Alyce Soulodre

Alyce Soulodre is a self-taught visual artist, and works as the Grants Officer at the Community Foundation for Kingston and Area. She earned her PhD in English from Queen’s University, where she explored horror and mystery texts from Victorian novels to contemporary B-movies. Her fascination with creatures and plants of all kinds is reflected in her work. Alyce also serves on the Board of Directors at Kingston Arts Council. She lives and works on the unceded territories of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Huron-Wendat.

Maddi Andrews

Maddi Andrews is an Artist and Art Educator based in Katarokwi-Kingston. She is currently employed as the Executive Director of Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, where she seeks to create opportunities for community exchange, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and collective wellness. Maddi completed her Master’s in Art History at Queen’s University in 2021, and previously received her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Art History and a Certificate of International Studies from Queen’s University in 2019.

Nicole Bruce

Nicole is currently employed as the Education Marketing and Outreach Officer for the Art Canada Institute (ACI), a not-for-profit research organization and registered charity based at Massey College at the University of Toronto. Nicole is also the Director of Marketing & Communications for Studio22 Fine Art and has served in the role since 2018. Nicole has over 15 years experience as a marketing, sales and business development leader. Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and graduate of McGill University, she has had an extensive career successfully helping to guide and grow organizations across Canada and the U.S.

Jen Kennedy

Amy Pierrson

Amy has turned her passion for art & design and deep commitment to mentoring the growth and development of aspiring artists and designers into a rewarding career. She is a part-time professor of Graphic Design at St. Lawrence College and is currently working on her MA at the University of Leeds. Amy is also an award-winning freelance designer & artist and works with clients near and far in a diverse range of industries. Creativity is both her bread-and-butter and her rocket fuel, and she is excited to see where life will take her next.

Anna Douglas

Anna is an MA candidate in Art History at Queen’s University. Her research explores feminist art practices, with an emphasis on cyberfeminisms and internet activisms that are grounded in networked technologies and performance. Anna centres feminist, queer, and post-colonial theories in her research. She has been a volunteer at Union Gallery throughout her time at Queen’s, and co-curated exhibitions such as What Are You Reading?, Creating Communities Through Art, and Creating Desire Lines: Pathways to a Counter Education.

Charlotte Gagnier

Charlotte Gagnier is an educator and curator living in Katarokwi-Kingston. She is the Program Coordinator at Agnes Etherington Art Centre with prior experience at the Varley Art Gallery of Markham and the National Gallery of Canada. She holds a Master of Museum Studies from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Geography from Queen’s University. Charlotte loves exploring new interests and learning new skills, with her most recent forays being birdwatching and silversmithing.

Cory Laverty

Cory Laverty is Art, Drama, and Music Librarian at Queen's University. She is a settler of Scottish-Irish descent and first generation Canadian. Her background is in music and she plays cello with several community groups. One aspect of her work is building arts collections that reflect multiple identity-based perspectives. An immediate focus is representation of works on and by women, LGBTQ2S+ artists, and artists who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour. She also questions how voices from the creative arts can be brought into research conversations and forums at the university.

Hill Werth

Born and raised in the U.S, Hill Werth has been an artist and athlete all their life. They were an all American track & field athlete who received a full scholarship as a student athlete to the University of California Los Angeles and received a degree in history/ art history in 2009. After graduating, they were accepted into the University of Nebraska’s art education program where they studied for one year until they hung their paintbrush up to be an Olympic hopeful. Hill tried out and was named as a member of the U.S. National Bobsled Team. Due to injury they retired, picked their art career back up, and ran their own successful business as a working artist. From making guest speaking appearances at k-12 schools and universities, to national publications, to international recognition, Hill has had great success as an artist and athlete. In 2018, Hill wanted to complete their teaching certification where they enrolled at the University of Missouri St. Louis. For the last 5 years Hillary has put all their creative energies into being an art educator. In 2021, they moved to Kingston to marry their wife. As of October 2022, Hill received their permanent residency here in Canada and eagerly jumped into the Kingston art and education world. Hill is currently in teacher’s college at Queen’s University. As well sits on Hill is an internationally recognized trans non-binary artist and activist using their art and voice to spread visibility, awareness, and representation to their community. Using various mediums, their creations are the result of emotions pouring out, transcending from personal experiences and endeavors. The way in which Hill creates is similar to the way they teach. Focusing on patterned layers of balance and composition. “The space we create in is just as important as what we create. Producing a therapeutic environment for people to feel calm and themselves is what I aim for.”