Critical Distance Profile Type Designer

Una is a Toronto-based Serbian-Canadian artist, designer, and mother whose work is informed by principles of inclusivity, sustainability, and collaboration. Working across publishing, media, arts, and education, Una develops interdisciplinary projects grounded in a tactile, handcrafted approach to visual storytelling. With years of experience as an award-winning editorial art director, she has collaborated internationally and led creative teams across magazine art direction, digital storytelling, and exhibition design. Her artwork has been exhibited in group and solo shows and published internationally. As the co-founder of Milk Teeth Collective, Una develops grant-supported community initiatives focused on artist-caregivers and arts education.

Andy Slater  (he/him) is a Chicago-based media artist, writer, performer, and Disability advocate/loudmouth. He is a member of the Society of Visually Impaired Sound Artists and a teaching artist with the Atlantic Center for the Arts’ Young SoundSeekers program, Midwest Society For Acoustic Ecology, and 3Arts Disability Culture Leadership Initiative.

Shani Khoo Parsons (she/her) is an independent curator, designer, mother, and founding director of Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC). With degrees in architecture (Temple U, Phila) and graphic design (RISD, Providence), she has pursued a transdisciplinary, process-driven practice within both independent and institutional contexts (AMNH, MoMA, Museum of Chinese in America, all NY), producing an eclectic body of work ranging from intimate artist’s books to immersive exhibitions. With Critical Distance she has collaboratively produced over 70 exhibitions and projects with 350+ artists and guest curators over the past decade, and has simultaneously developed an experimental independent curatorial practice; in 2022 she received her masters in visual/curatorial studies from the University of Toronto.