Emily Nestor (she/her) is an emerging artist and curator residing on the traditional territories of Treaty Four. Her practice is primarily housed within printmaking and conceptually driven by feminist theory, contexts of rurality, and the nuances of interpersonal relationships.
Born in southern Saskatchewan, Emily has had the pleasure of serving in numerous positions across Regina’s art community, including roles with Queer City Cinema, Nuit Blanche Regina, Dunlop Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Regina, and the Fifth Parallel Gallery. Emily is passionate about artist care and community conscience programming and is excited through her role at Neutral Ground to continue to support and strengthen her connection to contemporary arts and culture. Emily is a graduate of the University of Regina receiving a BFA with Great Distinction in Visual Art and a BA. Honours with High Honours in Art History.
Narges Porsandekhial (she/her/او) is a Persian polydisciplinary creator with a BA in Handicrafts and an MFA from University of Saskatchewan. Her work spans installation, socially engaged practices, public art, text-based projects, and the realm of research-creation. She wishes to draw parallels between art and research (in the theoretical and academic sense) and embrace how they cohabit, similar to art and daily life. She has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally and also serves as an art administrator.
Narges explores the repetition of daily life activities through conceptual and social lenses, addressing mental health issues and engaging in institutional critique. Her work centres on repetition as both a tactile and methodical process, offering refuge from life’s uncertainties through a ritualistic approach to art-making.
Board of Directors
Listed alphabetically by last name:
- Mika Abbott (Chair)
- Colton Bates
- Sheldon Brown
- Lindsey Demchuk
- Miranda Derkson (Treasurer)
- Savannah Down
- Cady Judge
- Robin Lynch
- Aislinn MacDougal (Vice Chair)
- Audie Murray
- Bree Tabin (Secretary)
- Sage Wosminity
About our Board of Directors
Neutral Ground is member-driven with a hands-on working board. Our Board of Directors consists of up to 12 members in good standing. Two-thirds of the Board of Directors must be self-declared practicing visual or media artists or arts professionals, as outlined in the Neutral Ground bylaws. The role of the Board of Directors is to steward, support, the organization in accordance with the Neutral Ground’s mission, mandate, vision, and values.
An Annual General Meeting of Members will take place each year no later than 4 months following the year-end of the Corporation (i.e. no later than December 31st of each year). The Board shall issue a call for nominations for elections to the Board of Directors when it sends notice of an Annual General Meeting to Members. A Member shall stand for election if they accept the nomination of at least one Member in good standing. Nominations may also come from the floor at a duly constituted Annual General Meeting.