Research Collaborators

Tara Nicholson travels throughout the Arctic to document climatology sometimes with a blurred line between sci-fi and actual science. She exhibits and attends residencies internationally and teaches at the University of Victoria. Nicholson has studied at Ryerson and Concordia University, and is currently completing her PhD at UBC Okanagan, while receiving funding from Canada Council, BC Arts Council and SSHRC. taranicholson.com https://doi.org/10.46863/ecocene.57

Jamie Wang is an interdisciplinary researcher, writer and poet. Across her research and creative works, she is interested in sustainable story-making towards the opening of other kinds of possible futures. For more information about Jamie’s research, please visit jamiewang.org.

Sue Reid is an artist, writer, lawyer and multibeing justice researcher. She is of Irish, Jewish, Scottish, and English settler descent living nomadically between Gadigal, Yaegl and Yugambeh Country—lands that were never ceded. Insta: @suereid24 Twitter: @SueReid24

Samantha-Lynn Martinez is an undergraduate Biology/Marine Biology student at the University of Washington, assisting in photo-documentation efforts for Learning Endings. Aside from embarking on scientific endeavors, she works in the design and illustration field, combining all her passions to pursue science communication later in her professional career. Visit samanthalynnmartinez.com for more information and to view previous works.

Jess Sallay-Carrington is a sculptural ceramic artist from Vancouver BC/Montreal QC. Jess is a queer and non-binary artist who’s work is heavily influenced by these aspects of their life. In 2014 they graduated from Concordia University with a BFA in ceramics. Jess has attended multiple artist residencies and been a part of many group exhibitions around Canada, USA and Europe. They have had several solo exhibitions with an upcoming one in Montreal in the summer of 2022. Jess is currently pursuing their master’s degree at the University of Washington, to be completed in 2023.