Syrus Marcus Ware

Syrus Marcus Ware is a Canadian artist, activist and scholar. He lives and works in Toronto, Ontario and is an assistant professor in the school of the arts at McMaster University. He has worked since 2014 as a faculty member and designer for the Banff Centre. Ware is the inaugural artist-in-residence for the Daniels Spectrum cultural centre in Toronto, and a founding member of Black Lives Matter Toronto. For 13 years, he was the coordinator of the Art Gallery of Ontario's youth program. During that time Ware oversaw the creation of the Free After Three program and the expansion of the youth program.

He has published four books and in 2020 co-edited (with Rodney Diverlus and Sandy Hudson) ''Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada,'' which became a bestseller. Provided by Wikipedia