WhiteFeather’s internationally recognized work, Sentient Clit: The Pussification of Biotech, a project with Jiabao Li, has been included in an exhibition of Li’s numerous collaborative projects at tiat.place in San Francisco, from July 30 – August 22, 2026. Part of the project, a collaborative video and resin prototype produced by Li are on display in […]

Dr. WhiteFeather Hunter has been invited to participate in Art Laboratory Berlin’s In Progress Colloquium, an international interdisciplinary forum dedicated to discussing works-in-progress at the intersections of art, science, and the humanities. Convened by Regine Rapp, the online colloquium provides a space for researchers to share ongoing projects, methodologies, and emerging ideas through informal presentations […]

WhiteFeather has been selected to show her work as part of the upcoming Vancouver Kelp Fest’s exhibition, titled Kelp Connections, at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. The festival will take place on Sunday, August 23, from 10:30-4:30pm. More info to come. Visit the Kelp Fest website here: https://kelps.ca/

New Publication: Bioart as Collaborative Research Infrastructure in Canadian Science Policy Centre French Editorial Series Dr. WhiteFeather Hunter and Ludmila Lima de Morais have co-authored a new bilingual editorial for the Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC) French Editorial Series, Volume 2, titled: Bioart as Collaborative Research Infrastructure: Building Bridges Between Art, Science, and Regions in […]

What Do We Mean When We Say ‘BioArt’? ​Join us online on August 17, 2026 at 3pm ET for an open conversation about the many terms used throughout anglophone and francophone Canada to describe what we’re calling ‘bioart.’ From microbial pigments and industrial biodesign to environmental sensing, fermentation, tissue engineering, ecological restoration, speculative biotechnology, biofabrication, […]

WhiteFeather has been invited to speak at the upcoming “Research Conversations” held in the Teaching Learning Centre at Emily Carr University of Art + Design this coming July 29, 2026. WhiteFeather will join two ECU researchers, Manuhuia Barcham and Alla Gadassik, to discuss Knowledge Mobilization and innovative approaches to publishing. For this peer-to-peer discussion, WhiteFeather […]

Xirafi: Beauty Salon at okay.space, Athens Dr. WhiteFeather Hunter’s twin-channel video installation Salivam has been selected for the international group exhibition, Xirafi: Beauty Salon, on view at okay.space in Athens, Greece, from 1–11 October 2026. Installed as two opposing video projections, Salivam explores the material and cultural properties of saliva, where biotechnology, beauty culture, and […]

WhiteFeather Hunter’s work has been featured in the newly released hardcover volume FUNGI: Creatures & Cultures: Unearthing the Ancient Wisdom and Modern Wonders of the Mycological World by Kit Ondaatje Rolls. Hunter is featured in two sections of the book. In the chapter “Witches & Alkaloids,” Rolls introduces the Bioart Coven as a community of […]

WhiteFeather was happy to join the editors, organizers, and authors of the recent publication, Feral Labs Node Book #3: Fa-Fa-Futures for an online Zoom book launch event and discussion, June 20, 2026: “The partners of the Feral Labs Network and the Creative Europe project Rewilding Cultures (2022–2026) are pleased to announce the online launch of […]

“This June 2026, Dr. WhiteFeather Hunter joins Art/In Forum as our inaugural Knowledge Partner in artistic intelligence, as well as our first research-group-in-residence… WhiteFeather and her research group will be mapping bioart practitioners, laboratories, residency programs, and institutional networks across Canada, while analyzing how bioart intersects with biotechnology, microbiology, biofabrication, and ecological practices. This work […]

WhiteFeather has been selected to take part in the upcoming MAKE (Methods, Atmospheres, Knowledges, Energies) 2026 Society for the Study of Affect (SSA) Conference, for the session titled Occluded Atmospheres: Esoteric Aesthetics, Night Knowledges, and Sensory Shifts. WhiteFeather will present on Occulted Sensory Infrastructures in Laboratory Craft: the Minor Registries of Experimental Practices. The conference […]

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) DIY Biology and Bioart Summit 2026 is the first gathering of Canadian DIY biologists and bioartists organized by PHAC since 2020. This summit will bring together these Canadian bio-innovators with PHAC biosafety and biosecurity experts to provide an opportunity to engage and discuss biosafety and biosecurity challenges and opportunities. The summit will also include a keynote presentation by an international DIY biology expert. Abou

WhiteFeather’s writing, titled “Wet witches and rewilded biotech: bastard protocols for how to grow a homunculus (badly)” has been published on Makery.info as part of a series of chapter excerpts from the Feral Labs Network’s latest book publication, Fa Fa Futures. Selected by Makery editor, Ewen Chardronnet, the excerpt is one of four featured chapters […]

WhiteFeather’s work is featured in a critical survey of contemporary artists working with magic in their art practices, in a new book by Dr. Amy Hale: Magic: Beyond the Supernatural in Contemporary Art, published by Tate. The book is due for release in October of this year. More info to come.

WhiteFeather has a chapter published as part of the newly released Feral Labs Node Book #3: Fa Fa Futures, published by Ionian University and the Feral Labs Network. The chapter is titled Wet Witches and Rewilded Biotech: Bastard Protocols for How to Grow a Homunculus (Badly). Additionally, another chapter, titled Rewilding Animism—Doing It With More-Than-Human […]

WhiteFeather has been invited to present her work as part of the International Colloquium “Cuerpos que gozan, cuerpos que piensan” (Bodies that feel pleasure, bodies that think), taking place May 5-7 at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, MX, with pre-colloquium activities on May 4. WhiteFeather’s talk, titled Pleasure as Epistemic Problem: […]

WhiteFeather has been invited to deliver a plenary keynote for the Atlantic Anthropological Workshop, taking place April 17-19, 2026 in Dingle, Ireland. “The Atlantic Anthropological Workshop is a unique annual event offering postgraduates of anthropology and cognate disciplines a wonderful and intense weekend of intellectual stimulation and cultural experiences. Set in the beautiful environs of […]

The Department of Art + Art History and The Center for the Study of Ideas and Practices at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, in co-sponsorship with The Center for Advanced Studies – Erlangen, The University of Exeter’s Centre for Magic and Esotericism, and Societas Magica will host Creative Practices and Bridging the Invisible, to be […]

Dr. WhiteFeather Hunter is the recipient of a SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant to examine bioart in Canada as a complex, evolving field situated at the intersection of contemporary art, biological sciences, and critical theory. Dr. Hunter will be responsible for mapping bioart practitioners, laboratories, residency programs, and institutional networks across Canada, while analyzing how bioart intersects […]

WhiteFeather will lead a two-day workshop, titled Dirty Design: Bacterial Kin and the Politics of Contamination at the SFU School of Interactive Arts & Technology, on Mar 25 and 27th, 10am-1pm. Laboratories traditionally operate under conditions of sterility, but what happens when contamination becomes the method? Humans are ecosystems hosting trillions of microbial companions that […]