Toronto, ON
zvikomhakayakora@gmail.com
Technical Skills
- Artifax
- Tessitura
- Microsoft Office/Google Suite
- Adobe Suite
- Monday
- Typeform
Current
Special Projects Coordinator, Centre of Emerging Artists & Designers, OCAD University, 2018 - Present
- Coordination of OCAD University’s Centre for Emerging Artists & Designer’s Design4 and Career Launchers programs
- Develop and sustain new and existing industry partnerships through outreach and relationship stewardship as it relates to these programs
- Support promotional strategies and active recruitment to encourage fully-inclusive student and new grad participation through the ongoing development of OCAD U’s hub on Ten Thousand Coffees and the Alumni Career Stories site
Independent Curator, 2015 - Present
Curation of exhibitions and public programming at Harbourfront Centre as part of Toronto International Festival of Authors, OCAD University, Artscape Youngplace, Daniels Spectrum, XPACE Cultural Centre as part of Toronto Design Offsite, The Gladstone Hotel as part of Long Winter and The Drake Hotel Properties (The Drake Hotel, Drake One Fifty, DrakeDevonshire Inn and The Drake General Store) and in private residences
Previous
Special Projects Coordinator (Design4), Centre of Emerging Artists & Designers, OCAD University, 2018 - 2019
- Assist in the development and implementation of the new Design4 program at OCAD University, an initiative that will create subsidized, work-integrated opportunities for students to address design challenges with partner organizations under the guidance of dedicated faculty leaders
- Develop and sustain new and existing partnerships through outreach and relationship stewardship for the purposes of the Design4 program
- Completed a successful pilot year with over 50 students hired into 19 organizations
Executive Assistant Programming, Toronto International Festival of Authors, 2016 - 2017
- Work with the Director and Deputy Director to program author events for IFOA Weekly (June-Sept, 2016, 2017), Annual International Festival of Authors (IFOA), at Harbourfront Centre
- Meet and liaise with local, national and international partners, Publishers, Managers and Agents to schedule Authors in festival programming
- Work with the Toronto Lit Up Committee members and Publishers to coordinate Toronto Lit Up book launches in the Greater Toronto Area https://festivalofauthors.ca/year-round/torontolitup
Outreach and Events Assistant, Marketing and Communications, OCAD U, 2013 - 2015
- Delegate tasks/roles to over 80 student volunteers and ensure successful execution of such tasks at OCAD U Annual Graduate Exhibition, 2013 - 2015
- Manage all event set-up, tear down and follow-up processes. Lead set up and tear down of the Burkhardt Leitner PON display system
- Coordinate tours of the Sharp Centre for Design with industry professionals and the general public for the 10th Anniversary of the Sharp Centre for Design
Grants/Awards
- Top 100 Black Women to Watch in Canada 2019 Nominations, Canada International Black Womens Event (Cibwe)
- Big Ideas Fund, OCAD U, $1,500CAD
- OCAD U President's Office, $1,000CAD
- OCAD U Faculty of Art/Graduate Studies, $850CAD
- OCAD U Faculty of Design, $300CAD
- OCAD U Student Union, $2,380CAD
- OCAD U Office of Diversity, Equity & Sustainability Initiatives, $330CAD
- International Student Bursary, OCAD U, $1000CAD
Judging Panels/Committees
- 2018 Poetry NOW: 10th Annual Battle of the Bards, Toronto ON
- 2017/2018 Canadian Writer's Summit (CWS), Programming Committee
- 2016 - 2017 OCAD U Big Ideas Fund Juror
Media
- Xpace.info. (2018). xpace : Where is home? curated by Zviko Mhakayakora. [online] Available at: http://www.xpace.info/exhibition-event/where-is-home-curated-by-zviko-mhakayakora/
- SITE-SPECIFIC. (2018). Zviko Mhakayakora: on Pixelation, decolonizing art/design education, and student-led initiatives. [online] Available at: http://ocadusitespecic.tumblr.com/post/140787630596/zviko-mhakayakora-on-pixelation-decolonizing
- Trinitysquarevideo.com. (2018). LONG WINTER: Decussation: Experiences Through Video – Trinity Square Video. [online] Available at: http://www.trinitysquarevideo.com/long-winter-decussation-experiences-through-video/
- Thedrakehotel.ca. (2018). The Drake Hotel. Chronology. [online] Available at: http://www.thedrakehotel.ca/culture/drake-tv-chronology-curated-zviko-mhakayakora/
- Canadian Art. (2018). A Home Is Not a Building. [online] Available at: /https://canadianart.ca/reviews/a-home-is-not-a-building/
- Gladstone Hotel. (2018). Long Winter - Gladstone Hotel. [online] Available at: http://www.gladstonehotel.com/event/long-winter/
- Toronto Design Osite Festival. (2018). Calder Harben, Monica Moraru, and Where is Home? (Group Exhibition) -Toronto Design Osite Festival. [online] Available at: http://todesignosite.com/event/calder-harben-monica-moraru-and-where-is-home-group-exhibition/
- Share News. Nia Centre for the Arts and York Eglinton BIA. (2019). Eglinton Cityscapes: New Perspectives on Home. [online]. Available at: https://www.sharenews.com/march-21-2019-vol-41-no-26/?fbclid=IwAR2cXQ9Yr5IAb2Wr5lXleP3yHpREbYHEBYnkIvvahxN8LNLSKH3UMcWa1dc
Education
Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design OCAD University 2012 - 2016 (Graduated)
General Arts and Science in Design Algonquin College 2011-2012 (Graduated)
References available upon request.