Deaf Spectrum CV

Please note: This CV is outdated and currently includes activities up to 2020. We will continue to update it to reflect Deaf Spectrum’s ongoing work, projects, and achievements.

Awards

2017: First Place Winner, ArtWorksTO Youth Pitch Contest 2017, Toronto, ON
2016: Outstanding Achievements in Social and Health Services, LGBT Youthline, Toronto, ON

Festivals

2020: Director, Sound Off Festival, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton, AB
2018: Actor, The 39th Rhubarb Festival, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto, ON
2018: Actor, Sound Off Festival, Edmonton Fringe Theatre, Edmonton, AB
2016: Panelist, “Deaf Writers,” Naked Heart Literacy Festival, Toronto, ON

Exhibitions

2018: “Deaf, what?” Tangled Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015: “The Clouded Mind,” Crip Interiors, Toronto, ON

Theatre & Performance

2020: Deaf Performance Night, Bricks & Glitter, Toronto, ON
2020: Creative ASL Theatre Sessions, Deaf Spectrum/InsideOut Theatre, Canada
2020: The Two Natashas, Red Dress Productions, Toronto, ON
2020: The Two Natashas: Livestream, Deaf Spectrum, Toronto, ON
2020: The Two Natashas: Our Life in Guyana, Sound Off Festival, Edmonton, AB
2020: ASL Cabaret Toronto, Toronto Poetry Slams, Toronto, ON
2019: Queer Storytime in ASL, Naked Heart Festival, Toronto, ON
2019: Deaf Performance Night, Bricks and Glitter, Toronto, ON
2019: ASL Cabaret Toronto, Voices of Today Festival, Toronto, ON
2019: Dragging ASL to Pride, Buddies in Bad Times, Toronto, ON
2018: Performer, Gems & Minerals, Diane Borsato, Toronto, ON
2018: “Deaf That!” Rhubarb Festival, Toronto, ON
2018: “Deaf That!” Sound Off Festival, Edmonton, AB
2017: Drift Seeds, Red Dress Productions, Toronto, ON

Short Films

2018: Creator, “Deaf, what?” documentary, Toronto, ON
2017: Creator, “My Local Government,” City of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Projects

2017: “Deaf, what?” photograph exhibition and documentary, Tangled Art + Disability

Workshops

2020: Creating Sign Language Magic, Sound Off Festival, Edmonton, AB
2019: Creating Sign Language Magic, SummerWorks Performance Festival, Toronto, ON
2018: Deaf Jam Poetry, Paperhouse Studios & XYZines, Scarborough, ON
2018: Safer Spaces for LGBTQ* Youth, Little Hands Big Message Conference, Niagara Falls, ON
2017: Deaf Inclusion in Theatres, The Study, Ottawa, ON
2017: Inclusive Deaf Theatre, Reclaiming Our Bodies and Minds Conference, Toronto, ON

Panels & Conferences

2019: The Good Host, InsideOut Theatre, Calgary, AB
2018: Awakening Deaf Theatre in Canada, Seeing Voices Montreal, Montreal, QC
2017: Republic of Inclusion, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON
2017: The Study, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON

Grants

2020: Recipient, Canada Council of the Arts, “Creative ASL Theatre Sessions,” in partnership with InsideOut Theatre
2020: Recipient, Canada Council of the Arts, “Toronto ASL Cabaret,” in partnership with ASL Cabaret
2019: Recipient, Community One Foundation, “Dragging ASL to the Community,” in partnership with Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
2018: Recipient, Community One Foundation, “Dragging ASL to Pride Revival,” in partnership with Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
2018: Recipient, ArtWorksTO, Community Crisis Response Program
2017: Recipient, ArtWorksTO, My Local Government
2017: Recipient, Community One Foundation, “Healthier Selves, Healthier Relationships, Healthier Communities,” in partnership with Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
2016: Recipient, Ontario Arts Council, Art & Materials Support for Deaf Artists and Artists with Disabilities