Team

Sue Balint (she/her) has been Executive Director of the Bonavista Biennale since 2022. She is a producer, curator and facilitator, and has collaborated on performance and public art projects with Luminato, SummerWorks, Philip Beesley’s Studio, Patria Projects (R. Murray Schafer), DNA Theatre (Hillar Litoja), Aluna Theatre, and Native Earth Performing Arts, among others. Sue’s current side hustle is her role as Director of Artistic Planning at Buddies in Bad Times, the largest and longest-running queer theatre company in the world.

Chris Clarke (St. John’s, 1975) is an independent curator and critic based in Vienna, Austria.

He is currently Curator with Innsbruck International Biennial of the Arts (2018-present) and was previously Senior Curator at The Glucksman, Cork, Ireland (2009-2024) and Visual Arts Education and Publications Manager at Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK (2006-2008). He has independently curated exhibitions and projects in Austria, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, and the UK, including the exhibitions Phantom Limb at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna (2026), Under the Surface: Newfoundland and Labrador at the Venice Biennale (2015), and The Second Act at De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam (2011).

He has written for publications and journals including Art Monthly, Camera Austria, Circa, MIRAJ, Photography & Culture, Source, Spike Art Magazine, VAN, and Whitehot, as well as numerous exhibition catalogues and artist monographs. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, MUN in 1999 and is currently a PhD student at University College Cork, Ireland, where he is writing on ‘The Curated Encounter’.

Luca is a sculptor, arts administrator, and lifelong nomad who has officially pitched his tent in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Whether he is organizing community events, streamlining digital backbones for arts organizations, or chipping away at a log of wood, Luca brings an incredibly unique blend of grounded structure and raw creative energy wherever he goes.

As a sculptor, Luca’s practice is deeply personal, profound, and tactile. His work focuses on translating the lived, often invisible experience of chronic pain into physical forms. His striking pieces have traveled just as much as he has, exhibiting in galleries and festivals all across Atlantic Canada, British Columbia, and Ontario.

He is a master of digital organization and community building. Recently, he brought vibrant public art to life by running the East West Mural Fest in Esquimalt, BC. He also put his tech-savvy mind to work heading up a massive digital infrastructure overhaul for our friends over at St. Michael’s Printshop, all while keeping the literary wheels turning by serving as the trusty treasurer for the toothcut literary journal. 

Because a nomad’s spirit never truly rests, Luca’s adventures don’t stop when he steps out of the studio. When he isn’t organizing the cultural sector, you can probably find him hiking the rugged coastline of the East Coast Trail, boarding a last-minute flight to literally anywhere with a warm breeze and a sandy beach, or unwinding at a local brewery in search of the perfect pint of craft beer.

Olivia Taylor (she/her) is a Program Assistant with the Bonavista Biennale. Now in her second year with the Biennale, Olivia previously worked as a Site Ambassador during the 2025 exhibition, where she thrived on connecting audiences with contemporary art. She is currently balancing her high school studies with a growing career in the arts. Olivia is an emerging creative whose work was featured in the 2026 community exhibition at Union House Arts. Passionate about visual storytelling and community engagement, she plans to head to university in the fall of 2027 to further her education in the creative industries, and has an overall goal to shape Canada’s vibrant art scene.

Paul McDonald, Chair
Marc Losier, Vice Chair
David A. Hood, Treasurer
Cassandra Filice, Secretary
Angela C. Antle
Andrew Bell
Megan Burt
Luanne Dominix
Bernie Doyle
Logan MacDonald
Luke Redmond
Terri Roberts
Karen Skinner