Co-director
I am an artist, researcher and educator. I acknowledge that I live, work and teach on the on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples and the unceded traditional territories of more-than-human life: ravens, crows, firs, cedars, bears, salmons, deers, raccoons, woodpeckers, wolves and more. My multispecies studio called Animal Lover explores more-than-human creativity to develop kinships with local lifeforms and ecologies. I am currently working on creative co-productions with birds (Bird Park Survival Station), and sound art experiences with trees and forests (Branching Songs). My book is Lessons from a Multispecies Art Studio: Uncovering Ecological Understanding & Biophilia Through Creative Reciprocity. Intellect Books, 2021. I am Associate Professor in the Audain Faculty of Art where I teach New Media + Sound Arts, Animal Ethics + Creativity, and Ecological Practices Field School.
www.animallover.ca
