at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery. Her works typically make connections between audiences and contemporary sociopolitical issues. Hafez is a recipient of the Artcast Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement (2017), Faculty of Print Media Award (2017), Canadian Art Award for Excellence in Volunteerism (2018), the Therese Bolliger Award in recognition of Excellence in Sculpture (2018) and the First Place Award from Visual Arts Mississauga for her work in the 2020 Now Streaming Youth Exhibition. https://www.instagram.com/wefalllikelight/ https://www.instagram.com/hafez_nada_/ http://nadahafez.com http://blackwoodgallery.ca/exhibitions/2020/gradstudents02_2020.html http://blackwoodgallery.ca/exhibitions/2020/G2_Brochure-WEB.pdf

Curator Celine Polidario interviews artist Jasmine Canaviri. Canaviri is an installation-based, multimedia artist operating in the region west of the GTA. Canaviri primarily works in sculpture, sound, and video. Her work often uses text rooted in sociopolitical contexts of violence, feminism, gender, sexuality, and memory. She often expands upon a personal experience within these areas and addresses it across a larger framework, for a broader audience. https://www.instagram.com/wefalllikelight/ https://www.instagram.com/jasminecanaviri/ http://blackwoodgallery.ca/exhibitions/2020/gradstudents02_2020.html http://blackwoodgallery.ca/exhibitions/2020/G2_Brochure-WEB.pdf

Curator Christine Pacheco Le interviews artist Sabrina Bilic. Bilic is an artist working in Mississauga, Ontario, currently completing the joint University of Toronto Mississauga and Sheridan College Art and Art History program. Her work focuses on the use of materiality and colour to engage with childlike modes of play. She is one of five founders of the student-run Tiny Fist Gallery, located at Sheridan College’s Trafalgar campus. Along with curating and co-directing shows, recent experience includes exhibiting work in Now Streaming at Visual Arts Mississauga, and at Toronto’s Redhead Gallery. social media: https://www.instagram.com/wefalllikelight/ https://www.instagram.com/sabrinabilic/

Curator Coleen Mariano interviews Manroop Bhogal. Bhogal is a fourth-year student at the University of Toronto Mississauga. In April 2020, Bhogal will be graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Specialist in Art and Art History, Minor in Education Studies, Certificate in Curatorial Studies). In September 2020, he will be attending the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education’s (OISE) Master of Teaching Program. An artist working in graphite, he produces medium-to-large scale drawings that address sociopolitical issues in the past and present world, and personal experiences regarding person-of-colour identity. Combining his art practice with his interest in education, Bhogal employs advocacy and social justice frameworks to his work. Recent works serve as a platform for speaking on race-based issues of everyday life; namely, violence against minorities, police brutality, stereotyping, and most relevant to the artist, cultural dysphoria. social media: https://www.instagram.com/wefalllikelight/ https://www.instagram.com/manny.bhogal/

Curator Coleen Mariano interviews Mackenzie Boyd. Boyd is a Canadian artist currently living and working in Oakville, Ontario, where she is completing her undergraduate degree in the Art and Art History joint program between the University of Toronto Mississauga and Sheridan College. She is also pursuing a Certificate in Curatorial Studies. At present, she works at Blackwood Gallery through the Work-Study program and as a Gallery Assistant at General Hardware Contemporary. Working primarily in painting and drawing, she uses her experience living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as a source of inspiration, as a means of self-discovery, and as a platform for discussion. This experience has led her to explore psychological and domestic spaces, often confronting her own irrational fears and compulsions in the process. Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/wefalllikelight/ https://www.mackenzielboyd.com https://www.instagram.com/kenzboyd/