Who is Candide?

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
- 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:
Past Clients, Employers, and Collaborators
For over nine 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)
- Creative Misuses of Tech | Guest lecture for the Retail & Emerging Technology course (OCAD University)
- iCare: Designing Healing Futures Workshop | University of Toronto (Faculty of Information)
- Digitized Diasporic Memory Workshop | Thinking Through the Museum - Emerging Scholars and Practitioners Committee
- Digitized Diasporic Memory: Artist Talk & Workshop | Guest lecture for the Stories in Expanded Worlds course (OCAD University)
- Communications Undergraduate Academic Conference | Concordia University’s Communication Student Association (Comms Guild)
- Youth Art Symposium (YAS!) | Ottawa Art Gallery
- Pottery Christmas Ornaments
Publications
- 2022
- 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
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) |
- 2021 — Graduate Studies First Year Award | OCAD University, School of Graduate Studies
- 2021 — Black Futures Learning Grant |
- 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
- 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.
- 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)