TRUCK TEAM

Prairie is standing behind a cutout of a bunch of bananas. They're too short, so only the top half of their face is visible.

Prairie Buates McKenzie

CO-DIRECTOR (they/she)

Prairie is an artist and storyteller originally from Deepdale, Manitoba on Treaty 4 Territory. Never committing to one medium for too long, they employ a non-linear approach to storytelling which meanders through themes of self and home; attachment, separation, and detachment; grounding and uprooting; and broadly seeks to document the complex realities of rural, autistic, and diasporic Filipinx experiences.

Prairie obtained their Bachelor of Fine Art (with distinction) from the Alberta University of the Arts in 2018.

Beyond their work, you can find Prairie scouring antique malls, rollerskating (badly), falling down internet rabbit holes, or practicing the theremin.

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Bex Snoddon

INTERIM CO-DIRECTOR (they/them)

Bex is a craftsperson and arts programmer who likes to find play wherever they can. In their professional work they prioritize skill-sharing and building systemic equity. Their artwork expresses a desire to fold whimsy into explorations of legacy, labour, and care. Lately they have been practicing in textile creation and manipulation.

Morgan is facing the right, wearing a yellow ballcap and demin shirt. They are smiling while presenting a large piece of fish skin.

Morgan Possberg

EMERGING CURATORIAL RESIDENT (they/them)

Morgan is a Non-Binary mixed settler-indigenous artist, curator, writer and space designer. They received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from NSCAD University in 2019, attended U of C for an M.Arch in 2020, and are currently a Master of Fine Arts Candidate at the University of Guelph. They primarily make work as part of an ever-evolving collective called Lagomorph, currently partnering with Julian Zwack and Noble. They acknowledge that their work doesn’t come from a vacuum, and in fact they can’t do their work alone. Their communal based artist practice allows them to explore ideas, concepts, and forms in a way that a singular entity couldn’t, with a healthy support group to allow them to delve into deeply personal concepts.

Building off of their experiences as a foster care survivor and adoptee, They make work focused around colonialism, queer histories, working class history, present day politics and environmentalism through a personal storytelling lens; placing these histories and truths into personal, understandable and digestible realities in conversation with each other.

Morgan has recently attended the Banff Centre for a residency, taught fish skin tanning classes across turtle island, and is working on a Public Art commission for the Calgary Public Library, and for the upcoming CAFKA Biennial. They have exhibited their work across Turtle Island; at various institutions such as: The Banff Centre for the Arts, The Confederation Centre for the Arts in Charlottetown PEI, Gallery Gachet in Vancouver, TRUCK Contemporary Art, The New Gallery, and the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.

www.lagomorphhh.com

Blake McLeod

EMERGING CURATORIAL ASSISTANT (they/them)

Anna Semenoff

GALLERY PREPARATOR (she/her)

Danny is facing towards the camera, wearing a light blue beanie and coveralls with a "Danny" nametag. There is a tissue stuffed up their right nostril.

Danny Luong

EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHER (he/him)

Danny is a photographer based in Moh’kinsstis on traditional Treaty 7 land (Calgary, Alberta.) Luong has been documenting art exhibitions in Moh'kinsstis since 2020. When he's not working on his personal projects or photographing art exhibitions, Danny likes to collect and listen to techno vinyl, play video games online with his family and friends and ask questions about your favourite foods.

www.dannyluong.ca

Abhijot Singh Sidhu

BOARD PRESIDENT (he/him)

Jeffrey Chau

TREASURER (he/him)

Kevyn Sander

DIRECTOR (they/them)

Alyssa is wearing a white turtleneck. They are smiling as they pose in front of a window with a view of the Bow Tower in Calgary, Alberta.

Alyssa Morrell

DIRECTOR (she/her)

Alyssa is a human resources generalist with extensive experience in building HR functions from the ground up. She is passionate about enhancing workplace culture in order to support a positive environment that allows team members to be their best. Her progressive work experience spans across multiple industries including retail, wholesale, healthcare, non-profit, and IT.

Experienced in change-management, she has coached leadership through reorganizations, rapid growth, and periods of intense change. She is knowledgeable about pairing the right technologies to support human resources goals. She has a successful track-record in leading HR initiatives that transform growing organizations into high-performance workplaces where skills are aligned to business needs, and where people feel valued. Partnering with leaders to find innovative solutions that produce measurable business impact is a main area of focus for Alyssa, as is using recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies in order to build cohesive teams. Taking a humanistic approach, she believes that curiosity, empathy, and honesty are key to building meaningful relationships and earning trust.

Alyssa brings 7 years of human resources generalist experience, which includes 4 years of advising C-Suite and board-level people strategies. She has over 15 years in policy development, 20 years in training and onboarding.

Jola Adeniji

DIRECTOR (he/him)

Melissa Skowron