Coffee Chats w/ Alana Traficante

Coffee Chats w/ is a series of virtual casual gatherings with the CEAD team with industry guests. Hosted virtually in small intimate groups, these gatherings will provide a space for group conversations with practitioners who are interested in supporting OCAD U students and grads to offer mentorship, and share their professional insights and journey, while collectively creating an online community.

Alana Traficante is a Toronto-based writer, curator and gallery director. She graduated from OCAD’s Criticism and Curatorial Practice MFA program in 2016 and is currently the Executive Director of Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, a non-profit artist-run centre in Toronto. Previous positions include: Acting Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Administrative Director at Hamilton Artists Inc., and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Supercrawl. Before her studies at OCAD, Alana completed a BA in Art History at the University of Toronto (2004), and subsequent continuing education at McMaster University, Fleming College and Mohawk College. She currently serves on the Advisory Board and Acquisitions Sub-Committee of the McMaster Museum of Art.

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