2005 Panels
Life Stories: Successful artists shared experiences and discussed how they obtained the tools and the opportunities neded to succeed.
Moderator: Barbara Turnbull, Journalist, Toronto Star
"Life Stories" moderated by Barbara Turnbull,(Toronto Star) included panelists
Sandy Brand (exhibiting artist), David Roche (humorist), Afi Tiombe Kambon (actor),
Jean Little (author) and Chris Fonseca (comedian).
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Sandy Brand (Exhibiting Artist)
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David Roche (Humorist)
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Afi-Tiombe Kambon (Actor)
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Jean Little
(Author)
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Chris Fonseca (Comedian)
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Forging a Career – Who's Looking for You?: Industry professionals
explored recent policies, accessibility features and the political will that enable
people with disabilities to work productively and to their fullest potential within
the mainstream cultural industries that they represent.
Moderator: Ing Wong-Ward, Producer, CBC
Disability Art – Future Directions: Artists representing a variety
of the performing arts discussed and shared ideas with the audience.
Moderator: Catherine Frazee, Co-Director, School of Disability Studies,
Ryerson University
"Disability Art: Future Directions" was moderated by Catherine Frazee, Co-Director
of Ryerson's School of Disability Studies. Panellists included Joe Coughlin
(Musician), Alan Shain (Comedian), Ed Wadley (Actor) Spirit Synott (Dancer),
and Michele Decottignies, (Artistic Director, Stage Left Productions,
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Featured Artists:
Patrice Kouma
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Patrice Kouma is an artist who is deaf due to an early bout with meningitis.
In 1985, at the age of 15 he started painting with Sr Maria Rosa, an Italian.
Kouma's paintings have been shown at many exhibitions throughout the Cameroon
and were featured in a series of greetings cards produced by Gallaudet University
in Washington DC in 2000. In June 2004, Kouma's work was showcased at VSA Arts
Festival in Washington DC. Patrice Kouma currently teaches painting and ceramics
to youth with disabilities. <Read More>
Pierrette Theriault
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Early on in her childhood, Pierrette felt and expressed a passion for
artistic creation. The spark that ignited her inspiration and creativity
is very much alive and thriving although tainted by the gradual loss of
her eyesight. <Read More>
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