Lenora
(b. 1996, Canada)
University of Toronto, Master of Information
Archives and Records Management, Library and Information Science,
Food Studies Collaborative Specialization, 2024
University of Waterloo, Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts and Visual Culture
Intensive Studio Specialization, Digital Arts Communication Minor, 2019
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023 - 4 Development of the Re-imagining A Community: Our Third Place Zine Workshop and Exhibition, Faculty of Information’s EDIU, University of Toronto
2023 - 4 Program Assistant Lead, Faculty of Information’s EDIU (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Unit), University of Toronto
2023 Assistance in reviewing the Harley J. Spiller Menus Collection, Practicum, University of Toronto Scarborough Digital Scholarship Unit
2023 Conversations with the Cơm-munity Speaker Series with Empowered Phụ Nữ Collective, Guest Speaker, Toronto, ON
2022-4 Outreach and Assessment, Toronto Academic Libraries Internship (TALint), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
2021-2 Arts Programming Assistant, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo, ON
2021 [Cancelled] Confusion Cuisine: A 2-part Mixed Media Workshop, Instructor, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo, ON
2020 Educational Content Creator & Digital Media Specialist Assistant, Mindful Makers, Kitchener, ON
2020 [Cancelled] Consuming Vietnamese-North American Experiences Workshop, Guest Speaker, VITA Summit-3, UVSA Eastern Canada, Toronto, ON
2019 Food & Diaspora: The Vietnamese-Canadian Edition Workshop, Guest Facilitator, PotLuck, Waterloo, ON
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2024 iConference 2024, Presenter, EDI Fellowship Projects: Building an Inclusive Community, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
2023-4 Association of Canadian Archivists University of Toronto Student Chapter, Communications Coordinator and Chair, Toronto, ON
2023-4 Diversity Working Group, Co-Chair, University of Toronto
2023 Student Leaders on Building Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive Spaces in the GLAM Sector Panel, Faculty of Information EDIU, Guest Speaker (ACA Student Chapter), University of Toronto
2022-3 Association of Canadian Archivists University of Toronto Student Chapter, Communications Coordinator, Toronto, ON
2019 Caesura Exhibition, Editorial Committee Member, University of Waterloo
2019 Sharing Confusion Cuisine, Visual Culture Thesis and Seminar, University of Waterloo
2019 Live Sketch by Jana Elkhatib, Guest Performing Artist, Flex Studio, Waterloo, ON
2019 PERIOD. Exhibition, Curator, East Campus Hall, University of Waterloo
2018-9 Society of Fine Artists, Communications Executive, University of Waterloo
2018 UAAC-AAUC/Universities Art Association of Canada Conference, Technical Assistance Volunteer, Waterloo, ON
ACCOMPLISHMENTS / AWARDS
2023-4 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Unit Fellowship Grant, Issued by Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
2022 The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing Certificate, Credential ID: 6MN 92S 2UU, Issued by Google LLC.
2019 Nominated for a National juried exhibition, rice plants don’t belong in a land of prairies, BMO 1st Art!, Canada
2019 Staff Picks in Social Commentary Poets category, before the rice plant becomes, Vocal; Jerrick Media Ventures LLC.
GROUP EXHIBITION HISTORY
2022 IN•PRINT: Gender Equality Exhibition, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo, ON
2020 to say to you exhibition at Art$Pay, Waterloo ON
2019 House of Oriental: Northern Style, OCAD University Learning Zone, Toronto, ON
2019 Are You What You Eat?, East Campus Hall, University of Waterloo
2019 Caesura: 45th Annual Senior Undergraduate Exhibition, UWAG, Waterloo, ON
2018 Dimensions of Work: Part 2, The Artery, Waterloo, ON
2017 Text in Art and Motion in Sculpture, The Artery, Waterloo, ON
FEATURES & PUBLICATIONS
2024 (Food) Hoarding: The Displaced Persons’ Act of Collecting Archival Memory and Trauma, iJournal Winter 2024, University of Toronto, Web.
2022 [Cancelled] Feature and publication in Vietnamese Folio, [PANK] Magazine, Web.
2020 Untitled, Community Dream Journal, curated by Manisha Anjali, Web.
2020 the world sees through red, rose-tinted glasses, Covid Chronicles, Web.
2020 in the process of becoming well-red, We Look the Same Film, Web.
2020 the sunflowers no longer bask in sunlight, Stay Home Diary, Bittermelon Poetry, Web.
2019 [Cancelled] Feature and publication in A Girl Away from Home, 2nd Edition.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2024 OISE Library Reading Club, Member, Toronto, ON
2024 - Present Archives Association of Ontario, Toronto, ON
2023 - Present Association of Canadian Archivists, Toronto, ON
2022-4 Diversity Working Group, University of Toronto, ON
2022-4 Association of Canadian Archivists Student Chapter, University of Toronto, ON
2022-3 Button Factory Arts Member, Waterloo, ON
2021-2 BIPOC Bookclub Class & Workshop, Member, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo, ON
NOTABLE PROJECTS
2025 [Forthcoming] Mì Goí Mag, Online Southeast Asain Diaspora Zine Community with Michelle Nguyễn
2019 Southeast Asian Art History Curation, @se.asianart
LANGUAGES
Native/Bilingual Proficiency: Vietnamese and English
Basic - Limited Working Proficiency: French