News, Updates and Announcements
Volunteer Event Photographer for the Harbourfront Centre
This summer, Jevi is volunteering in her spare time as an event photographer for the Harbourfront Centre, Toronto’s waterfront community campus for arts, culture, learning and recreation.
Recipients of the 2025 Peters Innovation and Development Grant
Congratulations to the 2025 awardees:
- Aalyia R., Education, 3rd Year Doctoral • Ontario Tech University
- Gauthier R., Fashion Design, 1st Year UG • Université du Québec à Montréal
- Nicolas V., Psychology, 4th Year Grad • University of Manitoba
Recent Red Cross Recertifications
Jevi was recently recertified with the following red cross certificates:
- Standard First Aid CPR/AED Level C
- Basic Life Support (HCP)
Peters Innovation & Development Grant Applications are Now Closed
- Applicants who started but did not complete – 828
- Completed applications (via Scholartree & Direct) – 87
- Awardees will be posted by July. Applications will open again in 2026.
- Thanks to everyone who applied.
City of Toronto Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre (CRC)
Jevi has been selected by the City of Toronto, to serve on the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre (CRC).
The Community Advisory Committee is an important part of how Toronto works with the community. CAC members come together at key moments during the design process to help drive the project forward providing input and advice that will help shape the design of the new community recreation centre in meaningful ways and make sure it reflects the needs and perspectives of the surrounding community.
Gardening & Stewardship Program
Starting this summer, Jevi has joined a long-running volunteer gardening and stewardship program, where volunteers will work alongside expert gardeners on tasks relating to horticulture, urban agriculture, restoration and ecology.
Plant Nursery Volunteer
Jevi has started as a plant nursery steward volunteer to nurture and ensure the growth of a wide variety of indoor and outdoor plants (houseplants, native plants, seedlings, etc.) that are then made available for purchase in the summer months.
Peters Innovation & Development Grant is Open
The Peters Innovation & Development Grant is still open for applications. In the spirit of giving back, Jevi developed this grant, dedicated to helping university students in Canada innovate and develop their creative ideas.
Summer Publishing Webinars
Organized and moderated by Christy Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of The Art Bulletin and professor of the History of Architecture at University of Toronto, a panel of publishing experts will discuss and answer audience questions on the topics of turning longer research into an article and responding to readers’ reports and revisions. The aim is to help demystify the academic publishing process, expand access to publishing education and professional development, and ultimately increase diversity in publishing.
Jevi is assisting with the backend support for the two webinars.
Learn About the Recipient of the Peters Innovation and Development Grant
The recipient of the Peters Innovation and Development Grant is Chloe Robes!
Formalising Prior Scrum and Agile Knowledge
I recently started to formalise (certify) some of my prior knowledge and experience. I’m still eligible for a few other certifications that I have never gotten around to writing the exams for, and will doing this over the next few months.
- DA Scrum Master
- PSM I
- CD Business Architect
Peters Innovation & Development Grant is Open
The Peters Innovation & Development Grant is still open for applications. In the spirit of giving back, Jevi developed this grant, dedicated to helping university students in Canada innovate and develop their creative ideas.
Exhibition (Chicago)
‘Imagination and Collage’ Opening Reception
CAA Conference Programming Schedule
Jevi currently serves as one of the chairs of the college Art Association Services to Artist Committee. The 2024 programming schedule is up!https://caa.confex.com/caa/2024/meetingapp.cgi/Index/PreferredType~Services%20to%20Artists%20Committee%20Program
AC2024 Annual Artist Interviews Announced: Dawoud Bey and Anne Wilson
CAA is thrilled to announce that Chicago-based artists Dawoud Bey and Anne Wilson will be interviewed at the CAA 112th Annual Conference! Established in 1997, the Annual Artist Interviews, sponsored by the CAA Services to Artists Committee (SAC), remains the most highly anticipated event at the conference.
Reappointed Member of SSHRC’s Programs Committee
Jevi was recently reappointed as a member of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Governing Council’s Programs Committee to serve an additional term.
Peters Innovation & Development Grant
The Peters Innovation & Development Grant will be open for applications in Feb 2024. Anyone can apply, or support the grant.
Appointed as a VP at PMI-CTT
Jevi was recently appointed to as a VP role at PMI-CTT.
Parliament Hill
As part of the SSHRC Governing Councils’ Programming Committee, Jevi was invited to Parliament Hill to attend a special event showcasing the world-class research being carried out across Canada by SSHRC-funded researchers.
On June 8, 2023, the Honourable Anthony Rota, MP(Nipissing-Timiskaming) and Speaker of the House of Commons, and SSHRC co-hosted a research showcase on Parliament Hill. Parliamentarians, ambassadors, senior government officials and many other key stakeholders met with close to 20 SSHRC-funded researchers and students from across Canada who are generating insights and impacts on issues that matter to Canadians, including economic vulnerability, climate change and environment, pandemic and wellness, Indigenous reconciliation, and cybersecurity.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship Winner x2
The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program encourages excellence in graduate studies at publicly-assisted universities in Ontario. Since 1975, the OGS program has been providing merit-based scholarships to Ontario’s best graduate students in all disciplines of academic study. Jevi was awarded the doctoral scholarship of merit for May 2023 to Apr 2024, for her research on hypervolition.
Vanier Finalist
Jevi’s research on Hypervolition (Algorithms, Autonomy and Art) placed as a finalist in the international Vanier Doctoral Scholarship competition, but was not selected as a winner for the award.
Arts and Humanities, Two-Time Award Winner
Jevi was granted The Faculty of Arts and Humanities Alumni Graduate Award at Western University, to fund her project, “SENTIENT”. This is her second time winning the coveted research award.
Chartered Director Designation
Jevi is now a Caribbean Chartered Director.
Organiser of 11 SAC Sessions + 1 Theory Panel
Jevi is the chair of SAC, which will be hosting a series of free panels tailored for artists.
Chair and Organiser of Theory Sessions
Jevi will be continuing as a host of the Theory Sessions Series at Western University this winter, with three speakers lined up.
Appointed Member of SSHRC’s Programs Committee
Jevi was recently appointed the newest member of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Governing Council’s Programs Committee.
Presenting at Acadia University Conference (Nova Scotia)
Jevi will be presenting her paper, The Power in Power, at the Acadia Social Political Thought Conference 2022: Thinking Change Together at Acadia University, Nova Scotia.
Panel Chair at UAAC (Toronto)
Jevi will be chairing the panels, Let’s Get Digital, Parts 1 and 2 with Elyse Longair, and presenting her research-creation, GAZE\\corridor on the panel Listening as an Ethical Frame Work panel at UAAC.More information on the UAAC website: https://uaac-aauc.com/2022/schedule.html
Ontario Graduate Scholarship Winner
The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program encourages excellence in graduate studies at publicly-assisted universities in Ontario. Since 1975, the OGS program has been providing merit-based scholarships to Ontario’s best graduate students in all disciplines of academic study. Jevi was awarded the doctoral scholarship of merit for Jan to Dec 2022, for her research on hypervolition.
Call for Papers for UAAC Conference
Jevi and Elyse will be chairing a panel “Let’s Get Digital” as part of the 2022 Universities Art Association of Canada (UAAC) Conference. More information on the UAAC website.
Presenting at the Critical AI Symposium (Montreal)
Over two days, graduate students across Canada will gather to critically discuss artificial intelligence and their research. The symposium is guided by a desire to:- convene critical researchers studying in Canada;
- support graduate research in-progress and imperfect; and
- develop a community of care and support for this research.
Arts and Humanities Award Winner
Jevi was granted The Faculty of Arts and Humanities Alumni Graduate Award at Western University, to fund her project “GAZE\\corridor”.
Pausa Journal – Apr 2022
The “Pausa: Infrathin Art History” Journal was recently soft launched. It features a publication one of Jevi’s poems “A Whole Lotta“, and her article “Hyper-“. The online and print journal will officially launch in the coming months.
Appointed Councillor at the Society of Graduate Students at Western University
Jevi has been appointed a councillor at the Society of Graduate Students at Western University.
Invited to join the American Council of Learned Societies, Intention Foundry
Jevi was recently invited to join the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) to serve as a society scholar in a program titled Intention Foundry or IF, focusing on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-racism in academia.
The Intention Foundry consists of a series of intensive online and in-person institutes centered on aspirational projects proposed by the next generation of scholars. Hearing their hopes, concerns, and propositions for change, not only disrupts the status quo, it positions them to set the agenda for changes that will create a more just academy in the 21st century.
This initiative is backed by a $2 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, over three years (2021, 2022, 2023).
Featured Art in LONG WINTER (Toronto) x LA STATION (Paris)’s TOGETHER APART
Jevi’s work “Inter Alia” was showcased as part of the festival Together Apart November festival.
Together Apart is the second part of an international, bi-city festival co-presented by La Station-Gare des Mines (Paris) and Long Winter Music and Arts Festival (Toronto).
In the previous iteration, Long Winter and Collectif MU, in partnership with the French Consulate in Toronto launched LONG WINTER PARIS: an inaugural two-day France/Canada DIY festival and showcase at La Station-Gare des Mines. The event opened ongoing exchange between an under-represented, world-class range of underground music and art scenes in Toronto and Paris.
Long Winter + La Station is the second installment of the collaboration, presented live in Paris and Toronto, and broadcast virtually for global audiences.
Appointed Member of College Arts Association’s Services to Artists Committee
Jevi was recently appointed a member of the Services to Artists Committee (SAC).
SAC is made up of artists, scholars, and educators from across the US and Canada. Each year at the annual CAA conference, SAC creates entirely free and public content including panels and presentations, professional development sessions, roundtable, workshops, interviews and other events focused on supporting artists and educators. It engages with contemporary artists and activists to produce current, relevant programming that supports artists and furthers artistic discourse.
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Jevi will also be joining the Western University Theory and Criticism’s Research Committee as the PhD Representative.
Update: Jevi now serves as a chair on SAC as of May 2022.
Presenting at Midwest Modern Language Association Conference (Wisconsin)
For its 2021 Convention, the Midwest Modern Language Association welcomes—especially, but not exclusively—proposals that broadly reflect aspects of its conference theme, “Cultures of Collectivity.”
Jevi will be presenting her research on November 4-7 2021 as part of a panel on Collective Tech.
Elected Chair of the Society of Graduate Students Graduate Peer Support Committee & Steward of Public Service Alliance Canada (PSAC) 610
The Graduate Peer Support Committee (GPS) as Wester University aims to provide resources and opportunities to support the social, emotional, and financial well-being of graduate students. It oversees the SOGS Food Bank Program, the Wellness Joint Fund, Graduate Wellness Week, and weekly drop-in graduate peer support.
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 610 is the Graduate Teaching Assistant and Postdoctoral Associate union at Western University. PSAC Local 610 represents over 2,000 members through collective bargaining, and by assisting with workplace grievances. Additionally, they service members with the benefits they’ve gained, and assist with local political action.
At PSAC Local 610, the mission is to create a union that strives towards reducing precarity and poverty among workers. It also aim to create a harassment and discrimination free workplace, where members feel welcomed and supported in their jobs.
Jevi was recently elected to the post of chair of the GPS committee, and as a steward at PSAC.
Presenting at the Universities Art Association of Canada Annual Conference (Toronto)
The Universities Art Association of Canada (UAAC) provides a national voice for its membership, composed of university and college faculty, independent scholars, and other art professionals in the fields of art, art history, and visual culture.
Every fall, UAAC-AAUC hosts Canada’s professional conference for visual arts-based research by art historians, professors, artists, curators, and cultural workers. The conference is held at a different location each year, generally at a Canadian university or college. The sessions and panels address issues and subjects in art history, theory, and practice from various methodological approaches.
In October 2021, the UAAC will be holding its annual conference. Jevi will be presenting her research.
Appointed Co-Coordinator for UWO Theory Sessions
Theory Sessions is a student-run tradition at the Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism at Western University. The sessions facilitate an academically rigorous environment to present cohesive and cogent thoughts on subjects that our speakers are genuinely passionate about. It provides a rich opportunity to develop papers for publication, prepare for conferences, and develop performance art or presentation skills.
Jevi is the current co-coordinator for the Theory Sessions, and graphic designer for both the Theory Sessions and Speaker Series.
Newly Initiated Member of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy
The Rotman Institute of Philosophy’s research is structured around dynamic interdisciplinary teams. The institute’s vision is to make progress on foundational and socially relevant questions by leading collaborations bridging philosophy, the sciences, and society. The mission is to catalyse and lead the production of interdisciplinary research with broad impact. It aims to train the leaders of tomorrow in both the humanities and the sciences. It also engages in outreach to educate and lead public discourse on scientific and philosophical challenges facing Canada and the world.
Jevi was recently accepted as a member.
Published in Penumbra Online Summer 2021 Issue (California)
Jevi’s recent hybrid poem, “Initialise”, was accepted into this summer’s online edition of Penumbra, and selected as the editors’ runner up.
Penumbra hosted its virtual launch party for the journal’s Summer 2021 edition on August 14th, from 2-3PM (PST). This year’s edition’s theme was “Self-Love” featuring poetry, prose, art, reviews, non-fiction, fiction, and hybrid literature.
“Initialise” is part of “SENTIENT”, an art-chapter in her hypervolition research that will be released in 2022.
Jevi will be presenting as a guest speaker at the launch party.
Precarious Futures: The 7th Annual PGR Studio Conference (England, UK)
This one-day conference seeks to interrogate, provoke, explore, unpick, expose the various nuances of precarity, the (un)known and the complexities of how these states manifest and are conceptualised in arts, design, media research. Precarious Futures invites a range of responses to these ‘difficult’ events and states as a platform to expose and articulate their potential, vitality and challenges that bring into question disciplines, paradigms, and methods.
Jevi will be presenting her research on July 9th 2021 as part of a panel on Precarious Technologies.
Facilitator for The Society for Philosophy and Technology 2021 Technological Imaginaries Conference. (Lille, France)
Jevi will be a panel facilitator at the The Society for Philosophy and Technology Conference in Lille, France on June 28th 2021.
The Society for Philosophy and Technology is an independent international organization that encourages, supports and facilitates philosophically significant considerations of technology. Founded in 1976, the Society convenes its own international conference biennially.
The panel discussion will be on ‘Artificial Intelligence Issues Beyond Ethics’.
OCAD University GradEx 106 (Toronto)
GradEx is a public exhibition and celebration of graduating students, the next wave of creative thinkers, makers and collaborators.
Students from undergraduate and graduate programs showcase their final thesis work.
Jevi’s MFA research on hypervolition will be part of this year’s exhibition on May 3rd – 31st, 2021.
Presenting at Acadia University’s Biennial Social and Political Thought Conference On the Brink of Something, Anything, Everything?! (Nova Scotia)
On the Brink is a student run and organised conference seeking to share and discuss topics relating to Social and Political Thought and the various tipping points that can be found within this field.
This conference will be a place to share, present, and express the enthusiasm for work in an open dialogue with other students ready to engage with what they are bringing to the discussion. On May 5-6 2021, Jevi will be presenting her Masters research.
Invited Feature as Part of Humans of OCADU Series
The Humans of OCADU Series features students at OCAD University, sharing their stories with the the wider community.
I was invited to give an interview as part of the series. You can read my story, and the stories of others on the myOCADU Community Instagram page and blog:
OCAD U Live University Award Winner Interview Feature
Recently featured on OCAD U Live interview segment as an OCAD U Award Winner.
View OCAD U Live here: https://www.ocadu.ca/live
Appointed Member at-Large College Art Association Annual Conference Committee (New York)
The College Art Association, is the preeminent international leadership organisation in the visual arts and intellectual engagement since 1911.
The College Art Association Annual Conference Committee works with the CAA staff to shape the program content of the CAA Annual Conference.
The committee’s major role is in selecting sessions based on proposal submissions reviewed by the Council of Readers while considering the mission and objectives of the association.
Jevi has been appointed as a member at-Large to serve on the committee for a three-year term.
Presenting at Intersections | Cross-Sections Conference (Toronto)
Intersections | Cross-sections is an annual conference and art exhibition organized by the Joint Graduate Program in Communication and Culture at Ryerson University and York University in Toronto since 2002.
The 2021 theme is Futurities held on March 12-13, 2021, and featuring both academic and creative contributions for the annual conference (Intersections) and art exhibition (Cross-sections). Jevi will be presenting her Masters research.
Presenting at Radical (Re)worlding Graduate Symposium and Exhibition (Vancouver)
The 44th annual Graduate Symposium and Exhibition, Radical (Re)worlding: Breaking and Making Worlds Through Radical Lenses is a collaborative, interdisciplinary event, organised by current AHVA graduate students that openly welcomes contributions on a wide variety of topics, both contemporary and historical, by emerging academics, artists, curators, and independent researchers and theorists.
The Graduate Symposium and Exhibition held by the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory at the University of British Columbia is on March 4–5, 2021. Jevi will be presenting her Masters research.
Excellence in Student Leadership Award Winner
The OCAD University Excellence in Student Leadership Award recognises the contributions of student leaders across the university in a variety of contexts, including representing student perspectives in positions on OCAD U committees, working groups, task forces, governance bodies or through publications, advocacy groups or the Student Union.
On March 9th 2021, supported by the Office of the President, Jevi was presented with the Excellence in Student Leadership Award at the Student Leadership Awards 2021: Celebrating Community & Excellence, recognising students whose outstanding contributions to student life, leadership, advocacy, equity and social justice, contribute to improving the OCAD University community.
Presenting at CAA Annual Conference (New York)
The College Art Association of America (CAA) is the principal organisation in the United States for professionals in the visual arts, from students to art historians to emeritus faculty since 1911.
On Feb 10-13 2021, the CAA will be holding it 109th annual conference. Jevi will be presenting her Masters research.
Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Winner of Governor General Artistic Achievement Award
Some time ago, I was commissioned to create a video as part of community-engaged artist, Cheryl L’Hirondelle’s Governor General award nomination package.
Elected to OCAD University Board of Governors
After completing her term on the OCAD University Senate in her first year, Jevi has been elected to serve on the OCAD University Board of Governors for the duration of her second year in the Masters program.
The Board of Governors is responsible for governing and managing the affairs of the university.
WoC Artist Residency Exhibition (Sofia, Bulgaria)
World of Co has organised the artist residency programs in Sofia, Bulgaria since 2017, introducing the local art and culture to more than 150 international artists.
In September 2020, the WOC Online Artist Residency hosted four international artists. Jevi’s latest work created within the month-long virtual art program was displayed as part of the exhibition.
(August 2020) Older news releases have been removed.