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.”

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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.
OCAD U - Faculty of Art
Cross-Disciplinary Art: Life Studies
Major Completed, 2024

Drawing and Painting Art Handling Performance Textiles

2024, GRADEX 109
OCAD U
2024, Artist Project
Better Living Center
2024, NExT: The Future of Art Exhibition 5.0
Meridian Arts Center. Toronto, ON
2024, Black Brazil Art Biennial
Black Brazil Art Institute. Rio de Janeiro, BR
2024, Defined Oddities
Gallery 1313. Toronto, ON
2024, Yonge & Dundas Square Black History Month Digital Exhibition
Yonge & Dundas Square. Toronto, ON
2024, Reignite & Reinvent
OCAD U Front Lobby. Toronto, ON
2023, New Vistas: Next Steps
Etobicoke Civic Center Art Gallery. Etobicoke, 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
2023, Mask on
Ada Slaight Gallery. Toronto, 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
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
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