Artists-in-Residence - Harbourfront Centre

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Get to know the artists-in-residence working in each of our five studios. Explore their creative practices, view the work they are making, and take part in hands‑on workshops.

Whether you’re interested in discovering emerging talent, connecting with artists for professional opportunities, or experiencing craft and design firsthand through classes and exhibitions, the Craft & Design Studio offers a dynamic and welcoming place to engage with contemporary makers.

Ceramic Studio

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

Emma Bickers explores intimate connections through visual storytelling on earthenware figurative vessels.

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

Keenan O’Toole’s practice explores form, colour and scale through traditional ceramic building methods.

Artist-in-Residence since 2023

Mariana Bolaños Inclan has created a diverse body of work in painting and ceramics, focusing on art with a social purpose.

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

Marina Van Raay explores the cultural experiences that have shaped her life, focusing on themes of nostalgia, identity and memory.

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

Nilou Ghaemi’s experimental processes are a driving force within her practice, pushing clay beyond its expected boundaries.

Design Studio

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

Working with leather, Christian Maidankine explores aspects which we, quite literally, carry with us in our everyday lives.

Artist-in-Residence since 2024

Kate Tessier brings two decades of experience in product development to offer her expertise to fellow Artists-in-Residence.

Glass Studio

Artist-in-Residence since 2024

Anthony Toomey believes that the Venetian style of glass-making requires excellence in every aspect of the process and strives to adhere to that principle in everything he creates.

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

Bram Locknick’s background in philosophy informs curious instincts, helping to develop conceptual work and translating concepts into glass.

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

Within her work, Caelan Nowicki continues to further her practice by combining her two preferred mediums – glass and textiles – through pattern, texture and colour.

Artist-in-Residence since 2023

Charlie Larouche-Potvin sees the making of Venetian cups as a way to engage in conversation with glass.

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

Eleni Papkov’s work explores concepts of self through rhythm, gesture, tension and space.

Artist-in-Residence since 2022

Sydni Weatherson's current work captures the fluidity of the glass during the making process, exploring colour, texture and movement frozen in time.

Metal Studio

Artist-in-Residence since 2023

Alan Guzman’s inspiration comes from Art Deco, contemporary engraving and relief sculpting to create pieces that exude elegance and craftsmanship.

Artist-in-Residence since 2024

Ellinor Nelson-Hachey is inspired by the dissociated consumption of all things horror through secondary perspectives.

Artist-in-Residence since 2023

Jiho Choi&rsqui;s works are interactive, generating satisfaction and playfulness to for the viewer.

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

Laura Papworth’s work takes particular inspiration from the playful forms and colours seen in Toronto's urban environment.

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

Rayce Min explores a variety of metal-forming techniques utilizing the characteristics of metal: rigid yet flexible enough to create.

Artist-in-Residence since 2024

primarily non-representational, Viyan Petekkaya’s work carries modernist influences and constructs a visual narrative that invites introspection and contemplation.

Artist-in-Residence since 2023

Yalda Mohajer’s jewellery makes a statement infused with narratives that far outweigh the value of the shiny object itself.

Textile Studio

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

Ella Morreale employs text and gestural drawings applied to fibre, utilizing surface design techniques such as polychromatic printing and stitching.

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

A love for playfulness, patterns, collaboration and spontaneous art-making processes fuels Khadija Aziz’s creativity.

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

With a focus on textile art, Liam MacAloney's residency explores the relationship that craft has with human lived experiences.

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

Working primarily with natural dyeing, shibori, and silkscreen, Omar Zayed develops hybridized approaches to both womenswear and textile-based art.

Artist-in-Residence since 2025

Tracey-Mae’s body of work addreses the opioid crisis in Canada with a focus on how we approach grief and the stigma around mental health.

Main image: Khadija Aziz, Textile Studio Resident. Photo by Becca Gregory.