Who is Candide Uyanze?

Hello internet visitor! 👋🏿 My name is Candide Uyanze. I'm a creative technologist, digital artist, video editor, photographer, designer, researcher, educator, daughter, sister, friend... Essentially, I'm a multi-hyphenate doer of things!

I'm particularly interested in exploring themes of memory, identity, and virtually-mediated human connections between people of African descent. I do so using web, video, photography, and tech-driven interactive installations.

My research interests and creative practice explores:

• Diasporic storytelling
• Immersive web experiences
• Open source tools
• Accessible media production
• Online networks and communities
• African languages
• Speech recognition

My skills include:

• Video editing
• Media production
• Web design
• Static website development
• Event planning
• Photography
• Academic research

I'm currently open to new collaborations and opportunities in:

• Workshop Facilitation
• Arts administration
• Web Design
• Event Planning + Support

Education

• 2022 — Master of Design in Digital Futures | OCAD University
• 2020 — Honours Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a minor in Digital Humanities | University of Ottawa

Selected Works

Here are some recent projects that I'm really proud of:

• Digitized Diasporic Memory
• In My Tongue
• 403 FORBIDDEN
• Eat What U Want

Past Clients, Employers, and Collaborators

For over six years, I have worked for several organizations in the arts, media, academic, and non-profit sectors.

• Ottawa Art Gallery
• Lakeshore Arts
• TV5 Québec Canada
• Workers' History Museum
• Amethyst
• OCAD University
• Black Screen Office
• Snail Mail Media
• Miskeen Media

Community Involvement

• uOttawa DIY Club
• uOttawa STEAM (STEM + Arts)
• Ottawa Art Gallery Youth Art Council
• Ottawa Bluesfest
• EcoEquitable
• The Fulcrum

Workshops, Talks, and Panels

• Pocket Portal Power Play: Crafting Wi-Fi Access Points with a Twist | Open Hardware Summit (organized by the Open Source Hardware Association) — May 4, 2024
• Creative Misuses of Tech | Retail & Emerging Technology course (OCAD University) — March 25, 2024
• iCare: Designing Healing Futures Workshop | University of Toronto (Faculty of Information) — February 14, 2024
• Research Constellation Mapping Workshop | Thinking Through the Museum - Year 3 Annual Workshop — October 17, 2023
• Digitized Diasporic Memory Workshop | Thinking Through the Museum - Emerging Scholars and Practitioners Committee — June 22, 2023
• Networks, Databases, and Collective Memories: A Look at Digitized Diasporic Memory | Digital Humanities Toolbox workshop series (University of Ottawa) — November 2, 2022
• Digitized Diasporic Memory: Artist Talk & Workshop | Stories in Expanded Worlds course (OCAD University) — October 7, 2022
• Website Creation Workshop | OCAD U Student Union — August 12, 2022
• Diaspora, Documentary, Digital Archives panel | Dual Exposure - Digital Futures Graduate Thesis Exhibition — April 12, 2022
• Video Production I Teaching Assistant / Tutorial Leader | OCAD University course — January - April 2021
• Citation Management Software: Introduction to Zotero | Research Methods for Graphic Design course (OCAD University) — October 8, 2020
• Communications Undergraduate Academic Conference | Concordia University’s Communication Student Association (Comms Guild) — March 27, 2020
• Effective Team Management | Campus Vibez Student Clubs Conference — October 26, 2019
• Sticker Making Workshop | uOttawa DIY Club — March 28, 2019 & March 15, 2018
• Youth Art Symposium (YAS!) | Ottawa Art Gallery — November 10-12, 2017
• Pottery Christmas Ornaments | uOttawa DIY Club — October 10, 2017

Publications

• 2022 — Digitized Diasporic Memory: Leveraging User-Generated and Open Tools for Collective Audio Storytelling | OCAD University
• 2017 — The role of bots in Canadian politics | University of Ottawa

Exhibitions

• 2024 — Temporal Tempest Database
• 2022 — OCAD University Black Homecoming
• 2022 — Digital Futures OPEN Show
• 2022 — OCAD University GRADEX 107
• 2022 — Digital Futures Graduate Exhibition

Certificates

• 2023 — Web Development | Mimo
• 2023 — SQL | Mimo
• 2021 — Plan, Design + Code Your First Website | SuperHi

Awards & Recognition

• 2023 — Youth in Culture Pilot Program | City of Ottawa
• 2022 — Medal winner for Digital Futures (MA, MDes and MFA) | OCAD University, School of Graduate Studies
• 2022 — Graduate Student Project and Travel Grant | OCAD University, School of Graduate Studies
• 2021 — Teaching Assistant Award | OCAD University, School of Graduate Studies
• 2021 — Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master's (CGS M) | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
• 2021 — Graduate Studies First Year Award | OCAD University, School of Graduate Studies
• 2021 — Black Futures Learning Grant | Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) at Carleton University
• 2020 — Dean’s Scholarship | OCAD University
• 2020 — Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) | Government of Ontario (Ministry of Colleges and Universities), OCAD University
• 2020 — Co-Class President (Valedictorian) | University of Ottawa, Faculty of Arts
• 2015 – 2020 — Dean's Honour List | University of Ottawa, Faculty of Arts
• 2018 — CO-OP Student of the Year - Faculty of Arts | University of Ottawa, CO-OP Office
• 2017 — Research Poster Winner (Humanities category) | University of Ottawa, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Symposium
• 2016 — Laureate of the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Award | University of Ottawa
• 2015 — President Scholarship Finalist | University of Ottawa, Faculty of Arts
• 2015 — Prix Arts Visuels 12e Année [12th Grade Visual Arts Award] | é.s.c. Béatrice-Desloges
• 2015 — Plume d'Or [Gold Feather] | Express Étudiant
• 2014 — Admission Scholarship | University of Ottawa, Faculty of Arts
• 2014 — Plume d'Argent [Silver Feather] | Express Étudiant

Full CV and Portfolio available upon request (click here to get in touch)