About Carmen

Artist, performer, singer, and community developer, Carmen has been active in the Vancouver arts community for three decades. She is the artistic director and founder of Still Moon Arts Societyand the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival – a multicultural celebration of the environment, art, and community. She has a B.A. from UBC, a diploma from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design and is a graduate of the Collingwood Leadership Institute. She leads art workshops including a summer fine arts Performance Intensive camps, a three year residency with Arts, Health and Seniors, workshops in schools, and stilt-costume creation with “at risk” youth in downtown Vancouver. She has been coordinating community celebrations in the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood since 2000 and is currently working on the “Spirit Fish” project using art to link neighbourhoods to their local waterways.

Carmen was also the founder and co-artistic director of Mortal Coil Performance Society for 10 years – creating shows, designing costumes and giant puppets, performing, and booking stilt-dance shows all over North America.

As a singer, Carmen performs, records and tours with Elektra Women’s Choir, and with the Slavic Soul ensemble Zeellia.

Carmen’s visual art can be seen in the stone mosaic pathways around Renfrew Ravine, giant puppets and stilt walking characters at festivals and community parades and giant lantern installations at evening lantern festivals.

Check out the Still Moon Arts Website