Biography /
Valérie d. Walker - Rickie Lea Owens - Raphaëlle Frigon

Valérie d. Walker, a technophillic transmedia artist, educator, media observer & commentator, with an environmentally-rooted, Fibres based art practice, is celebrating 12+ years (so far!) curating and animating The XX Files Radio broadcasts on CKUT 90.3 FM. A craft-artist who adores Tesla, VdW has been awed by the power of radio waves (& particles) ever since she built her first tube-radio in element

Rickie Lea Owens was born on the alkaline shores of Lac St. Ives, Saskatchewan. She is a multi-disciplinary artist who crafts frolicsome animated bombardments and freaky circuitry. Her artworks act as agents for play, acknowledging our physical bodies. Known for her video work and animation workshops, RLO has lately published a book of 8 games titled: Games You Can Play! (2010). Upcoming exhibits include a coin operated, 16mm film installation in the storefront of La Centrale/Galerie Powerhouse in the summer of 2011. RLO is currently lab technician at Oboro's New Media Lab.

Raphaëlle Frigon is a Montreal-based artist, working at the juncture of biology and technology.
Her work concurrently explores ideas of dislocated information and identity-building processes.
She performed and exhibited in a wide variety of contexts since 2005, from abandoned buildings to contemporary art festivals.