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Roshan James
Roshan James

Background

BIO

Roshan James (she/her/elle), is a Tibetan-Indian multidisciplinary artist, poet, musician, and award-winning business leader. She explores questions and themes of identity, ancestral memory, generation and deconstruction, time, and chaos through her research, studio practice and creative projects, combining reflective processes for understanding self in the context of the cosmos. Her work has been exhibited and presented nationally and internationally. Roshan holds an Honours BA in English Literature from York University, summa cum laude, and she also studied at Queen’s University and the Centre for Medieval Studies at U of T.

Full CV, including a complete listing of exhibitions, performances, publications and media interviews, and references available upon request.

EDUCATION

  • Honours BA, English Literature — York University, summa cum laude

  • English Literature & Economics — Queen's University

  • English Literature & Philosophy — Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto

  • Vocal training - Emm Gryner, Mitch Seekins

  • Grade 8 Piano — Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto

GRANTS & AWARDS

  • 2024–25 OAC Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators × 2

  • 2024 OAC Exhibition Assistance — KWAG

  • 2023 KW Oktoberfest Rogers Women of the Year — Arts & Culture nominee

  • 2023 OAC Exhibition Assistance — Gallery Stratford

  • 2023 Canada Council for the Arts — Vocal training, Emm Gryner

  • 2022 Region of Waterloo Arts Fund — Peaceful Gathering Mural & AR Gallery

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

  • 2024–25 SOS III — Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery

  • 2024 'Adream and adrift, the cosmic egg' — 10C Guelph

  • 2024–25 City of Waterloo Group Exhibition

  • 2023–24 Homer Watson House & Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition

  • 2023–24 Art Gallery of Peterborough — seams & strata

  • 2023 Peaceful Gathering Mural & AR Gallery — Downtown Kitchener

  • 2022 Akasha — Mind's Eye Studio & Art Gallery

PUBLICATIONS & PERFORMANCES

  • 2025 Chaos & Wonder - Spoken Word, Contemporary Dance, and original sound composition:

    • Lumen, Waterloo

    • Aki Studio, Native Earth Performing Arts, with wind in the leaves collective, Toronto

  • 2024 Pink Moon Paint Night — The FOLD, Brampton

  • 2024 Power of the Pen panel — The FOLD, Kitchener Public Library

  • 2023 Pink Moon — ECW Press, Toronto

  • 2022 'Warm Love' — Digital EP & Mixtape

  • 2020 Breaking — poetry collection

NEWS & PRESS

  • Mar 2025 - 'A Walk Near Highway 8 with Roshan James', Community Edition

  • Nov 2023 - HOWL 89.5FM — Valentino Assenza interview with Roshan James, CIUT / HOWL, Toronto

  • Sep 2023 - Pink Moon Toronto Launch & Live Interview, Queen Books · Rad Riot Books

  • Sep 2023 - Roshan James on Creating Poetry & Awareness About Canada's Deadliest Terrorist Attack, Open Book

  • May 2023 - 'All in a Day' — Celebrating Asian Heritage through Poetry & Art, CBC Ottawa

  • May 2022 - Episode 139 — Roshan James, Bonn Park Podcast

Contact

Please reach out to connect with Roshan James using the form below, snail mail, or Instagram. Response times vary between 5-7 business days, depending on the season of life. As of Fall 2026, Roshan is open for select opportunities, with full commissions, projects, and collaborations opening in January 2027.

PO Box 5, Newton, ON

@roshan_james on Instagram →

Many thanks to the following organizations and governments for funding support, including Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund via Waterloo Region Community Foundation:

(C) 2026 Roshan James