I am a multidisciplinary creator working at the intersection of technology, art, and community engagement. As a software developer, I specialize in crafting innovative solutions that leverage cutting-edge technologies like AR, VR, and robotics to deliver immersive, interactive experiences. My background in new media art drives my passion for exploring the convergence of technology and storytelling, often through installations that engage and inspire audiences.

As a musician and composer, I blend experimental electronic sounds with modular synthesis, creating atmospheric works that evoke deep emotional responses. My music has been featured at international festivals and conferences, where I’ve had the privilege of connecting with audiences across diverse platforms.

I am deeply committed to community involvement and collaboration. I work closely with local organizations and equity-deserving groups to design projects that amplify underrepresented voices, foster inclusivity, and create meaningful connections in public spaces. Whether developing tools for artists, mentoring emerging creatives, or leading workshops in generative visuals and sound art, I’m passionate about empowering others to harness the transformative potential of art and technology.

My work reflects a dedication to innovation, artistry, and community-driven values, and I bring this perspective to every project I undertake.

Hello, Christopher here. I’ve been a freelance artist and artistic director for 3 decades now, and really, it still feels weird to think of myself as either. The work that I’ve created, and the projects I’ve led, have always been about community, and creating opportunities for all of us to connect in positive and meaningful ways. Art just sort of happened, but with such wonderful results, I kept on doing it.

I am of settler ancestry, currently living on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Wendat, and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

My freelance art and photography career started when I was 22 with a Minolta and the phone book. At 36, with two 8-year-old boys, and an awesome supportive partner, I got some official art education. A BA Studio Art from McMaster plus an MFA from Emily Carr University. My focus for those 7 years was on social practice and community interaction as a methodology for understanding our connection to the natural environment. Now, as a freelance artistic director, I’ve applied that methodology to 27 community engaged public art projects across Ontario with municipal culture, waste, and water departments. It’s interactive, collaborative, and is focused on bringing people together, building connections, sparking conversations, starting relationships, and exchanging knowledge. I’ve had the pleasure to work with many talented artists, municipal employees, and educators, and I always rejoice in their time, energy, and talent. BluHeron Interactive is born from this work, my partnership with Alex, and our passion for creating positive community focused experiences.

I’m Colina Phillips.   Pleased to meet you.

My creative energy has involved me in music, filmmaking and writing at a professional level over five decades.

My career began as a session singer,  jingles, backing top Canadian and international artists, earned a Gold Record with Sway, recorded jazz and currently creating as a solo artist.

I wrote, produced and directed two short films. Making Change, premiered at The Toronto International Film Festival and is included for discussion in: Black Like Who, Rinaldo Walcott, and, Re/visioning: Canadian Perspectives on the Education of Africans in the Late 20^th Century, D’Oyley/James. 

Leap Year Love Dance is a choreographed story and photo archive of  legendary Alberta rancher John Ware whose cattle are a foundation in Alberta’s beef industry. 

Good fortune brought an opportunity to work with BluHeron Interactive in two performance art productions, Our Home, Your Home, and, Jump Around, both adding a meaningful lens to my creative vision.

Research, film-script supervision, conflict resolution fill spaces between creative successes and work I am grateful to continue.

Kawennakon has been revitalizing cultural practices and connecting to ancestral spiritual ceremonies, traditional dances and songs since her early 20s.  She is a Second Language speaker of Kanyen’keha and has been learning, teaching and advocating for ancestral language revitalization since her early 30s.  She is a scholar, an author, a lecturer, a community organizer, a unity rider, a unity runner, a journeyer, an activist, an artist and an actress (amongst other things). She is also the daughter of Arlene “Jiggy” Hill, Rastawenserenhtha Bear Clan.