BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors perform a critical role of guiding the gallery’s operations. Gallery TPW’s Board is primarily composed of artists and curators as well as professionals providing expertise in finance, human resources, and communications. Over the past 40+ years, TPW has been fortunate to count some of Toronto’s most prominent artists and curators as members.
The Board meets approximately every other month and hosts the Annual General Meeting.
Zinnia Naqvi (Co-Chair) (she/her) is a lens-based artist working in Tkaronto/Toronto, Canada. Her work
examines issues of colonialism, cultural translation, language, and gender through the use of photography, video, the written word, and archival material. Recent projects have included archival and re-staged images, experimental documentary films, video installations, graphic design, and elaborate still-lives. Her artworks often invite the viewer to consider the position of the artist and the spectator, as well as analyze the complex social dynamics that unfold in front of the camera. Naqvi is a member of EMILIA-AMALIA Working Group, an intergenerational feminist collective. Naqvi received a BFA in Photography Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University and an MFA in Studio Arts from Concordia University. She is currently a sessional lecturer at the University of Toronto and Toronto Metropolitan University.
Rachel Wine (Co-Chair) is a freelance Director of Photography and Cultural Producer. Her current clients include Maclean’s, Toronto Life and Stephen Bulger Gallery. She has held positions at The Globe and Mail, with a focus on long form documentary projects and the lifestyle publications, Globe Pursuits and Globe Style Advisor, and Air Canada's enRoute Magazine, and Canadian Business. She is an independent curator who lectures, writes, and consults on photography.
Natalie MacLean (Treasurer) is a Senior Consultant on the Organization and Strategy Team at Lord Cultural Resources. She uses her research and analytical skills to provide clients with important data and analysis, leading to practical and actionable solutions. Her expertise in Digital Strategy helps organizations connect with and inspire audiences across multiple platforms. Natalie holds a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, a MA in Art History from York University, and an MBA specializing in Arts, Media, & Entertainment Management from the Schulich School of Business. Her graduate research focused on the impact of social media use on visitor experience in museums and galleries. Previously, Natalie worked as a curator at Wreck City, an independent arts organization in Calgary, Alberta that organizes art events in underutilized urban spaces. She has also worked as a co-director of Pith Gallery and Studios, an arts hub focused on providing resources to emerging artists.
Alana Pagnutti (Secretary) is a writer, musician, and arts professional. She is the author of Reception: The Radio-Works of Robert Rauschenberg and John Cage. In 2017 she co-founded Honey Harper, an avant-garde country music project which toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe, and North America. She has worked at The Whitechapel Gallery and has assisted with shows for the Royal Academy and Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She is also co-founder of Smith+Brown, an experimental curatorial and publishing venture guided by the belief that market forces should not dictate culture.
Lina El Mugammar (she/her) is an associate specializing in intellectual property law. Lina is building a creator-focused practice to provide artists with passionate representation and advocacy. She is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School and the University of Waterloo, where she studied environmental studies and fine art. Lina is a visual artist who works in pencil, oils, acrylics, and digital mediums.
Craig D'Arville is an active contributor to Canada’s visual arts community, with more than 25 years’ experience in communications and development roles at both non-profit organizations and in the private sector. Co-founder of the online art platform FFOTO.com, Craig also gives back through his volunteer work with esteemed organizations including The Aids Committee of Toronto, Casey House, Gallery TPW, and The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery.
Craig increasingly dedicates much of his time to mentoring artists working across Canada. Learn more at craigdarville.com
Alize Zorlutuna is a queer interdisciplinary artist, writer and educator whose work explores relationships to land, culture and the more-than-human, while thinking through history, ancestral wisdom and healing. Having moved between Tkarón:to and Anatolia (present-day Turkey) both physically and culturally throughout their life has informed Alize’s practice—making them attentive to spaces of encounter. Alize enlists poetics and a sensitivity to materials in works that span video, installation, printed matter, performance and sculpture. The body and its sensorial capacities are central to their work.
Alize has presented their work in galleries and artist-run centers across Turtle Island, including: Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Plug In ICA, InterAccess, VIVO Media Arts Centre, Mercer Union Centre For Contemporary Art, Doris McCarthy Gallery, The Next Contemporary, Gallery TPW, Varley Art Gallery, XPACE, Audain Art Museum, Stride Gallery, and Access Gallery, as well as internationally at The New School: Parsons (NY), Mind Art core (Chicago) and Club Cultural Matienzo (Argentina).
Robyn Zolnai completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours at York University and obtained her Master of Arts in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management from Toronto Metropolitan University. Robyn is the director at the Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, and conducts lectures and workshops on collecting photography and career development for emerging artists. Robyn is also an accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers and operates her own fine art appraisal and collection management company.
Ignazio Colt Nicastro is a Toronto based contemporary art curator, writer, and community builder. He is the founder and curator of IC Contemporary, and is currently the Director of Development and Programming at the Textile Museum of Canada. With over five years of professional experience, Nicastro has curated exhibitions that explore themes of queer identity, intersectionality, migration, diaspora, and cultural diversity. Through their work, Nicastro creates platforms for emerging and underrepresented artists to navigate personal, political, and social inquiries, transforming lived experiences into profound artistic expressions. Nicastro’s exhibitions have been showcased at prestigious events and institutions, including the Miami Art Basel, Toronto Pride, Nuit Blanche, Queer Tech, Vitaly, and various Toronto galleries. Beyond curating, Nicastro contributes to critical discourse on cultural identity through writing published in Peripheral Review and Femme Art Review. Their essays challenge traditional narratives and invite reflection on issues of equity and representation.
Jesse King, born Ojibwe from Wasauksing First Nation (Eagle Clan), is based in Toronto. King’s work and curatorial interests frequently explore the many facets of
identity, including discussions of queerness, gender, and the importance of cultural representation.
King has coordinated numerous exhibitions, programs, and screenings at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival as their Exhibitions & Programming Coordinator. Anchoring themselves in celebrating all art forms through an Indigenous lens and collaborations with national and international artists.
King worked as a Curatorial Assistant for Indigenous Programs, Youth Programs, and the Artist-in-Residence Projects at the Art Gallery of Ontario. King is the newly appointed Curator at Market Gallery for the City of Toronto in the Economic Development & Culture, EDC Museum & Heritage Services Division. King engages with the City of Toronto’s art collection through an Indigenous lens.
In addition, King serves on the Board of Directors for the Indigenous Curatorial Collective (ICCA) and Gallery TPW, and was part of the Curatorial Committee for SNAP x ACT.
Dr. Alex Mogyoros (she/her) is an Assistant Professor at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, where her research focuses on the intersection of brands, trust, intellectual property (IP), expression, and somatics. Her work integrates an expertise in law with her deep-seated interest in media, communications, and social practices. Alex acts as a community mediator for TNG and consults to governments, governmental organizations, and non-profit public interest groups. Her consultancy work covers intellectual property policy, law and technology, advertising law, and freedom of information. Beyond her academic work, she is a recognized media expert in trademark law and writes public-facing pieces exploring the relationship between social justice and IP law within the political economy. She is an active community member in the west-end neighbourhood of Toronto where she lives with her partner and two children.