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Stephen is an artist and Sessional Instructor at the University of Windsor School of Creative Arts. He holds an MFA in Visual Arts from the University of Calgary and a BFA in Visual Arts from the University of Windsor. His performance-based work has been exhibited in Artist-Run Centres across Canada, including Open Space (Victoria), Eastern Edge (St. John’s), The New Gallery (Calgary), Latitude 53 (Edmonton), Forest City Gallery (London), and Artcite Inc. His durational performances have been featured in numerous festivals, including: Words and [ ]: A Durational Conference of Art and Thought (Montréal), the 2016 Duration and Dialogue Performance Art Festival (Toronto), M:ST 7 (Calgary), Visualeyez 13 (Edmonton) and the 2011 Art Gallery of Windsor Biennial, curated by Iain Baxter&. In April 2020, he initiated the collaborative Instagram project Performing Together. Stephen currently serves his community as the Programming Director for Artcite Inc.

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Emily Conlon (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Windsor, Ontario. She holds an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Saskatchewan and a BFA Honours in Visual Arts from the University of Windsor. Working primarily in drawing and printmaking, Emily’s intuitive process explores the relationship between memory and place through non-linear visual narratives of nature. In investigating how lived experiences can become lost in translation through memory, her work aims to garner closer relationships between the viewer and their surroundings and create a visual language that has the capacity to generate new narratives beyond initial encounters. Emily is on the board of directors for SK Printmakers and has participated in exhibitions and print exchanges both within Canada and internationally. Most recently, she was an exhibiting artist at Nuit Blanche Saskatoon and the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space.

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Maria is an artist, educator and arts administrator currently based in Windsor, Ontario.

Primarily, she is a print, zine, illustration and mail artist playing with the tension between the virtual and the tangible world. She has also been working in Windsor’s Arts and Culture sector for just over five years. Mediratta holds an MFA in Visual Arts and a BA in Visual Arts, Communication, Media & Film. She has been contracted by the Art Gallery of Windsor, University of Windsor, Greater Essex County District School Board, Vanguard Youth Arts Collective, and Artcite Inc. Mediratta is the recipient of both the John Kenneth Pufal and Warner-Lambert Scholarships for Excellence in Printmaking and has been in a handful of exhibitions around North America. Most recently, she was the first Emerging Artist in Residence with Art Windsor Essex. She currently works for Arts Council Windsor & Region.

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DJ Needle 9:14 has been one of the top DJs in the city of Windsor for years, former radio show host on CJAM radio 99.1fm for over 14 years. One of the main promoters of the Windsor Hip Hop Scene for over 15 plus years and responsible for the Windsor Hip Hop awards. Needle has also been producing music for well over 25 years. Born and raised in Detroit Mi and became a landed immigrant in Canada in 2020. As he has been working for a major cable comcast in the states for the last past 8 years. He and his wife run a new Non-Profit organizing called Share the Love Outreach Program.

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Sharisse Guyton is the CEO and co-founder of Vision In Numbers, a premier bookkeeping and consulting firm dedicated to promoting business growth in Windsor. Her focus on strategy, efficiency and error reduction has brought profitable results across multiple sectors including transportation, property management and real estate investing. Sharisse is a business graduate of both St. Clair College and the University of Windsor, and brings a decade of bookkeeping and process management expertise to Artcite. Outside of her professional aspirations, Sharisse enjoys spending her free time with her closest friends and family. You can usually catch her outdoors by the water, attending a local concert or trying a new meal in our diverse array of restaurants in Windsor-Essex county.

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Batoolio is a Palestinian-Canadian, Windsor-based, self-taught artist, and 2023 recipient of the City of Windsor’s ACHF grant, used to put on Windsor's first Colors of Resilience gallery of curated works. Batoolio's work has been exhibited in both group and solo shows at Phog Lounge, Artspeak Gallery, and as Artcite’s 2023 BIPOC Artist in Residence. Her work can also be seen on Spotify as cover art for Windsor-based musicians Dagobah Green, Dig Samples, under their music, as well as logo designs for local brand Designs by Sav, and CJAM 99.1 to develop a sticker for their 2023 Charity Drive. Batoolio draws inspiration from classic painters Freida Khalo, and Vincent Van Gogh, and more recent works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Keith Harring, and uses their philosophies to teach workshops in Windsor. She is a multi-media, interdisciplinary artist who uses art to communicate abstract feelings that words cannot, resulting in layered, vibrant, abstract pieces of work, often described as what dreams look like.

Originally and currently working from Windsor, Ontario I completed my BFA at the University of Windsor in 2016 and my MFA at the University of Ottawa in 2021. As I navigate the world, I am aware of the impact that my surroundings have on my daily life. The concepts of landscape, boundaries, the built environment, nostalgia, and nature are highlighted and examined when looking at these surroundings. I explore these themes within my artistic practice through landscape paintings; where I question the use of the picturesque, along with the aesthetic notions that are embedded in my nostalgia toward the landscape and acknowledge the colonization of the land. My practice evolves as it exposes the layers of social and aesthetic structures acting as invisible boundaries to how landscape, nature, and the environment are interpreted and viewed.

Niku is a mixed media artist based in Windsor, Ontario. She was born and raised in Tehran, Iran where she completed her undergraduate degree in architecture at the University of Tehran and worked as a graphic designer for several years. Currently, she is in her second year of pursuing her MFA in visual arts at the University of Windsor School of Creative Arts. In parallel to her studies, she is currently conducting an abstract painting workshop as an instructor at Art Windsor-Essex. As part of her MFA project, she focuses on abstract painting and calligraphy, as well as drawing performance. The main concept of her project revolves around self-complexity and identity paradoxes. Additionally, she has been awarded the Warner Lambert scholarship for excellence in printmaking from the School of Creative Arts in Winter 2023.

Rebecca is a recent graduate from the University of Windsor, where she double-majored in French Studies & Political Science and minored in English. She has worked and volunteered in various fields, from teaching to translation to marketing. She has a deep love of all things language, culture, politics, & art and is excited for the future as she explores all related career avenues. On the side, she runs Spicy Cat Vintage & More, an online & pop-up vintage shop specializing in colourful clothing from the 70s to 90s. She's deeply passionate about sustainability and uses her online platform to educate audiences about how we can extend the lifecycle of textiles & keep clothes out of landfills. If you have any inquiries or want to collaborate, you can reach her at spicycatvintageandmore@gmail.com.

Amanda Shallal, also known by her artistic alias Mia Desu, is a multidisciplinary artist specializing in painting and digital illustration. Graduating from the University of Windsor with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honors degree as well as a Bachelor of Education, she has exhibited her artwork in galleries across Windsor and Toronto. Transitioning from a successful stint as a graphic designer in Toronto, Amanda's artistic journey led her to teaching roles in Toronto, England, and Japan before returning to Windsor. Her artwork, influenced by Japanese anime and classical Renaissance art, offers a captivating juxtaposition. Notably, Amanda's work has been featured on prestigious platforms like the Juxtapoz website. Themes of spirituality, religious symbolism, and mental health permeate her art, delving into spiritual warfare, the complex interplay between good and evil, and highlighting mental health issues. Beyond her artistry, Amanda endeavors to leverage her role as an educator to inspire young aspiring artists, engage with the Windsor artistic community, and foster creativity and belonging through community-building initiatives.

Vincent finds joy in the art of analog photography and has been shooting 35mm film for the past 7 years. With an eye for detail and a love for experimentation, he enjoys exploring various subjects, from landscapes and cityscapes to portraits and still life. Photography is not just a hobby for him, it's a way to eternally encapsulate moments in time and share his unique point of view with the world. In 2023 Vincent's photography was been featured in Kristina Bradt's Tiny Art Vending Machine. He also contributed one artwork to a month-long members' exhibition at Artcite Inc.