no.9 contemporary art & the environment

ANDREW DAVIES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Since graduating from the Fine Art department at Queens University in 1988, Andrew Davies has worked in a wide range of media including sculpture, photography, and interactive digital media. After graduating in 1995 from the masters program in architecture at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI Arc) in Los Angeles, Davies moved to New York City to work in exhibition and interactive design at the Museum of Modern Art. He has also taught digital media courses at New York's Eyebeam Atelier and George Brown college in Toronto. On his return to Toronto he started Andrew Davies Design, currently responsible for the interpretive design strategy for Evergreen @ the Brick Works project in Toronto.

No.9 is dedicated to working with a number of accomplished guest curators, education program managers and production staff, providing unique opportunities to local and international talent to address the relationship between art and the environment.

NO.9’S LIST OF PAST COLLABORATORS INCLUDE
Catherine Dean, Curator and No.9 co-founder
Pearl Van Geest, Education Program Manager
Laura Sosin, Event Coordinator
David Abrahams, Media and Graphic Design
Tomas Jonsson, Curator
Dave Dyment, Writer
Andrea Carson, Curator
Barbara Candlish, Communications and Event Coordinator
Ariel Estulin, Graphic Design
Candace Sepulis, Assistant Educator
Elizabeth Lenell Davies, Assistant Educator
Pam Lobb, Docent
Janet Sim, Legal Advice

No.9 was founded in 2006 by Andrew Davies and Catherine Dean.

No.9 Board Members

John Norman, Chair
Investment Manager

John started his investment career in 1993 at Burns Fry Ltd. He moved to the mutual fund industry in 1996 focusing on marketing, sales and compliance and in 1998, join Phillips, Hagar & North Investment Management Ltd. Where he was a portfolio manager overseeing private client and foundation/endowment assets. John has a B.A. in Economics (1991) from the University of Western Ontario, has been a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI) since 1998 and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, which he obtained in 1999.

Peter Hendrickson, Director
Toronto District School Board
Educator/Curriculum Writer/Artist/Arts Advocate

Peter holds degrees from Ryerson University in New Media and Carleton University in Literature. He has worked as an artist and shown work nationally and internationally. He has written and led secondary school arts curriculum writing and revision for the province of Ontario. In the Toronto District School Board he has worked as a secondary school teacher, Curriculum Leader and system wide Instructional Leader of Visual and Media Arts. He has strong connections with contemporary arts institutions and organizations. Peter lives in Toronto with his wife Susan and their three children.

Stephen B. Smart, Secretary
Lawyer/Art Consultant

Stephen is a retired lawyer form Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt and currently has his own Art Consulting business. He is a great advocate for the arts and has been on many art organization boards including the AGO acquisitions committee. Stephen is a current member of the Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art advisory board.

Raphael Y. Yu, Treasurer
Regulator of Financial Institutions/ Contemporary Ceramic Collector

Raphael is a passionate collector of contemporary Canadian ceramic art who is interested in fostering the making and appreciation of ceramic art in Canada. He is involved with the Royal Ontario Museum and the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art in Toronto. In 1996, he curated an exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum on contemporary Canadian ceramics in Asian modes. He has also written and lectured on ceramics and ceramic art.

Raphael has a Master of Business Administration degree and is also a Certified Management Accountant. He works as a regulator at the office of Superintendent of Financial Institutions, which is responsible for ensuring that all federally registered financial institutions have robust corporate governance and effective risk management practices.

Chris Carradine, Director
Vice President, Marketing
Ecobee

Chris Carradine is Vice President, Marketing at ecobee, the “first mover” in the green automation space and the first to build an integrated energy management platform for consumers. ecobee’s first product to market is the WiFi enabled Smart Thermostat, designed to help consumers conserve energy, save money and reduce their environmental impact.

Chris has a long track record of driving strategic change to help organizations deliver on financial, social, and environmental performance targets. Prior to ecobee, Chris was Chief Operating Officer at Jantzi Research Inc., a top ranked investment research firm specializing in the performance of global securities with a social mandate. Prior to Jantzi, Chris was Vice President Marketing and Sponsorships at Evergreen, a national non-profit social enterprise specializing in urban naturalization and environmental issues. Prior to Evergreen, Chris was Vice President/General Manager for Today’s Parent Group where he was instrumental in creating and managing a new division of the company that was successfully sold after only 3.5 years for an 11X multiple to Growing Family. Chris moved to the US and continued with Growing Family where he held two positions, Vice President, New Business Development and Vice President Sales, North America.

Edward (Ted) M. Willcocks, Director
Vice President, North American Real Estate
Operations
Manulife Financial

Ted graduated from McGill University and works in commercial real estate as a VP at Manulife Financial. He has a strong interest in contemporary and visual arts. Ted lives with his wife Pam and their three children in Toronto