Graduate Research Assistant
Vicki is a MFA candidate in the Criticism and Curatorial Practice program at OCADU. She is also a Teaching Assistant, Research Fellow, Blogger, Artist and Maker. Previously Vicki served as Curatorial Director for the FIGMENT Project, Toronto. Vicki holds a BDes Textiles (Hons) from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland, where she studied textile design, fabric manipulation and print design.
Her current work combines history, theory and criticism with professional curatorial practice to explore and experiment with the breadth and depth of contemporary art, media and design. She has held workshops on the creative, art-making and community building possibilities that can be achieved when using recyclable plastic materials as the primary medium. The aim is to engage with important environmental issues regarding waste plastics and ethical disposal methods.