Title: Program Director
Pronouns: they/them/theirs
Email: katrina@grunt.ca
Ask them about: any general information about grunt, our programming, including exhibitions, the Mount Pleasant Community Art Screen, and the Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency, calls for submissions, special projects, and partnership opportunities.

Name Pronunciation: First name: kah-TREE-nah. Last name: or-LOV-ski

Biography

Katrina Orlowski, Program Director, is a cultural worker, curator and artist who has spent over a decade in the artist-run communities of Vancouver and Toronto. They are a white, queer, disabled settler of Eastern European and Irish descent who has lived most of their life on the lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Their background includes a decade in academia and a couple of decades working and dreaming in DIY community arts spaces, with particular focus on film, video and media arts. They are excited by collaborative processes, intersectional knowledge exchange, and experiments with language and storytelling. As Program Director, Katrina oversees all aspects of grunt’s programming and planning.

Contact Information

Email: katrina@grunt.ca
Best way to contact Katrina: Please email or call grunt gallery at 604-875-9516 to leave a message for them. They work both from home and at the grunt office.

Visual Description

Katrina is 5’9”, white, with very short auburn hair, large glasses, a silver nose ring, and many black ink tattoos mainly on their arms and one on their left hand. They dress in a casual style that suits their comfort and fun, almost always have bright coloured nail polish, and generally wear highly cushioned and supportive sneakers.

Image Description: A close-up photo of Katrina with a slight smile on their face and one hand casually curled in front of their chest. They have big, dark green plastic-framed glasses, a nose ring, a silver chain necklace and orange-painted nails. Behind them is a big sunny window with plants hanging.