by Daniel Idemudia | Sep 6, 2022 | Individual Members, Members
Daniel Justin Augustine was born in Dominica, W.I., in 1974 and emigrated to Toronto, Ontario in 1985 at the age of 11. He came to Halifax in 1994 to study at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and after completing his studies (BFA, 1999) remained in the city....
by Daniel Idemudia | Sep 5, 2022 | Projects
Back The Secret Codes: African Nova Scotian Picture and Narrative Quilts Presented by BANNS, Caribbean Cultural Festival May – Jun, 2012 11 African Nova Scotian quilt artists (and members of Vale Quilters) create an exhibition on African Nova Scotian community...
by Daniel Idemudia | Aug 27, 2022 | Individual Members, Members
Rolanda Kane Rolanda Chavett Kane has published poetry and prose in The Halifax Daily News Black History Month supplement, Dalhousie Gazette and anthologies Words, Our Revolution: Di/Verse Voices of Black, First Nation, and Women of Color in Canada and Out Of The...
by Daniel Idemudia | Aug 27, 2022 | Individual Members, Members
Wanda Robson Nonagenarian Wanda Robson is youngest sister of famed Nova Scotia businesswoman and civil rights icon Viola Desmond (1914-1965) and it was largely due to Robson’s efforts that the her sister’s name and legacy has been elevated including becoming the first...
by Daniel Idemudia | Aug 27, 2022 | Individual Members, Members
Nat Chanel Nat Chantel is an emerging artist/writer whose work explores the idea of ‘home’ and the human condition as it relates to the appropriation of culture, body and tongue. Her writings investigate how society silences marginalized groups and disrupts societal...