ADVISORY CIRCLE
SAMER ABDELNOUR
Samer Abdelnour is an academic and activist. He works as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh Business School. He studied for his PhD at the London School of Economics. Before that, he spent three years living in London, Ontario, where he got to know Jamelie Hassan and Ron Benner. |
WYN GELEYNSE
Wyn Geleynse was a member of the Embassy Cultural House (ECH) board and also co-edited the ECH tabloid and curated the film program. Wyn is a multimedia artist living and working in London, Ontario. Considered one of Canada's pioneer film and video projection artists, Geleynse's career spans a period of nearly 40 years. |
FERN HELFAND
Fern Helfand is a photo-based artist and educator living in Kelowna, BC. Helfand’s art production has always been influenced by the environments and cultures in which she has lived, worked and travelled. Fern was part of the ECH community in the 80s. |
S F HO
S F Ho is an artist living on the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ nations. S F Ho’s practice considers intersections of culture, history, and embodied experience from racialized, queer perspectives. |
LORRAINE KLAASEN
Lorraine Klaasen is an internationally renown performer, a JUNO award-winner, and received in 2020 the Forest City London Music Award (FCLMA) in the category of World Music. Originally from South Africa and formerly living in Montreal, Lorraine now lives in London, Ontario. |
JUDITH RODGER
Judith Rodger is a writer, art historian, and free-lance curator. She studied at McGill University, Montreal where she received her B.A in English and Psychology. She began her career at Museum London, followed by the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the McIntosh Gallery at Western University. |
RUTH SKINNER
Ruth Skinner works as an arts organizer, researcher, sessional instructor, and publisher in London, Ontario. She is finishing a doctoral degree in Art and Visual Culture at Western University. She is a co-organizer of Support project space and operates the art imprint Edna Press. |
DAN SMOKE
Dan and his wife Mary Lou have hosted "The Smoke Signals Aboriginal Radio Program," since 1990 and continue with this Western University campus-based radio program offering interviews with indigenous cultural workers and advocates from across Turtle Island. |
MARY LOU SMOKE
Mary Lou is a gifted traditional and contemporary singer. Recently, she was inducted into the Forest City London Music Hall of Fame for Lifetime Achievement on April. 28, 2019. |
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
BLESSY AUGUSTINE
Blessy Augustine is currently pursuing her PhD in the Department of Visual Arts at Western University, Ontario. She has an MFA in Art Writing from the School of Visual Arts, New York, and an MA in Arts and Aesthetics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. |
ANDREAS BUCHWALDT
Andreas Buchwaldt is a multimedia installation artist and freelance labour activist based in Toronto, currently completing his Ph.D. in Visual Culture at the University of Western Ontario (UWO). |
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IRA KAZI
Iraboty (Ira) Kazi (she/her) is a PhD candidate at the University of Western Ontario, studying Art History and Visual Culture. She is the current editor of Western’s Visual Arts Department’s graduate students' journal, tba: Journal of Art, Media, & Visual Culture. Ira divides her time between London and Hamilton and works part-time at the Hamilton Public Library. |
SHELLEY KOPP
Shelley Kopp is a Ph.D. candidate in Visual Culture at the University of Western Ontario. She is the current editor of the visual arts graduate students' journal, tba, as well as the founding associate editor- art history and theory, of tba. Shelley has collated, designed, and edited the exhibition catalogue for Hiding in Plain Sight. |
ASHAR MOBEEN
Ashar (Usher) Mobeen recently commenced his MA in Art History and Visual Culture at the University of Western Ontario. He graduated from McMaster University with dual degrees in Astronomy & Astrophysics and Art History in 2019 and 2021, respectively. |
NILOUFAR SALIMI
Niloufar Salimi (Shiraz, Iran. 1982) is a Visual Artist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Salimi completed her MFA at Western University and received a BFA from OCAD University. She is currently resides in Toronto. |
JENNA ROSE SANDS
Jenna Rose Sands is a Cree Anishinaabe artist and writer who is turning her emotional exhaustion over the current state of Indigenous affairs into informative zines that educate and question wide spread prejudice regarding Indigenous people. |
JOANNA WEIL
JoAnna Weil is a fourth year student at Western studying studio art and mathematics. She was raised in Leamington Ontario on her family farm and now resides in London for school. Weil’s artistic practice is primarily painting and printmaking but ventures into sculpture and installation as well. |
MICHELLE WILSON
Michelle Wilson received her BFA from the University of Ottawa in 2005 and graduated with highest honours from the School of Photographic Arts, Ottawa, in 2008. She is currently a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Art and Visual Culture at Western University, London, Ontario. |
PAST CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
CHARLOTTE EGAN
(2020-2021) Charlotte Egan is in her final undergraduate year studying Visual Arts Studio & History at Western University in London, Ontario. She is a visual artist and typically works with acrylic paints, ink, and illustration. |
MACKENZIE SMITH
(2020-2021) Mackenzie Smith is a local London artist who grew up in the east end. They are a graduate from H.B. Beal Secondary School, and in their last year of the BFA program at Western University. Their art practice focuses around LGBTQ2A advocacy, gender equality, mental health, and poverty. |
JADE WILLAMSON
(2020-2021) Jade Williamson is an artist from London, Ontario who is currently completing an Honours Specialization of Fine Arts at Western University. She is the Exclusive Artist for Polar Nation. She has been producing artwork to be used for the creation of products which proceeds go towards Polar Bears International. |
