Simon Frank is a visual artist who investigates the complex relationship between nature and culture. He obtained an Honours BA  from the University of Guelph in 1991. He has had exhibitions and  developed outdoor art installations for Rodman Hall Art Centre,  Koffler Gallery, Royal Botanical Gardens, WKP Kennedy Gallery,  MacLaren Art Centre, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Cambridge Galleries,  McMaster Museum of Art, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Art Gallery of  Hamilton and The Tree Museum. He has performed his ‘Concrete Poetry’  action outdoors for Cambridge Galleries, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Art  Gallery of Peterborough, ?Spasm II? and CAFKA. He has received grants 
from both the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts  Council. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario.

Dave Hind is an artist, fabricator and maker of functional objects.  His practice is grounded in the reclamation and reuse of industrial  materials. His work has been exhibited throughout Canada, and in Japan  and the United States. Recent exhibitions include the Glenhyrst Art  Gallery of Brant, Cambridge Galleries, University of Waterloo Art  Gallery, Elgin House and Burlington Art Centre. His work was awarded  Best in Show at the 44th and 46th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. He  lives and works in Brantford, Ontario. www.davehind.com

Ivan Jurakic is a visual artist, writer and curator. His artwork  explores aspects of intellectual and historical obsolescence. He has  an Honours BA from the University of Guelph and an MFA from the State  University of New York at Buffalo. He has exhibited his artwork and  video in Canada and the United States at Gallery 44, Woodstock Public 
Art Gallery,  Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Arcadia University Art  Gallery, Big Orbit Gallery, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Artcite, McMaster  Museum of Art, and developed site-specific outdoor installations for  the Royal Botanical Gardens, ‘CAFKA.05: X Industria’ and ‘Ice  Follies’, North Bay. He is a recipient of multiple grants from the 
Ontario Arts Council. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario.

Tor Lukasik-Foss is a visual artist, performer and writer investigating ways of integrating his multidisciplinary practice. He has had recent solo exhibitions at Rodman Hall Art Centre, Latcham  Gallery, Art Gallery of Hamilton and Thames Public Art Gallery, and  participated in two-person and group exhibitions at the Glenhyrst Art  Gallery of Brant, Visual Art Centre of Clarington, Cambridge  Galleries, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, ‘The Gathering’ is a permanent  commission for the City of Hamilton?s Riverdale Recreation Centre. He  has developed performances for the University of Lethbridge Art  Gallery, Cambridge Galleries, WKP Kennedy Gallery, McMaster Museum of  Art, and ‘Spasm II’, Saskatoon. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario.  His performance alter ego is Tiny Bill Cody, and has released four Cds of original music and performed at numerous festivals and events. www.torlukasikfoss.com / www.tinybillcody.com