Mike was born in Winnipeg but raised in the rural back country of Manitoba. His work is an inventive hybrid of Jim Henson, Norman McLaren, and Stan Brakhage. Mike approaches filmmakingas folk art, layering his films with personal stories, an appreciation for the underdog, subtle political topics, and fun formalism. Residency project While in residence,Read More
Natasha has worked with Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers as a company dancer for six years. She has also worked with Montreal’s Fortier Danse Creation, Bill Coleman (Toronto), and in repertoire by the late Jean-Pierre Perreault (Montreal), as well as with Winnipeg’s Tom Stroud, Out of Line Theatre, TRIP Dance Company, Treasure Waddell, Nina Patel, Alexandra Elliott,Read More
Karen is a printmaker and new media artist working and living in Winnipeg. She received a BFA from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia. Karen has exhibited her work in solo and juried exhibitions in Canada, USA, Europe, Africa, and China. Residency project Karen will continue work on her Fabric of Belonging project, which isRead More
Johanne is a graduate of the National Ballet School Teacher Training Program and joined the RWB School in 1984. She holds Licentiate teaching qualifications with the Cecchetti Society of Canada and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. As a choreographer, Joanne has created numerous pieces for the RWB School’s Professional Division and has alsoRead More
Arlene is a graduate of the National Ballet School and RWB School Professional Division. She has guest-taught and adjudicated for dance festivals and competitions across Canada and the United States, and has been a jury member for the Youth America Grand Prix (New York), the Prix de Lausanne, and the Japan Grand Prix. Residency projectRead More
Dominique is a multidisciplinary artist working in photography, painting, performance, and installation. Her work has been exhibited across Canada and the United States, Germany, and Slovakia. She holds a MFA from Bard College, New York, and the Transart Institute in Berlin. Residency project Dominique’s most recent work, a video-based piece entitled Erlking, is drawn fromRead More
Evin holds a BFA from the Ontario College of Art & Design and has completed an internship at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy. He lives in Winnipeg, where he divides his time between working on the railroad and making art. Residency project While in Riding Mountain, Evin plans to wander through the park,Read More
At the age of 11, Daniel bought a banjo with money saved from his paper route. A year later, he made his professional debut at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Daniel has toured extensively as the guitarist and mandolinist with Finjan and is also the bassist with Klezmer ensembles Black Sea Station and From Both EndsRead More
Divya Mehra is a visual artist (MFA, Columbia University, New York, U.S.A.) whose research-fueled practice often explores marginalization, otherness and the empty promise of “diversity”. Through appropriating, editing and reassembling a variety of literary, comedic and musical sources, she creates an acerbic dialogue on the commandeering, consumption and construction of race and identity politics. OftenRead More
Internationally acclaimed ceramic artist and potter, Robert Archambeau has been named the tenth recipient of the Manitoba Arts Council’s Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction. Archambeau was nominated by the Manitoba Craft Council for achieving the highest level of artistic excellence while building a monumental legacy in the field of ceramics on a provincial, national, andRead More
