Participatory experiences for a more connected world

I create collaborative art experiences and projects that deepen relationships between people and the natural world.

Explore the projects below to learn more.

Scarborough HERstory Expressions (2020 – Present)

An annual mural art & project management intensive for young women & non-binary youth ages 14-19 based in Scarborough.


my role: co-lead & project management mentor

Art Cart (2023 – Present)

A mobile, bike-powered art studio that brings free, pop-up creative experiences into public spaces. Activated annually through community art programming.


my role: co-lead

Painting in the Park (2024)

A series of outdoor watercolour workshops designed to build artistic skills while encouraging connection with local parks and trails.


my role: co-facilitator

Seasonal Expressions (2022-2023)

A series of outdoor, nature-based art workshops developed in collaboration with nature interpreters, inviting participants to explore creativity through seasonal change and environmental connection.


my role: co-producer & facilitator

ECO ARTS Fest (2022)

A national online festival for youth (ages 16–29) exploring eco-arts, environmental stewardship, and social justice through workshops, artist talks, and panels.

my role: lead curator

inside & out (2021)

An online exhibition featuring emerging artists exploring the relationship between our inner worlds and the outer environments we inhabit.


my role: lead curator

Take a glimpse into my process.

  • had a blast creating this CNE themed mural yesterday. Thanks @letsgototheex! If you visit the grounds today, be sure to snap a picture. It’s only around till the end of the day! 👀😱 #muralart #publicart #outdoorart #endofsummer #letsgototheex
  • inspired by some time in the woods 🌲🌱✨ I’ll be honest, with the rise of AI, rest feels more important than ever. Taking time to just be alive, to be human, to create, to spend time with friends and family, to be in the woods, to be surrounded by nature and to connect with one another. So here’s a painting I made as an affirmation to myself: that it’s okay to pause, to rest, to be. Made with my own two hands, watercolours, and through simply trusting the process. #watercolourart #watercolour #fineart #abstractart #placebasedart
  • end of summer scroll break ⏸️ #ontarionature #outdoors #endofsummer #bythewater #sunset
  • There are few things I love more than art and taking action to create a more sustainable, just future. Put those two things together, and #thisiswhatdreamsaremadeof ✨ #Throwback to last year, when I produced a series of concrete barriers for the Lansdowne cycling track. This trail has been beautifully transformed by so many artists, thanks to @start_streetartoronto @cycletoronto @cityofto Cycling & Pedestrian Projects Unit… Promoting cycling, creativity, and community building in public spaces. 😍 LOVE IT! 💞🌈 Dancing with Joy (2025) is a three-panel artwork that combines stylized seed shapes, symbolizing growth and migration, with dancing figures embodying the joy of community. Created in my signature organic, biomorphic, abstract style. 📸: @symbolikone (second photo) #StreetARToronto #PublicArt BikeBarriers
  • Another 📸 from an incredible shoot with @gracegladwellphotography It’s the end of June. The end of Q2 + the beginning of summer. Regardless of how you slice it, it’s got me reflecting on how my work has evolved over the last few years. ✨ Stepping into the role of Co-Executive Director of @thestarfishca while continuing to nurture my creative practice has changed how I think about my work. For a while, I thought being an artist, an environmentalist, a facilitator, and a leader were separate parts of my life. Lately, I’ve realized they’re all different expressions of the same mission. I’m interested in how creativity & community-building can help young people imagine & build more just and sustainable futures. + That’s what I want to explore more here: reflections on nonprofit leadership, social impact, creative practice, community building, and the questions I’m grappling with along the way (+ there are a lot of them 🙃). I’m on a journey to build a mission-driven life not by choosing between identities, but by integrating them together. With gratitude & curiosity, Sylvie 🌱
  • Can’t believe it’s been two years since visiting Iceland for an environmental arts residency in Blönduós. 🤯 It’s cliché to say, but life moves so fast. This feels like a lifetime ago. Traveling to a place and experiencing its culture leaves a mark on you. It etches its way into your being. I still think about the vast landscapes, the endless arctic summer light, and the feeling of standing in a place that seemed to stretch on forever. Feeling grateful for that time of exploration, and for the person I was then: always wanting to be on the land, soaking up the sun, feeling infinite in the expansiveness of a field, standing on a cliffside, watching the sunset. Wild to think it’s already been two years. Photo credits to @gabrielle.lacoste + special thanks to @kathleen.sheila.vaughan for coordinating such an incredible trip as a part of @concordia_arte’s Imagining Iceland Field School. 🙏🏻
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