Syrus Marcus Ware

Syrus Marcus Ware
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Montreal, Quebec
EducationBA in Art History, Visual Studies; MA in Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto; PhD in Environmental Studies, York University
Known forVisual Artist
AwardsVanier Scholarship
Slyff Fellowship
Steinert & Ferraro Award
TD Diversity Award

Syrus Marcus Ware is a Canadian artist, activist and scholar. He lives and works in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is an assistant professor in the school of the arts at McMaster University.[1] He has worked since 2014 as faculty and as a designer for The Banff Centre. Ware is the inaugural artist-in-residence for Daniels Spectrum, a cultural centre in Toronto, and a founding member of Black Lives Matter Toronto.[2][3] For 13 years, he was the coordinator of the Art Gallery of Ontario's youth program. During that time Ware oversaw the creation of the Free After Three program and the expansion of the youth program into a multi pronged offering.

He has published four books and in 2020 co-edited (with Rodney Diverlus and Sandy Hudson) Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada, a bestselling collection of reflections on the Black Lives Matter movement in Canada.[4]

  1. ^ Laux, Sara. "Making the revolution irresistible". Daily News : McMaster University.
  2. ^ "Black Lives Matter Toronto founding member talks about his complex identity". British Council. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  3. ^ "Super Queeroes: Syrus Marcus Ware". cbc.ca.
  4. ^ "The bestselling Canadian books for the week of July 5-11, 2020". CBC.ca.