Adriel Meka is a Canadian American illustrator, who graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design. From Monster High, Scare Tactics and Bubble Guppies, he has worked with companies such as Nickelodeon, Disney TV, Monkey Paw Productions, and Sony Animation while directing the animated short film, Camp Kona, and publishing his works as an illustrator in the children’s books I am A Triathlete, Gary and the Great Inventors, and Kulu the Wise Turtle.

Graduated in Humanities, Daphné Dufétel-Lamarque specialized in political philosophy at Concordia University. She questions the role of the artist in the age of mechanization and digital technology and explores how these developments are reshaping artistic creation and cultural dissemination. She has notably focused on creating unique artwork dossiers that highlight the work of contemporary and modern artists as well as Old Masters across France, Canada, and the United States.

Dorian Verdier, founder of L’Original, launched the non-profit organization in 2019 and opened several exhibition spaces and workshops in the Old Montreal and the Plateau Mont-Royal. Under his leadership, the organization participated in international festivals like MURAL and developed an online presence with a transformative project : Artur.art. This Art tinder integrates AI to help citizens and artists to connect.

Jasmeen Kaur is a Montreal-based creative voice in fashion and image-making. After graduating of the Dawson College’s Photography program, she developed a graphic signature where she treats fashion as a visual language an opportunity to explore identity, culture, and storytelling through refined imagery.

MODERATOR : Melissa Wright, French international law master’s student at UQAM

FILMING DIRECTOR : Moussa Ndoye, master’s student in international and intercultural communication at UQAM

WHEN : Friday, September 5, 2025, from 12:30 to 14:30

WHERE : Room A-1715, Pavillon Hubert-Aquin, UQAM