Snack Witch Joni Cheung

Snack Witch Joni Cheung

Black, Indigenous, People(s) of Colour Artist Residency Recipient 🔮 Snack Witch Joni Cheung 🍡 is a grateful, uninvited guest born—and knows she wants to die—on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh, Stó:lō, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh peoples. They are a Certified Sculpture Witch with an MFA from Concordia University (2023). As a wicked #magicalgirl ✨ who eats art +…

Leila Fatemi

Leila Fatemi

Black, Indigenous, People(s) of Colour Artist Residency Recipient Leila Fatemi is an artist, curator and community arts worker based in Tkaronto/Toronto. Her work stems from her daily experiences as a visible minority and her perspective as a practicing Muslim woman artist. Fatemi aims to provide platforms and contribute alternative narratives to conversations of ethnic representation with a focus…

Cleopatria Peterson

Black, Indigenous, People(s) of Colour Artist Residency Recipient Cleopatria Peterson (they/them) is an award-winning black non-binary trans-multi-disciplinary artist. They are an illustrator, author, facilitator and co-founder of Old Growth Press. The themes of their work explore their own identity and narratives that are both personal and fantastical. They love printmaking through screen printing, letterpress and linocut. They are…