Faculty of Art
Cross-Disciplinary Art: Life Studies
Meet the Artist
Pixel
Heller
Cross Disciplinary Art: Life Studies
“I use art as a way of reconnecting with my Caribbean identity, this has led me to explore themes of carnival masquerade, cultural fluidity, Black identity and the preservation of cultures.”
Pixel Heller is a multidisciplinary artist and designer currently based in Toronto, Canada. She delves into various mediums including paintings, drawings, performance, and textiles. Her creative journey is deeply influenced by her identity as a woman of Afro-Caribbean descent. Pixel explores themes of Black identity, carnival masquerade, cultural fluidity, and the preservation of cultures. She will be graduating from OCAD University in 2024 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in cross disciplinary studies with a specialization in life studies. Pixel has exhibited at Gallery 1313, Meridian Arts Center, Yonge and Dundas Square and internationally at the Black Brazil Art Biennial. She has done performances at Artist Project and the Waterloo Region Museum. Pixel has worked with HERMÉS Canada and was a part of Vibe Arts NExT: Cohort 5.0.
Drawing and Painting Art Handling Performance Textiles
2024, Yonge & Dundas Square Black History Month Digital Exhibition
Yonge & Dundas Square. Toronto, ON
2023, Mask on
Ada Slaight Gallery. Toronto, ON
2023, New Vistas: Next Steps
Etobicoke Civic Center Art Gallery. Etobicoke, ON
2023, ALMEDA: Up to The Sky
OCAD U Great Hall. Toronto, ON
2023, Yonge & Dundas Square Black History Month Digital Exhibition
Yonge & Dundas Square. Toronto, ON
2023, Here Now & Everywhere in the Future
OCAD Black Homecoming. Toronto, ON
2023, The Art of Celebration Installation
SugarKane Restaurant. Toronto, ON
2023, The Art of Celebration
Ada Slaight Gallery. Toronto, ON
2024, Nora E. Vaughan Award
OCAD U
2024, Cross-Disciplinary Art Medal Winner
OCAD U
2023, Joan and Clifford Hatch Foundation Scholarship in Life Studies
OCAD U
2022, Joan and Clifford Hatch Foundation Scholarship in Life Studies
OCAD U
2020, Clare McCulloch Memorial Award for Art
Balmoral Hall
Celebrate the work of OCAD U’s class of 2023/2024!