Curriculum vitae
Exhibitions, markets & teaching
A working record of where the pieces have been shown and where the clay has been shared.
Markets & exhibitions
- May 2026
Queer Art Market (QAM)
Toronto — ceramics booth, vessels, tableware and pendants
- May 2026
East End Kids Pride
Toronto — community maker table and hands-on clay activity
- Nov 2025
401 Richmond Holiday Market
Toronto — holiday market booth at 401 Richmond
Workshops & community practice
- Feb 2026–
Clay Play — Monty's Creative Studio
Weekly Thursday sessions in Toronto: wheel throwing (1st & 3rd), hand building (2nd), decoration + glazing (4th), including trimming, glazing and kiln firing
- Mar 2026–
Youth Without Shelter
Facilitated clay workshops with young people experiencing housing precarity
- Oct 2026
Sensing Our Sorrows — grief retreat for women
Clay as a somatic and grief-processing practice, small group retreat format
- Aug 2026
Fairview retirement residence
Hand-building sessions adapted for seniors, Toronto
Education & training
- 2017
BA in Psychology — York University
Toronto, ON
- 2019
Acting & Live Performance (Film/TV/Theatre) — Toronto Film School
Honours / President's List
- 2020–ongoing
Six years of independent ceramics practice
Self-directed study on the wheel and in hand building, from a first twenty kilos of clay and a second-hand kiln to a full studio practice
- 2024–ongoing
Somatic & expressive arts training
Informs the pace, touch and facilitation of studio and workshop practice
Studio
Monty's Creative Studio, 1380 Queen St E, Toronto, ON. Enquiries and press: simurghbysaena@gmail.com