Devon Ostrom

Biographie

Devon is a curator, artist and advocate with two decades of experience in creating projects that bridge sectors, cities and neighbourhoods. Typically involving large assemblages of organizations, collaborations include the Pan Am Path, Arrivals Canada, Streetscape, Housepaint at the Royal Ontario Museum, Hype at the Art Gallery of Ontario, t.h.e.m., Ignite the Americas and a mural and research project at Kingston Penitentiary. A co-founder of Manifesto Festival, Devon was also a founder of Beautifulcity.ca, a successful campaign that put a levy on billboards to fund art in Toronto. Devon co-taught Arts Advocacy at the University of Toronto and certified in Nonprofit Management and HR Management from Ryerson. Devon holds an MA in Curating from Goldsmiths as well as a Masters of Public Administration from LSE. Visit http://www.ostrom.ca for more.