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Olivia Cassie (she/her/elle) is a biracial Haitian artist located on Treaty 1 Territory. As a self-taught artist, she enjoys exploring mediums from acrylic and oil painting to pastels and ceramics. Her art practice explores emotions such as grief and hope, helping her process her experiences. As an amateur ceramicist, she enjoys exploring shapes, colours and textures while learning to let go of the need for perfection.

Olivia is also a curator and the director of Black Artists Winnipeg, a local community organization which puts on events in collaboration with other arts institutions. With the Winnipeg Art Gallery, she plans an annual fashion show called "Threads: A Fashion Demonstration" and a concert on the rooftop, "Black Garden." She curated a 14-artist exhibition at the Edge Gallery in February 2026 titled "Where Our Roots Connect."

Olivia is currently a Bachelor of Art History student at the University of Manitoba, where she explores and challenges the ongoing legacy of colonialism in her research and writing. She believes that all art is political and through her broader art practice hopes to inspire empathy and understanding in her audience.

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