Our Team
Cecily Ou
Cecily Ou is a writer, curator, and independent textile practitioner based in the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations in Tkaronto. Her practice is focused on community-based projects, de-centralized arts production, and the insurgent influence of craft media within cultural institutions. Recent publications are found in The Senses and Society, Blackflash Expanded, and Ornamentum. She is currently the operations manager of Sur Gallery. She is finishing her BA at OCAD University, where she is also on the advisory committee of Onsite Gallery.
Ella Taylor
Ella Taylor is a curator, writer and artist based in the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations in Tkaronto. Ella’s work engages with pedagogies of place, queer theory, community-based projects and gardening. Ella is currently completing a year-long curatorial residency with WIA projects and is working as lead curatorial researcher alongside Pam Patterson and two graduate students at the 113 Research Gallery at OCAD University. In 2023, Ella completed their BFA in Criticism and Curatorial Practice with a minor in Art and Social Change at OCAD University.