Shanyah Mark Imagination Fund Application — By Women Artists
Shanyah Mark is the founder of Black Women and Art and curated the 2024 event Black Canadian Women and Art: A Celebration. This is Shanyah Mark's 2024 Playbook Imagination Fund application for By Women Artists, a documentary series on Black, Indigenous and women of colour creatives in Canada.
Artist statement
Hi! My name is Shanyah Mark. I am passionate about social impact, wellness and designing therapeutic environments that not only look good, but feel good. My journey to becoming a creative began as a result of my experience with chronic burn-out, anti-Black racism and discrimination as an educator within Canada’s public education system. I began to experience mental health challenges and was diagnosed with depression in 2023. It was during this time that I became passionate about advocating for and designing third spaces that are safe and affirming for Black, Indigenous, Women of Colour. In March of 2024, I founded Black Women and Art and curated my first event ‘Black Canadian Women and Art: A Celebration’. Being in community with women that looked like me and also had the same lived experiences as me were integral to my healing, mental health, and wellness journey.
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