Description
Working predominantly with Analog Collage, artist, photographer, poet and curator Sheresha Mcintyre has been able to express her take on many themes in each of her art disciplines. Themes such as fantasy presented in colourful conceptual abstract forms. Mcintyre takes influences from plants, nature, culture and her own imagination to show how they mimic our “reality”.
In 2020, Mcintyre was Awarded the #RisingYouth Community Service grant presented to her by TakingITGlobal in Toronto. She was able to curate her own art exhibit called Loose Ends which was held at The Art Gallery of Ontario (The AGO) located in Toronto. Her exhibit featured both her artwork and the artwork of other local Toronto visual artists.
Mcintyre aims to create an experience of oneness between her art and those that observe her work. This is in the hope that her art will inspire her observers to tap into the brightest, most exciting parts of themselves.
Ashante Blackwood is a 27-year-old fine artist and model based in Toronto. She specializes in portraits and concept art; her work captures the beauty and struggles of her culture and the process of her growing up insecure about things that identify her as a black woman. Ashante is a full-time artist/business owner who has always had love for fashion and artv, she believes art has no limits so why should she? Just like her work she likes to be creative with her fashion looks and art. Being a plus size model and full-time artist is the dream and goal of hers. The bodies of works produced tell a story of her finding her purpose and finally learning to embrace as well love the features that make her the highest level of beauty from her ancestors. Her goal is to one day open her own gallery/space for art, fashion, music, and events to showcase Toronto’s greatest undermined talent.
Angela Francis is a Canadian Grenadian artist, whose focus is primarily portraiture. She has studied Fine Arts at Georgian College and Graphic Design and Animation at The Art Institute of Toronto. Francis also studied Visual Arts at The University of The West Indies in Trinidad. Angela has studied multiple different media over the years and has gained various degrees and certification and has now settled down into painting and teaching what she knows to others as her legacy.
