Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste’s work, spanning roles as artist, composer, and performer, considers errant relations that push toward the limits of subjectivity. Toussaint-Baptiste’s fellowships and awards include the Camargo Foundation Core Program Fellowship, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Sound Artist-In-Residence, Bessie Award for Outstanding Music Composition and Sound Design, the Jerome Foundation Airspace Residency at Abrons Arts Center, Issue Project Room 2017 Artist-In-Residence, and the Rauschenberg Residency 381 Residency. Recent exhibitions and performances include Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, California; The Institute of Contemporary Art at VCU, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia; Berlin Atonal, Berlin, Germany; MoMA PS1, Queens, New York; Performance Space, New York, New York; The Kitchen, Brooklyn, New York; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, New York. They are an Assistant Professor in Sculpture & Extended Media at Virginia Commonwealth University and current Triple Canopy Fellow.

Robyn Maynard is an author and scholar based in Toronto, where she holds the position of Assistant Professor of Black Feminisms in Canada at the University of Toronto Scarborough in the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies. Her writing on borders, policing, abolition and Black feminism is taught widely in universities across Canada, the United States and Europe. Maynard is the author of two books. Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present (Fernwood 2017) is a national bestseller, designated as one of the "best 100 books of 2017" by the Hill Times, listed in The Walrus's "best books of 2018," and translated into French. Rehearsals for Living (Knopt/Haymarket, 2022) co-authored with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, is a Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, and CBC National Bestseller and was shortlisted for a Governor General's Award for literary non-fiction. Additional writing by Maynard has appeared in The Washington Post, World Policy Journal, Toronto Star, TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, Canadian Woman Studies, Critical Ethnic Studies Journal, Scholar & Feminist Journal and numerous book anthologies.

Brendan Philip is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter whose eclectic fusion of genres creates an atmospheric sound that is both romantic and experimental. In 2011, he collaborated with Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste on the project Crowns, releasing several tracks on Bandcamp. That same year, he introduced Savida, an avant-R&B side project inspired by Prince’s Camille persona, showcasing his versatility. In 2013, Brendan won the Harbourfront SoundClash Award, sharing the stage with hip-hop jazz ensemble BADBADNOTGOOD. By 2015, he released his self-titled EP under Dine Alone Records, featuring tracks like “Warning.” Starting in 2020, he embarked on Nothing Kingdom, a project with several digital releases available on Bandcamp and YouTube. In 2024, Brendan co-produced “Tizita – Coded Whisper,” an immersive installation by Toronto artist Winta Hagos, featured at Nuit Blanche. Throughout his career, Brendan has continually redefined his artistry, captivating audiences with his soulful explorations.

Fraser McCallum is Project Coordinator at the Blackwood Gallery. In this role, he works primarily on programs outside of the gallery spaces, including offsite exhibitions, public programs, virtual programming, and publications. Fraser is an interdisciplinary artist of settler Euro-Canadian ancestry, whose practice often draws together histories and ongoing sociopolitical conditions through archives, places, and stories. Fraser has held previous roles at Gallery 44 and Art Metropole, and received a Master of Visual Studies from the University of Toronto. His work has been exhibited at HKW, Berlin; Sheridan College, Oakville; Modern Fuel, Kingston; and The Art Museum at the University of Toronto. His video works have been screened by the plumb, LIFT, Hamilton Artists Inc., and Trinity Square Video. Fraser’s writing has been published in the Blackwood’s Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge series, PUBLIC, and Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies.