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Omar Tarek Zayed is a Toronto-based textile artist and designer whose practice explores the relationship between traditional textile craft and contemporary design methodologies. Working primarily with natural dyeing, shibori, and silkscreen, he develops hybridized approaches to both womenswear and textile-based art. In 2024, Omar graduated from OCAD University with a BDes in Material Art & […]

Ella Morreale is a multidisciplinary textile artist and printmaker. Through material practices, she explores themes of identity, the body, intimacy and the self. Morreale employs text and gestural drawings applied to the fibre, utilizing surface design techniques such as polychromatic printing and stitching. Her practice is rooted in intuition. Working in the same manner, one […]

Laura Papworth is a Canadian metalsmith and artist based in Toronto, Ontario. She was raised in Calgary, Alberta and moved to Toronto in 2015 to obtain her BFA in Design from Toronto Metropolitan University. After working primarily in digital pursuits, she sought to experiment with different mediums of creative art. This led her to begin studying […]

Nilou Ghaemi is a ceramic artist living and practicing in Tkaronto, also known as Toronto. Born in Tehran, Iran, she immigrated to Canada as a teenager. She received a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from OCADU in 2015. After practicing as a professional graphic designer, Ghaemi returned to school to pursue a career in ceramics, […]

Marina Van Raay is a Canadian Japanese ceramic artist based in Hamilton, Ontario. She is a graduate of the bachelor’s program in Craft and Design at Sheridan College. Van Raay’s passion for clay and deep appreciation for craftsmanship was sparked by her father, who introduced her to pottery in 2016. Her grandmother was both a […]

Anna Xiaoyin Luo is a Chinese interdisciplinary fibre artist in Tkaronto (Toronto).  She is interested in the collaborative potential of craft and how it emerges as an antidote for crafting belongings in a world of flux and isolation. Her current works explore the role of materiality and tactility in contemporary art by reutilizing discarded fibre […]

“I grew up as a stranger to my own story, adopted and re-named, grafted into a new family tree. The discovery in adulthood of my Métis heritage was a revelation that set me on a path of discovery and my developing story as an Indigenous heritage woman and her quest for harmony with the natural […]

Khadija Aziz is an interdisciplinary artist and educator. A love for playfulness, patterns, collaboration and spontaneous art-making processes fuels her creativity. She investigates the making and transformation of patterns through the play of analogue and digital processes. Aziz creates installations, digital images, animations and Augmented Reality (AI) experiences by marrying slow textile-making techniques and tools […]

Viyan Petekkaya is a Kurdish jewellery and metal artist based in Canada. Her work, primarily non-representational, carries modernist influences and constructs a visual narrative that invites introspection and contemplation. She is intrigued by the challenge of translating abstract concepts into tangible forms, often resulting in sculptural pieces. Petekkaya’s work has been showcased in several exhibitions […]

Ellinor Nelson-Hachey is a goldsmith based in Toronto, Ontario. She graduated from the Jewellery Arts program at George Brown College in 2024. Brought up in a family where holiday gifts were meticulously handcrafted goods rather than store-bought nicknacks, she has developed a love for creating jewellery and fine craft and the joy found in sharing […]

Anthony Toomey was born in suburban Philadelphia and began his experience with glass while studying architecture at the University of Hawaii. His interest in glass led him to transfer to Alfred University in New York, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in glass in 2022.  During his academic career, Toomey worked in […]

Christian Maidankine has completed his Master of Architecture at Toronto Metropolitan University and is now an Artist-in-Residence at Harbourfront Centre. His background in architecture and interest in making has led to his exploring various materials, mainly leather. Having aphantasia, the inability to imagine any types of visuals or sensations, Maidankine has developed a process rooted […]

Kate Tessier is a Chartered Industrial Designer with a penchant for lighting, material reclamation and developing new work as part of a collaborative curatorial practice that goes by the name Kilowatt Kate. Kate joins Harbourfront Centre as Senior Designer-in-Residence and as curator of Everyday Lighting, now in its second iteration. Kate brings two decades of […]

Lauren Rice is a glass artist from Manitoba now based in the GTA. She studied at Sheridan College and received a Bachelor of Craft and Design with a specialty in glass. She creatively mixes mediums, incorporating materials like underglaze which is traditionally used in ceramics. This unique approach adds texture and dimension to her organic and […]

Charlie Larouche-Potvin discovered glass at Espace Verre in Montreal, where he graduated in 2020. He quickly became obsessed with blown glass work, specifically Venetian techniques. To perfect his knowledge, he took training with William Gudenrath at the Corning Museum of Glass (New York, USA) and with Davide Fuin in Murano (Italy). He sees the making […]

Jiho Choi is a South Korean jeweller and metalsmith. He comes from an engineering background, studying at Hanyang University. Choi started jewellery making as an apprentice in Korea before studying at NSCAD University in Halifax, NS. While at NSCADU, he found an interest in kinetic objects. His works are interactive, generating satisfaction and playfulness to […]

Mariana Bolaños Inclan is a Mexican artist based in Toronto. She is a graduate of Sheridan College. She has created a diverse body of work in painting and ceramics, focusing on art with a social purpose. She is a facilitator in community programs with children, women and newcomers around Toronto and the GTA. Inclan has […]

A graduate of Sheridan College, Emma Bickers explores intimate connections through visual storytelling on earthenware figurative vessels. Bickers’ work depicts the vulnerable theme of Sapphic identity, capturing tender emotions and loving narratives on the surfaces of her works. Originally planning to be an illustrator, she found interest in ceramics after taking an introductory course. She […]

Bram Locknick is an artist and sculptor who works with kiln-formed and blown glass. He graduated from Sheridan College and holds a BA with Honours in philosophy from the University of Toronto. From Windsor, Ontario, Locknick was inspired by the towering Detroit skyline at an early age. His background in philosophy informs curious instincts, helping […]

Alan Guzman is an emerging, multidisciplinary artist specializing in jewellery and engraving. His artistic journey began with lino carving, leading him to discover the intricate art of engraving and ignited his passion for goldsmithing. Guzman is a graduate of the Jewellery Arts program at George Brown College. His inspiration comes from Art Deco, contemporary engraving […]

Yalda Mohajer is a jewellery artist with an architectural background, fascinated by the inner marriage of both practices to create innovative jewellery. Her jewellery is from a transcending process that breathes new life into precious metals such as gold, silver and gemstones. This process includes melding traditional methods, such as forming and forging, with leading-edge […]

Sydni Weatherson is a recent Sheridan College Craft and Design program graduate. Her time in the studio focused on blown glass as well as engraving. Weatherson’s current work captures the fluidity of the glass during the making process, exploring colour, texture and movement frozen in time. Outside the studio, she maintains a fine arts practice […]

Blaise Campbell was born and raised in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He was introduced to glass in 1987 while studying furniture design at the School of Crafts and Design at Sheridan College and subsequently shifted his major to glass. Campbell followed up his formal training with a three-year Craft & Design Artist-in-Residency at Harbourfront Centre from […]

Mohammad Tabesh (he/him) is a mixed-media artist residing and working in Toronto. His practice is focused on the human condition, the art of resistance, art and social change.