Stride Gallery

Part 2 of the Staff Update!!!

Friday the 13th may be scary to some, but for us it’s a lucky day as we get to make this announcement. 

We are excited to announce the Stride Co-Directors, Mell and Lex!

Mell came on last summer after eva rode off into the sunset on a new adventure. When Mell came in, Dan took her under his wing and mentored her as she stepped into the role of Programming Co-Director, a role that allows not just creativity but the opportunity to shape and expand the programming of Stride. She also gets to work with the artists when they are in residence and help them plan their exhibitions.. 

Lex stepped in as Operations Co-Director at the beginning of the year when Dan stepped down so that he could focus on Stride’s extensive Archive. Lex has also received mentorship from Dan and has been doing an amazing job of taking over the numbers side, and really enjoys those spreadsheets! They also spend time with the resident artists and loves installing exhibitions. 

Mell and Lex have been cross training and sharing the responsibilities of each role so they can support each other, and if you can’t tell by these photos, they get along really well! 

We are excited to see the direction this new team takes Stride in. 

Mell Bio:
Mell is a Trinidadian born, Canadian interdisciplinary artist and designer, with a passion for romance novels, comic books, movies, and snacks. She builds installations despite always saying “I’m not doing that again”, ignores the math needed for natural dyes which so far has worked out and hoards art supplies like a dragon.

Lex Bio:
  Lex is a trans-non-binary multidisciplinary artist living and creating in Mohkinstsis treaty 7 territory. Weaving together traditional techniques in printmaking, sculpture, photography, written word, installation, and performance, their work explores themes of identity, sentimentality, and orientation, q***ring pathways forward. They hold a BFA in Sculpture with a minor in Social Practice and Community Engagement from Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and a BA in Sociology from the University of Calgary.