STUDIO COLLECTIVE
LYDIA POURMAND
she/they
Multidisciplinary Artist
Lydia is a QTBIPOC Persian multidisciplinary artist, exploring the abstract through 3D, motion design and painting.
SUSIE LEE
she/her
Ceramicist
Susie is a part time ceramist artist living in MST. She creates wheel thrown and hand built functional ceramics inspired by the small joys in her daily life. She loves how ceramics allows her to play between the lines of technical and artistic creativity.
CADEN LANE
he/him
Interdisciplinary Artist
A Cree undergrad attending UBC, Caden revitalizes the resilience of Renaissance Humanism through the use of indigenous cultural teachings, cross referenced to Western and Near-Eastern philosophies, religions, and spiritual practices, drawing out beauty of occult aesthetic. Follow his work as language evolves by motif between every graphic, outlining phenomena that has led to unify mind, in accordance to frontier scientific and philosophical development hidden as the surreal.
Atticus Courtoreille
They/Them
Multimedia Artist
SAD NDN is a multi media visual artistry. I work with various mediums but my main focus right now is beading, digital art and silk screening.
https://instagram.com/sadndn
YVETTE TANG
she/her
Interdisciplinary Artist
I studied print making at Emily Carr, drawing will be my go to for beginning of any ideas, I picked up photography a few years before covid and it's been wonderful to realized ideas in a surrealistic way and also meet amazing artists, working as a team. Studied fashion photography at New York Film Academy and workshopped with Formento x Formento in Paris. Artist residency in Rhone Valley , France. Now I am beginning to work on pottery. If I am to describe myself as an artist , I am a surrealist, there's often a narrative with the work, to deliver and emote a certain contradicting situation or emotions, to create a pleasurable cringe of some sort. Often strong emotions. I am often investigative with the very truth of human or nature behaviors, I do believe the roots of all things are deeply emotional and it fascinates me. An uncontrollable controlled situation, like the world.
SEV SHABANKAREH
she/her
Interdisciplinary Artist
Sevin Shabankareh is a multi-disciplinary cog in several machines. Sevin is currently devoted to leatherwork, photo work, ink, and poetry.
MƎLIDI
she/her
Multidisciplinary Artist
Məlidi (Sydney Roberts) is Kwakwaka’wakw; Ligwilda’xw/ Weiwaikum on her mother’s side and Kwakiutl, Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw and Tlingit on her father’s side. She grew up on the traditional territories of the Ligwilda’xw, practicing culture and language. An emerging multidisciplinary artist Məlidi utilizes many tools on her path of helping others connect with themselves, others the environment to create positive change within themselves and the world around us. Through connection, conversation, creation and maya’xala (Respect) Məlidi believes we can achieve anything.
Popcorn Shrimp
He/Him
Multimedia Artist
Popcorn Shrimp (James) is a self taught multi media artist who loves to learn, challenge and grow with each new piece he creates. His arts are mainly inspired by music, nostalgia, the weird, and the wonderful.
NEIL MANCHON
he/him
Spatial Designer
Neil Manchon is a spatial designer that plays with time and space to conjure dynamic structures and artworks. He is inspired by the natural and scientific wonders of the world that his parents showed him from an early age. Neil was a previous artist-in-resident at JBG in 2016.
Tia MUELLER
she/her
Mixed Media
Tia is an emerging artist exploring the medium of wire sculpture. She aspires to create works that instill a sense of connection to humanity and nature.
MIA RILEY
she/her
Ceramicist
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.
RAVEN JOHN
they/she/he
Interdisciplinary Artist
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.
NISHA PLATZER
she/her
Experimental Filmmaker
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.
ANGELI RAWAT
she/her
Multimedia Artist
Angeli is a global health researcher and artist. She has travelled to over 50 countries to work and learn. She is a studio member of the James Black Gallery and lives in the unceded traditional territories of the xwmǝkǝyǝm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and sǝlilwǝtal (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations (Vancouver). When she is not researching or creating, she can be found marveling at her 2 little boys, playing with flavours in the kitchen, chasing moon views and rainbows or fighting for social justice.
MICKEY VESCERA
they/them
Ceramicist
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.
MARY KIM
she/her
Ceramicist
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 ANNA CZUBERNAT
she/her
Ceramicist
Julia has previously been a JBG studiomate and rejoins the space with a fresh perspective after wanderlust.
JESSICA SNOOK
she/her
Painter
Painter and curator of bones. Exploring nature, life, death and decay through found objects and imaginary creatures.
SHAHIR QRISHNASWAMY
he/they/she
Multifaceted Creator
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.
DAMARRA VOGT
she/her
Mixed Media Painter
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
Comic Book Artist
Remy Boydell is a British comic book artist.
Jae Lew
They/them
Interdisciplinary 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 Hashimoto
She/her
Ceramic Artist
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.
Jebs B. Sawatsky
They/Them
Interdisciplinary Artist
Jebs is a queer interdisciplinary artist working mainly with second hand matierals and ‘garbage’ creating work about self expression, community love, and mental health. Through film, textiles, sculpture and anything they can get their hands on forms mixed media 3 dimensional pieces.
Dani Rozali
They/Them
Interdisciplinary Artist
Dani Rozali is an interdisciplinary artist.