I Chantal Fraser, The Way, 2018 (detail) wind, turbine, generator, rhinestones, steel. Courtesy of the Artist. Photo: Louis Lim.Artists & Contributors Since 1992, Rungh has worked with an incredible array of artists, critics, poets, writers, academics, and visual culture experts. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Rez AbbasiRez Abbasi is one of the most significant voices on the current jazz scene.Full bio Jordan AbelJordan Abel is a Nisga’a writer from British Columbia and the winner of the 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize for his poetry collection Injun.Full bio David AdlerDavid R. Adler has written about jazz and assorted topics for JazzTimes, The Village Voice, and many other publications.Full bio Carmen AguirreCarmen Aguirre is a Chilean-Canadian, award-winning theatre artist and author.Full bio Kamal Al SolayleeDr. Al-Solaylee is the author of the national bestselling memoir Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes.Full bio Rusaba AlamRusaba Alam is a PhD student in the Department of English Language and Literatures at the University of British Columbia.Full bio Durrah AlsaifDurrah Alsaif is an interdisciplinary artist who has exhibited at galleries such as the Presentation House Gallery in North Vancouver, and the Surrey Art Gallery.Full bio Madhur AnandMadhur Anand is a full professor of Ecology and Sustainability Science at the University of Guelph.Full bio Simranpreet AnandSimranpreet Anand is an interdisciplinary artist and is committed to a community engaged practice.Full bio Rae ArmantroutRae Armantrout is a recently retired professor of poetry and poetics at UC San Diego.Full bio Kamal AroraDr. Kamal Arora is an anthropologist whose work focuses on gender and Sikhism.Full bio Mohamed AssaniMohamed Assani is an award-winning sitar player and composer.Full bio Tara AtluriTara Atluri has a PhD in Sociology.Full bio Back to Top B Arpita BajpeyiArpita Bajpeyi is a kathak dancer and a public historian (Carleton University).Full bio Himani BannerjiHimani Bannerji is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, York University.Full bio Mathilde BenignusMathilde Benignus works both as a documentary filmmaker and performance artist.Full bio Sujata BhattSujata Bhatt is a poet and translator.Full bio Kiran BhumberKiran Bhumber is a media artist, composer, musician and educator based in Vancouver, Canada.Full bio Sadhu BinningSadhu Binning is a bilingual author a central figure in the Punjabi arts community.Full bio Dionne BrandDionne Brand was Toronto’s Poet Laureate from 2009 to 2012.Full bio Noa BronsteinNoa Bronstein is a curator and writer based in Toronto.Full bio Cathy BusbyCathy Busby is a Canadian artist and activist based in Vancouver.Full bio Back to Top C Fathima CaderFathima Cader practices human rights law in Toronto and teaches at the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor.Full bio Charles CampbellCharles Campbell is a Jamaican-born multidisciplinary artist, writer and curator.Full bio JP CatungalDr. John Paul (JP) Catungal is an interdisciplinary scholar trained in the nexus of critical human geography and intersectional feminist theorizing.Full bio Gurinder ChadhaGurinder Chadha is one of the United Kingdom’s most proven and respected Film Director and Producers.Full bio Sammy ChienSammy Chien (Artistic Director of Chimerik 似不像) is a first generation Taiwanese-Canadian immigrant and queer artist-of-colour.Full bio Tom ChoTom Cho has been freelancing as an editor and writer since 1993.Full bio Rohit ChokhaniRohit Chokhani is an award-winning arts curator, director and cultural leader.Full bio Quill Christie-PetersQuill Christie-Peters is an Anishinaabe arts programmer and self-taught visual artist.Full bio Zoë-Blue CoatesZoë-Blue Coates is an artist and historian of Afro-Caribbean and African American descent.Full bio Samaqani CocahqSamaqani Cocahq (Natalie Sappier) grew up in Tobique First Nation, New Brunswick.Full bio Wayde ComptonWayde Compton is an award-winning author and editor.Full bio Scheherazaad CooperScheherazaad Cooper is an accomplished Canadian performer and choreographer.Full bio Amina Creighton-KellyAmina Creighton-Kelly is Project Leader at Rungh.Full bio Chris Creighton-KellyChris Creighton-Kelly is an interdisciplinary artist, writer and cultural critic.Full bio Back to Top D Annahid DashtgardAnnahid Dashtgard is author of the recent and acclaimed memoir “Breaking the Ocean: Race, Rebellion and Reconciliation”.Full bio Mehjabeen DatooMehjabeen Datoo is a Secondary Humanities teacher and teacher educator working in the Richmond School District in British Columbia.Full bio Glenn DeerDr. Glenn Deer teaches in the areas of rhetoric and Canadian Literature at the University of British Columbia.Full bio Junie DésilJunie Désil is a Haitian-Canadian poet who has performed at various literary events and festivals.Full bio Sam DharmasenaSam Dharmasena, also known as Roshanie, is a Brampton-based DJ, writer and radio host.Full bio Deena DinatDeena is a PhD Candidate in the English Department at the University of British Columbia.Full bio Phinder DulaiPhinder Dulai is a writer and poet living in Surrey, B.C.Full bio Back to Top E Francesca EkwuyasiFrancesca Ekwuyasi is a writer and filmmaker originally from Lagos, Nigeria.Full bio Mercedes EngMercedes Eng is the author of Mercenary English, a long poem about violence and resistance in the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood of Vancouver.Full bio Soheila EsfahaniSoheila K. Esfahani is a visual artist, lecturer at the University of Waterloo, and an educator at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto.Full bio Tawhida Tanya EvansonTawhida Tanya Evanson is an Antiguan-Québecoise poet, performer and producer.Full bio Back to Top F Sal FerrerasDr. Sal Ferreras is a percussionist, administrator, and an artist.Full bio Kathleen FlahertyKathleen Flaherty is the Dramaturg at PTC, and a former producer of radio drama and Ideas documentaries for CBC Radio.Full bio Helena Martin FrancoHelena Martin Franco is an artist from the Caribbean region of Colombia who has lived and worked in Montréal since 1998.Full bio Back to Top G David GarneauDavid Garneau (Métis) is Associate Professor of Visual Arts at the University of Regina.Full bio Veena GokhaleVeena Gokhale is a freelance writer living in Montreal.Full bio Babak GolkarBabak Golkar spent most of his formative years in Tehran until 1996 when he migrated to Vancouver.Full bio Beau GomezBeau Gomez is a photo-based artist living in Toronto, Canada.Full bio Ayumi GotoAyumi Goto is a performance apprentice, currently based in Toronto.Full bio Garry GottfriedsonGarry Gottfriedson has 10 published books, and has read from his work across Canada, United States, Europe, and Asia.Full bio Naomi GracechildNaomi Gracechild (she/her/hers) is a multidisciplinary artist, educator,and antiracism activist.Full bio Nicolás GrandiNicolás Grandi is a Buenos Aires based filmmaker, transdisciplinary artist, researcher and educator.Full bio Pilar GuineaPilar Guinea is a Guatemalan artist living in Vancouver.Full bio Sunil GuptaMerging cultural activism and photography, Sunil Gupta creates compositions that exist within the frames of politics and theatre to explore themes of identity and homosexuality.Full bio Back to Top H Melanie HardbattleMelanie Hardbattle is an Archivist with Simon Fraser University Library, Special Collections.Full bio Osheen HarruthoonyanOsheen Harruthoonyan is an Armenian-Canadian photographer who merges movement with themes of cultural heritage and renewal.Full bio Jamelie HassanJamelie Hassan is a visual artist and activist based in London, Ontario.Full bio Eli HirtleEli Hirtle is a nêhiyaw(Cree)/British/German filmmaker, beadworker, youth mentor and curator.Full bio Roald HoffmanRoald Hoffman is a writer of poetry, essays, non-fiction, and plays.Full bio Tarah HogueTarah Hogue is the inaugural Senior Curatorial Fellow, Indigenous Art at the Vancouver Art Gallery.Full bio Zakir HussainZakir Hussain is one of the world’s foremost percussionists in Jazz and World Music.Full bio Back to Top I Anosh IraniAnosh Irani is a critically acclaimed novelist and playwright.Full bio Back to Top J Doaa JamalDoaa Jamal is a freelance graphic designer and photographer.Full bio Sherazad JamalSherazad Jamal is an interdisciplinary artist.Full bio Sana JanjuaSana Janjua is a poet, playwright and a performer.Full bio Am JohalAm Johal is Director of SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement.Full bio Wanda John-KehewinWanda John-Kehewin is a Cree writer, originally from Kehewin, AlbertaFull bio Jessica JohnsJessica Johns is a poetry editor and co-organizer of the Indigenous Brilliance reading series in Vancouver.Full bio Hugh JohnstonHugh Johnston is a professor emeritus of history at SFU, where he taught for 36 years.Full bio Back to Top K Hanif KarimHanif Karim lives in Vancouver and once, many years ago, played soccer with Rawi Hage on a gorgeous summer day in Montreal.Full bio Kiran KaurKiran Kaur is a writer who was born on the traditional territories of the Sinixt peoples, and the Ktunaxa peoples.Full bio Ali KazimiProfessor Ali Kazimi is a filmmaker, writer, and visual artist.Full bio Stephanie Wong KenSteph Wong Ken is a writer based in Canada.Full bio Hussein KeshaniHussein Keshani is an Art Historian at the UBC Okanagan campus in Kelowna, B.C., Canada.Full bio Prithi KhaliquePrithi Khalique holds a BFA in communication design from Parsons School of Design.Full bio Ausma Zehanat KhanAusma Zehanat Khan is a community activist and writer living in Colorado.Full bio Erum KhanErum Khan is a film and theatre maker.Full bio Sara KhanSara Khan was born in Birmingham, England and raised in Lahore, Pakistan.Full bio Chelene KnightChelene Knight is the author of the poetry collection Braided Skin and the memoir Dear Current Occupant.Full bio Lera KotsyubaLera Kotsyuba is an editor, art critic and art historian based in Toronto.Full bio Sukaina KubbaSukaina Kubba is an architect and artist.Full bio Rahat KurdRahat Kurd is a poet and cultural critic living in Vancouver.Full bio Back to Top L Mackenzie LadMackenzie Lad is a photographer, writer, and journalism student at Concordia University.Full bio Larissa LaiLarissa Lai is an author and poet.Full bio Soleil LaunièreSoleil Launière is an Innu multidisciplinary artist from Mashteuiatsh.Full bio Chris LeeChris Lee is Associate Professor of English at the University of British Columbia.Full bio Nancy LeeNancy Lee is an interdisciplinary media artist, filmmaker and electronic music curator.Full bio Back to Top M Darcy McFaddenDarcy McFadden is a local educator, writer and performer who has called Vancouver home since 1995.Full bio Heidi McKenzieHeidi McKenzie is a Toronto-based ceramic artist.Full bio Zab MaboungouZab Maboungou is an artist, a philosopher, and a leader in the field of both dance creation and dance teaching.Full bio Rudresh MahanthappaRudresh Mahanthappa is a composer and educator, and one of the premier voices in jazz of the 21st century.Full bio Lata ManiLata Mani, Ph.D. is a feminist historian, cultural critic, contemplative writer and filmmaker.Full bio P. MansaramP. Mansaram was born in 1934 in Mt. Abu, Rajasthan, India and studied at the Sir J. J. School of Art.Full bio Ashley MarshallAshley Marshall’s research critiques how power, economics, and politics influence social change.Full bio Derek MascarenhasDerek Mascarenhas is a graduate of the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies Creative Writing Program.Full bio David McGonigal-VidelaDavid McGonigal-Videla is a multicultural artist and writer residing in Moh’kins’tsis (Calgary).Full bio Seema MehtaSeema Mehta is a dancer, choreographer, and fine artist.Full bio Farrah Marie MirandaFarrah Miranda is an Abu Dhabi born, Toronto-based artist of Goan and Mangalorean descent.Full bio Shani MootooShani Mootoo writes fiction and poetry, and is a visual artist and video maker.Full bio Peter MorinPeter Morin is a Tahltan Nation artist, curator, and writer.Full bio Tijiki MorrisTijiki Morris is a creator, puppetry artist, performer and director.Full bio Dr. Anne MurphyAnne Murphy is Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Studies, and is joining the Department of History.Full bio Audie MurrayAudie Murray is a multi-disciplinary artist.Full bio Back to Top N Jag NagraJag Nagra is a Graphic Designer turned Illustrator.Full bio Carolyn NakagawaCarolyn Nakagawa is a poet, playwright, and cultural organizer.Full bio Shenaaz NanjiShenaaz Nanji is an internationally published children’s author.Full bio Zinnia NaqviZinnia Naqvi is an interdisciplinary artist based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal and Tkaronto/Toronto.Full bio David NgDavid Ng is a queer, feminist, media artist, and co-founder of Love Intersections.Full bio Joy NgendaJoy Ngenda is a multi-disciplinary artist and sometimes student, with a passion for ethical organizing and community justice.Full bio Cecily NicholsonCecily Nicholson is the administrator for Gallery Gachet in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.Full bio Back to Top P Jivesh ParasramJivesh Parasram is an award winning multi-disciplinary artist.Full bio Jenelle PasiechnikJenelle Pasiechnik is the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Campbell River Art Gallery.Full bio Shagufta PastaShagufta Pasta is a Vancouver-based literary advocate, social planner and writer.Full bio Rebecca PengRebecca Peng is a writer.Full bio Dawit L. PetrosDawit L. Petros is a Visiting Artist in the Department of Photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.Full bio Patrick PouponneauPatrick Pouponneau is a writer, poet, activist, and musician based in Vancouver.Full bio Back to Top R Fauzia RafiqueFauzia Rafique is a writer of fiction and poetry and a co-founder of the Surrey Muse Arts Society.Full bio Zahida RahemtullaZahida Rahemtulla is an emerging writer of fiction and theatre.Full bio Jagdeep Singh RainaJagdeep Singh Raina is an artist.Full bio Shazia Hafiz RamjiShazia Hafiz Ramji is a writer, poet and editor.Full bio S. RamnathS. Ramnath is a poet.Full bio Natasha RamoutarNatasha Ramoutar is an Indo-Guyanese writer.Full bio Raghavendra Rao K.V.Raghavendra Rao K.V. is a multidisciplinary, practicing visual artist.Full bio Ian Iqbal RashidIan Iqbal Rashid is a London-based poet, screenwriter and filmmaker.Full bio Salman RushdieSalman Rushdie is the author of thirteen novels, a book of stories, and four works of non-fiction.Full bio Back to Top S Julian SamuelJulian Samuel is a documentary filmmaker, writer and painter.Full bio Hassan Ghedi SanturHassan Ghedi Santur emigrated from Somalia to Canada at age thirteen.Full bio Hagere SelamHagere Selam “shimby” Zegeye-Gebrehiwot is an artist, writer and arts administrator.Full bio Sandra SemchukSandra Semchuk is a photographer and storyteller.Full bio Rajarshi SenguptaRajarshi Sengupta is a practitioner and a PhD candidate in art history at UBC.Full bio Nep Sidhu(Nep) Nirbhai Singh Sidhu is an interdisciplinary artist in Toronto.Full bio ShamikShamik is a Vancouver-based South Asian producer and beatboxer.Full bio Ruby SinghRuby Singh is an interdisciplinary artist crossing the boundaries of music, poetry, visual art, photography and film.Full bio Madiha SikanderMadiha Sikander graduated from the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan, specializing in miniature painting.Full bio Jason Samuels SmithJason Samuel Smith is a dancer, choreographer and performer.Full bio Gayatri Chakravorty SpivakGayatri Chakravorty Spivak is University Professor, and a founding member of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society.Full bio Leila SujirLeila Sujir is Chair of the Studio Arts Department at Concordia University.Full bio Jen SungshineJen Sungshine speaks for a living, but lives for breathing art into spaces, places, cases.Full bio Zara SulemanZara currently works as a family law and fertility lawyer in her own solo firm.Full bio Kiran SunarKiran Sunar is a Liu Scholar and a PhD student in the Department of Asian Studies at UBC.Full bio Sroop SunarSroop Sunar is a London based illustrator.Full bio Sanchari SurSanchari Sur is a 2018 Lambda Literary Fellow.Full bio Back to Top T Swapnaa TamhaneSwapnaa Tamhane is an artist and curator.Full bio Manjushree ThapaManjushree Thapa has written several books of fiction and non-fiction.Full bio Sunera ThobaniSunera Thobani is a professor, activist and writer with a focus on anti-racist, feminist and anti-war movements.Full bio Jeffrey ThomasJeff Thomas is an urban-based Iroquois, self-taught photo-based story teller, writer, pubic speaker, and curator.Full bio Sarah TolmieSarah Tolmie is an author of speculative fiction.Full bio Toleen TouqToleen Touq is a curator, cultural producer and writer based in Toronto.Full bio France TrépanierFrance Trépanier is a visual artist, curator and researcher.Full bio Luya TshimbalangaLuya Tshimbalanga is a Congolese-Canadian freelance photographer.Full bio Back to Top V Jaret VaderaJaret Vadera is a transdisciplinary artist.Full bio Aritha van HerkAritha van Herk is a cultural commentator and an award-winning Canadian novelist.Full bio Conner Singh VanderBeekConner Singh VanderBeek is a composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist.Full bio Ricky VargheseRicky Varghese is an art writer and psychotherapist based in Toronto.Full bio Rahul VarmaRahul Varma is a playwright, essayist, and community activist.Full bio Indu VashistIndu Vashist is a writer, and the Executive Director of SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre).Full bio M.G. VassanjiM.G. Vassanji is the author of eight novels, most recently A Delhi Obsession.Full bio Eduardo VelázquezEduardo Velázquez is a Dominican American artist and filmmaker.Full bio Back to Top W Hal WakeHal Wake has been engaged with the literary community in Canada for more than 30 years.Full bio Isabella WangIsabella Wang is a poet and editor.Full bio Mandeep WirkMandeep Wirk is a writer and journalist.Full bio Mercedes WebbMercedes Webb (Malidi Hanuse) is Haida and Kwakwaka’wakw with mixed settler background.Full bio Rita WongRita Wong is a poet-scholar who has written several books of poetry.Full bio Back to Top Y Kendell Yan/ Maiden ChinaKendell Yan/ Maiden China is an intersectional feminist drag performer.Full bio Hyung-min YoonHyung-Min Yoon is a visual artist who lives and works in Vancouver, Canada and Seoul, Korea.Full bio Abeer YusufAbeer Yusuf is a journalist, media professional, and writer.Full bio Back to Top
