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April 23, 2024
# Announcing Ernesto Cabral de Luna as the recipient and Zain Bhanapatel as the runner-up for the 2024 Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography Residency Career Launcher!
OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce **Ernesto Cabral de Luna** as the recipient and **Zain Bhanapatel** as the runner-up for the[ **2024 Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography**](http://www.gallery44.org/) Residency Career Launcher!
**Recipient:**
[**Ernesto Cabral de Luna**](https://abrokeniris.format.com/)
Ernesto Cabral de Luna is a Mexican lens-based artist who works through experimental analog and digital processes to emphasize the multi-dimensionality and materiality of the image. Working with archives to alter perception through his image manipulations, he draws from his immigrant experience to explore themes of identity, representation, exile and diasporic communities. Ernesto recently completed his BFA in Photography at OCAD University. A recipient of OCAD’s 2021 Wendy Coburn Art and Social Change Scholarship, he has exhibited at Ada Slaight, Xpace Cultural Centre, Riverdale Hub and Abbozzo Gallery. Ernesto was selected for the Toronto Raptors’ 2022 Welcome Toronto Creators Program.
Website: [www.abrokeniris.format.com](https://abrokeniris.format.com/)
Instagram: [@abrokeniris](https://www.instagram.com/abrokeniris/?hl=en)
**Runner-Up:**
[**Zain Bhanapatel**](http://www.zainmade.com/)
Zain is a Toronto-based multi-disciplinary artist working in a diverse array of mediums, including photography, printmaking, illustration, video, sculpture, and installation. Her practice is driven by a profound commitment to empowering untold narratives and a passion for weaving together stories that exemplify authenticity and resilience. Through cross-disciplinary approaches, she strives to provoke meaningful dialogue, inviting viewers to engage with shared experiences that bind us as a community.Zain’s art seeks to forge pathways towards a world that embraces diversity, honours complexity, and stands in pursuit of empowerment for all.
Website: [www.zainmade.com](https://www.zainmade.com/home)
Instagram: [@zainmade](https://www.instagram.com/zainmade/)
Learn more about our Career Launchers at:[ https://careerlaunchers.format.com](https://careerlaunchers.format.com/)
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