OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Brandon Baghaee, Danielle Clark, Ghislan Sutherland-Timm, Jenelle Smith and Teniola Tejumola as the recipients of the 2025 Sankofa Square Black History Month Digital Exhibition Career Launchers! Their artworks will be displayed across the five digital screens at Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge-Dundas Square) for the duration of Black History Month in February 2025.
Brandon Baghaee has a BFA from OCAD University and is an artist living and working in the GTA. He has exhibited work The Drake Hotel, Scotiabank Arena, Sports and the Arts, the City of Toronto, STEPS Public Art, and the Richmond Hill Public Library. In his practice, he explores cultural history and memory, spirituality, cultural politics, identity, sport, and nostalgia in fantastical, colour-induced paintings that include the self or multiple selves. He references everyday experiences, memories and speculative ideas to recall while imagining something new. He has recently completed illustrating a children’s book exploring childhood and sports.
Website: https://www.brandonbaghaee.com
IG: @brandonbaghaee
Danielle Clark is a Toronto-based designer, animator, and artist, drawing inspiration from the energy and intrigue of everyday life. A recent graduate of OCAD University, Danielle is passionate about crafting captivating experiences that connect deeply with audiences. She combines design, motion, and artistic expression to tell compelling and meaningful stories.
Website: designwithdanielle.format.com
IG: @dan.elle_des.gn
Ghislan Sutherland-Timm (they/she) is a queer multidisciplinary craftsman and media researcher based in Tkaronto/Toronto. Their creative practice is influenced by the path of reconnection to their Yurumein/Afro-Vincentian heritage and Carib roots. In creating what they describe as "incomplete complete" works, Sutherland-Timm frequently utilizes collage techniques across a diverse range of mediums to shape autobiographical-fictional narratives, often centered on ambiguous beings. Through this intersection, Sutherland-Timm navigates unraveling the mythologies and romanticization of home and homecoming.
Website: https://www.ghislan.com
Instagram: @orphicinema
Jenelle Smith is a first generation Jamaican-Canadian visual artist based in Toronto, Ontario. Jenelle is an emerging artist delving into the concepts of the mind through her dreamlike work. Working in digital and analog image-based media, Jenelle aims to speak upon thought provoking topics such as, mental health, technology, race, and family.
Jenelle is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree in Photography at OCAD University. Jenelle seeks to challenge conventional perceptions and ignite conversation through her work.
Website: https://jenellesmith.format.com
IG: @tearydreamss
Teniola Tejumola also known as Tanto is a multidisciplinary artist who is skilled in traditional mediums such as ink, acrylic, oil paints and digital painting He was born in Lagos, Nigeria and came to Canada in 2014. He has an advanced diploma in Visual and Creative arts from Sheridan College and is currently studying Drawing and painting at OCAD.
His work is deeply rooted in his Nigerian Yoruba heritage, drawing inspiration from the rich traditions, stories, and symbolism that have shaped his identity. His practice involves both traditional techniques and digital methods. By infusing his work with elements of folklore through some contemporary elements he is able to honor his tradition in his own way that bridges the older generation with the new.
IG: @Tanto_Tej
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