Annie Canto

Annie Canto is an artist and educator currently working on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. In 2020, she graduated from Emily Carr University of Art and Design with a Master’s in Fine Arts emphasizing research in socially engaged art, critical race theory, and engaged pedagogy. Working with performance, text, comics, and food she facilitates participation in communal spaces to acknowledge the complexities of the other and question the overarching systems that govern our relationships. She is active in her creative community as a board member of the Vancouver Artist Labour Union Cooperative, and has most recently participated in the Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability (DESIS) Satellite Residency 2020 and the Artist in Residence Studio Program for Vancouver Public Schools 2020-21.