Title: Board President
Pronouns: they/them/theirs
Email: vitoriamont4@ gmail.com
Ask them about: community art workshops, why they love grunt gallery, sourdough baking, fidget toys at galleries, games (any kind).

Name Pronunciation: V (like the English letter V)-e (like the English letter E) toe (like the word toe) Monteiro (mon-TAY-ro)

Biography

veto, Board President, is an artist and cultural worker whose practice investigates the materiality of language through papermaking, sculpture, and textual intervention. Their citational research explores how meaning can exist beyond conventional language structures while interrogating inherited systems of fluency. Born in Belém do Pará and raised between Recife and Turtle Island, they hold a BFA from Simon Fraser University. With over a decade of experience working with non-profits, their community practice centers accessible, care-based, and joyful approaches to existing within art and cultural spaces. veto currently serves as Artistic Engagement Director at WePress Community Arts Space Society.

Contact Information

You can email our board directly at board@grunt.ca, or leave a message with the gallery by calling 604-875-9516

Visual Description

veto is a 5’2 human with a fair olive complexion. They have wavy shoulder-length dark brown hair that is shaggy and messy (in a cool way) and is often up in a clip or hat. They have various piercings around their head, including one in their septum and five in their ears, all gold hoops (think “pirate”). You will often encounter them with a hat on, wearing well-loved Dr. Martens, headphones around their ears, and a knitting project on the go.