Mia Riley is an emerging artist, writer and curator. Sometimes she makes pots and sculptures in clay and like many people right now, is in the process of figuring out who they are and how they fit into the world. Besides making pottery she is interested in intersections between identity, culture, history, and her experience as a mixed-race Asian- Canadian.

An experimental animator primarily working with hand-drawn animation. Her animations often explore how movement is felt and perceived through manipulating the rules and frameworks of both animation and cinema.

Raven John/Trickster, artist, involuntary comedian and two-spirit activist, is of Coast Salish and Stolo Nation descent. Trickster is a visual artist, cultural consultant, mediator, storyteller, photographer and sculptor. A jack-of-all-trades (and master of a few), their practice covers a wide array of mediums from provocation and humor, puppet making, ceramics, dressmaking, interactive electronics and indigenous technologies.

Drawn to vibrant shades, moon sparkles, and the melding of sounds and imagery that you can dream and drown in, Nisha likes to play with film and photography through handmade processes.  Nisha Platzer was a previous resident of the JBG in 2015-16. 

Jaewoo Kang is a filmmaker, animator and visual artist based on unceded Tsleil-Waututh lands, also known as North Vancouver. He explores the film medium as a way of creating new queer aesthetic that blurs the line between gender binary.

Mickey Vescera is a ceramicist, sculptor, and writer born and raised on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Their main practice is ceramic functional ware and abstract sculptures inspired by science fiction, industrial waste, and the wildlife of the Pacific Northwest.

Kali Fish is a multi-medium chameleon from Uranus. They make wearable and visual art with textiles, paint, found objects, beads, teeth, stones and bones. Their current focus is creating tiny worlds, dolls, replicas, and creatures both real and from dreams.

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Mary Kim is an artist living and working in Vancouver. Mary creates small functional ceramic wares, art cards, and mini paintings. Her images are inspired by the humour and brightness found in pop culture, cartoons, monsters and animals.

Julia has previously been a JBG studiomate and rejoins the space with a fresh perspective after wanderlust..

Painter and curator of bones. Exploring nature, life, death and decay through found objects and imaginary creatures.

Shahir is a multifaceted creator, currently focused on film directing, sacred clowning, contemporary dance, poetic ramblings, classical Indian voice and natural textile creations. They are currently in a master's of contemplative education program at SFU, and have recently worked as a trauma counsellor, educator and art therapist. 

Exploring abstract sensations, vibrant color, and experimenting with consumption, Damarra Vogt creates through sculpture, textile, and painting techniques, producing work to engage the viewer, and to find new perspectives to enhance reflections about life.

Remy Boydell is a British comic book artist.

Jae is an experimental filmmaker and new media artist working with ceramics, 16mm film, electronics, illustration and sound. They were born and currently resides on the stolen territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwu7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Hannah is a part time ceramicist exploring the world of clay with a focus on functional ceramics. Born and raised on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, she is new to using clay as a creative medium and excited to experiment with different techniques, shapes, and surface design.