Michael Jacob Ambedian, Scott Everingham
Michael Murphy, Rick Nixon, Anders Oinonen
Wojciech Olejnik, Susy Oliveira, James Olley
Sasha Pierce, Nathalie Quagliotto, Emmy Skensved
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Michael Jacob Ambedian (Canada, 1973) received his MFA from the University of Waterloo in 2001 and a BFA from the University of Windsor. He has exhibited his work at the Home Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener; CAFKA 2001, 2005, 2011; Artcite, Windsor; Art Gallery of Windsor; John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto; Oakville Galleries Gairloch Gardens; Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford; Detroit Contemporary Gallery, Michigan, and recently at the Tom Thomson Gallery in Owen Sound. His work has been reviewed in Espace and Canadian Art. He has received grants from the Ontario Arts Council and the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund. He is a member of the artist collective Stopgap, along with his wife and fellow artist Sheila McMath. He lives and works in Kitchener.

Scott Everingham (Canada, 1978) received his MFA from the University of Waterloo in 2009 and a BFA from NSCAD University. As a recipient of the Keith and Winifrid Shantz Internship Award he worked with Nathan Redwood in Los Angeles. He has recently exhibited at The Power Plant, Toronto; Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal; Bryan Miller Gallery, Houston; and the Art Gallery of Calgary. He is the recipient of a Canada Council for the Arts Project Grant and was a semi-finalist in the 11th and 12th RBC Painting Competitions. The artist lives and works in Toronto. Scott Everingham is represented by Galerie Trois Points, Montréal and Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa.
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Michael Murphy (Dublin, 1971) is an artist working primarily in the medium of sculpture. He received his B.Ed. at OISE at University of Toronto, his MFA from the University of Waterloo in 2003, a BFA from the University of Guelph and a diploma in culinary arts from George Brown College. He has exhibited at MOCCA, The Power Plant, G Gallery and Greener Pastures in Toronto; Electric Eclectics in Meaford, Ontario, Modern Fuel in Kingston; and at Open Space in Victoria, BC. Murphy has also been involved in projects in Radio X, Frankfurt DE, and ACME LA, USA. He has recently exhibited at P|M gallery in Toronto, and has been the recipient of two Ontario Arts Council Grants to the Visual Arts. He lives and works in Toronto.

Rick Nixon (Canada, 1956) is a sculptor/multidisciplinary artist. He received his MFA from the University of Waterloo in 2006 and his Masters in Art History from York University. He has exhibited his work nationally and has recently exhibited at Cambridge Galleries and the MacLaren Art Centre. He is a recipient of a Research in the Americas Grant from York University and numerous Ontario Arts Council grants. He currently lives and works in Waterloo, Ontario.
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Anders Oinonen (Canada, 1977) is a painter. He received his MFA from the University of Waterloo in 2004 and as a recipient of the Keith and Winifrid Shantz Internship Award apprenticed with Thomas Scheibitz, Berlin. He has exhibited his work internationally and has has recently exhibited at Royal T in Los Angeles, The Hole in New York, and Cooper Cole in Toronto. His work is in public and private collections including the Musée d’art Contemporaine de Montréal, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto and Canada Council Art Bank. He is the recipient of grants from Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, and Canada Council for the Arts. He currently lives and works in Toronto and is represented by Cooper Cole, Toronto.
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Wojciech Olejnik is a multidisciplinary artist, who currently lives and works in Toronto. He received his MFA from the University of Waterloo in 2002 and as a recipient of the Keith and Winifrid Shantz Internship Award apprenticed with Stephen Ellis in New York. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally and has has recently exhibited at at PAVED Arts (Saskatoon), Center Clark (Montréal), Stride Gallery (Calgary), YYZ (Toronto), Southern Exposure (San Francisco) and Videobrazil 2011 (São Paulo). He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including The Stauffer Prize for Emerging Artists (2008) and a Canada Arts Council residency in Paris, France (2013).

Susy Oliveira (Canada, 1977) received her MFA from the University of Waterloo in 2006. As a recipient of the Keith and Winifrid Shantz Internship Award she apprenticed with John Kørner in Copenhagen, Denmark. She has recently exhibited her work at Erin Stump Projects (ESP) in Toronto, the Hole in New York City and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art in Toronto. She is the recipient of grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council. She currently lives and works in Toronto.
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James Olley (Canada, 1974) received his MFA from the University of Waterloo in 2008 and his BFA from NSCAD University. As a recipient of the Keith and Winifred Shantz Internship Award he worked with Professor Alastair Strachan in Glasgow, Scotland. He has had solo and group exhibitions across Canada and abroad including KKAP, Chicago; Incident Report, New York; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Scotland; and Groenhazengracht 1, Leiden, Netherlands. His work has been profiled at contemporary several art fairs, including Pulse New York, Miami, and Next Chicago and is in private collections such as the Colart Collection, Montreal. He has received grants from the Ontario Arts Council, in addition to the Vermont Studio Center Residency. He currently lives in Toronto and is an Assistant Professor in the Fine Arts Department at OCAD University. James Olley is represented by the Peter Robertson Gallery, Edmonton and Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa.
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Sasha Pierce (Canada, 1974) received an MFA from the University of Waterloo in 2004 and a BA from the University of Guelph. As a recipient of the Keith and Winifrid Shantz Internship Award she apprenticed with Landon Mackenzie in Vancouver, BC. She has exhibited at ACME, Los Angeles; Jessica Bradley Art + Projects, Toronto; and MOCCA, Toronto. Public collection acquisitions of her work include: Doris McCarthy Gallery, UTSC; and Canada Council Art Bank. Her work has been reviewed in Border Crossings and Canadian Art. Pierce was awarded Honourable Mention in the RBC Canadian Painting Competition in 2009. She lives and works in Toronto, Ontario. Sasha Pierce is represented by Jessica Bradley Art + Projects, Toronto.
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Nathalie Quagliotto (Canada, 1984) is a multidisciplinary conceptual artist. She received her MFA from the University of Waterloo in 2009 and as a recipient of the Keith and Winifrid Shantz Internship Award apprenticed with Martin Creed in London, England. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally and recently had a solo exhibition at Neutral Ground in Regina, Saskachewan. Her work is in private and public collections including The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts in Michigan, USA. She currently lives and works in Toronto and Montreal, Canada.
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Emmy Skensved (Canada, 1981) is a multidisciplinary artist. She received her MFA from the University of Waterloo in 2007 and as a recipient of the Keith and Winifrid Shantz Internship Award apprenticed with Kirstine Roepstorff in Berlin, Germany. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally including shows at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Greener Pastures Contemporary Art, Toronto; September Gallery, Berlin; and the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin. Her work is included in the collections of the Canada Council Art Bank and the Canadiana Foundation. She has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards including research and production grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council. She currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
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