A Montreal based fashion designer and professor at University of Quebec in Montreal, former head of Fashion, jewellery and accessories design Programme at HEAD-Genève, Ying Gao has achieved personal distinction through her numerous creative projects: six solo exhibitions in France, in Switzerland, in Canada, and more than one hundred group exhibitions around the world. Her varied creative work has enjoyed international media coverage: Time, Vogue, The New York Times, Dazed and Confused, Interni, ARTE. She is one of the “Fab 40: Canada” selected by Wallpaper magazine.
Kim Kielhofner is a an artist. She is known for her videos, drawings, and books. Her past work includes a series of monthly videos, a fictional noise band, and an artist book using Dolly Parton's lyrics. She is currently working with cinematic conventions.