veto monteiro (they/them) is an artist who explores the intricacies of language abstraction, and the reprocessing of information. Monteiro uses the mediums of papermaking, sculpture, and performance to navigate the various realms that knowledge inhabits. Their works embody themes of dislocation, translation, indexicality, and citation, rooted in reflections of being neurodivergent. With a subtle undertone of satire, they strive to locate themselves within these spaces.  Monteiro holds a BFA in Visual Arts from Simon Fraser University and is the Acting Curator of Learning and Engagement at the Contemporary Art Gallery. 

Currently in her third year at Emily Carr University, Diane Blunt is an artist of mixed descent – Ojibway on her father’s side and German on her mother’s. She is a member of the Kawartha Nishnawbe Nation. Diane is pursuing her BFA in Visual Arts where the nature of her work has been exploring drawing, painting, and material practices. She is also experienced in working with all kinds of not for profit organizations.

Michelle Sound (she/her) is a Cree and Métis artist and mother. She is a member of Wapsewsipi Swan River First Nation in Treaty 8 Territory. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Simon Fraser University, School for the Contemporary Arts, and a Master of Applied Arts from Emily Carr University Art + Design. Michelle Sound’s work explores personal and familial narratives with a consideration of Indigenous artistic processes. Sound has been longlisted for the Lind Photography Prize(2024) and the Sobey Art Award(2025)

Erin F. Chan (she/her) is a disabled publishing professional, freelance graphic designer and editor, and hobbyist studio potter. She currently resides in the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Karrmen Crey is Stó:lō and a member of the Cheam First Nation. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, where her research focuses on Indigenous media and production cultures. Her book manuscript, Producing Sovereignty: The Rise of Indigenous Media in Canada (2024) examines the political, cultural, and technological conditions undergirding the proliferation of Indigenous media in Canada after 1990. Her current work examines Indigenous film festivals, Indigenous virtual reality and augmented reality, and Indigenous popular culture.

Noor A. Ghazal is a Lebanese Canadian interdisciplinary artist and event and community organizer based in the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Much of Noor’s work focuses on bridging communities from the MENA/SWANA region as well as showcasing, archiving and uplifting art, talent and knowledge from the region. Noor’s artistic practice and research focuses on Arabfuturism and agency-building for Arabs back home and in the diaspora, mainly working with cyanotype, textiles, and video art.

Selina Crammond (she/her) is a film curator and cultural worker based in Vancouver on the unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories.

Dr. Erique Zhang (they/she) is Assistant Professor of Digital Publics and Promotional Cultures in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. Their research examines how images of trans women and femmes of color circulate in the fashion, beauty, and entertainment industries and what these images communicate about race, gender, and trans identity. Their first monograph, in progress, proposes a trans femme of color critique of media that understands trans womanhood as imbricated with social processes of racialization and colonization.

Erique is a co-founder of the Center for Applied Transgender Studies, as well as an affiliate of the Center for Critical Race + Digital Studies and a faculty member of the Digital Democracies Institute.