Ed Bamiling has been a practicing artist for more than thirty years, and has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions, both nationally and internationally. His sculptural ceramic work is represented in public collections in Canada and abroad, as well as in private collections in Canada, the United States, Mexico, France, England, Ireland, Germany, Greece, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. He has also lectured and conducted workshops in Canada, the U.S., Mexico and Korea. Currently, he is the Ceramics Facilitator with the Visual Arts Department at The Banff Centre for the Arts.
Ying-Yueh Chuang was born in Taiwan and came to Canada in the early 90's. She received a diploma of Fine Art from Langara College in 1997 and a BFA from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 1999, both in Vancouver. She received a Masters degree with a major in ceramics from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (now NSCAD University) in 2001. She is currently working as a studio ceramist in Toronto. She was the recipient of 2006 Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramists. Her work is found in a number of public collections such as the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Canada Council Art Bank, Burlington Art Centre Permanent Collection and the WOCEK Icheon World Ceramic Centre in Korea.
Shima Iuchi was born in Kobe, Japan, grew up in Kyoto and has lived in Canada since 1998. She has a degree in Art Management from the Seian University of Art and Design in Japan and a BFA from Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia. She has exhibited her interdisciplinary works in solo and group exhibitions in Canada, US, and Japan, and has received several awards: in 2003, first-place in the international college art competition, Beyond Boarders, in Washington; in 2005, the Visual Arts Development Award, in Vancouver; and most recently, the Alberta Creative Development Initiative by Canada Council for the Arts in 2008. Currently, she is a faculty member in Visual Arts at Thompson Rivers University.
Paul Jackson was born in Calgary, Alberta. He is a graduate of the Alberta College of Art and Design (Calgary, AB) and recently completed his MA Fine Arts at Chelsea College of Art and Design (London, England) where he graduated with distinction. He was named one of London's top 25 new artists by Art Review Magazine and was featured in The Independent's Sunday Arts section with fellow accomplished London fine arts graduate students. Jackson has been a sessional instructor in the sculpture, photography and drawing departments at the Alberta College of Art + Design and just recently moved to Toronto.
Jen Rae is an interdisciplinary artist with Métis (Cree/French) heritage from Alberta. Her research-based and ritually driven work investigates correlations between human interaction and environment with an emphasis on sensorial experience, memory and narrative. Her current research and photographic work delves into tattooing as a means of human communication and sociogenesis. Rae has exhibited her work in Canada and Australia and is currently doing her PhD as an artist-researcher at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in the Art and Sustainability research cluster.
Charles Stankievech works at the intersection of art, architecture and theory. His work has been exhibited in the Biennale of Architecture (Venice), Banff Centre for the Arts (Canada), Subtle Technologies (Toronto), Eyebeam (New York), and the Atlantic Center for the Arts (Florida). Stankievech holds an MFA in Open Media and a BA (hon.) in Philosophy + Literature. His writings have been included in a variety of academic journals, such as Leonardo Music Journal (MIT Press), artists' catalogues and translated into French, Italian and German. Currently developing the new KIAC School of Visual Art in the Canadian Arctic, Stankievech is also a researcher in the Digital Media network for the University of the Arctic.
Matthew Walker was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He attended McMaster University where he received his BA in Fine Arts. During his time in Hamilton, Matthew was active within the artist-run centers, which formed the core of his collaborative endeavors. In 2002, Matthew moved to Calgary, Alberta to complete his MFA at the University of Calgary. His work has been shown in artist-run centers and museums in Ontario and Alberta. He has also been exhibiting in formal and informal installations outside of institutional settings since 1997.