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Photo by April Manarang
Tess Martens (she/her) graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Master of Fine Art focusing on performance art in 2018. In her art practice, personal experiences are re-contextualized through performances. Between 2019-2020, she traveled and performed in 4 performance residencies in 4 different countries. She worked closely with Marilyn Arsem, La Pocha Nostra, VestAndPage and Andrigo & Aliprandi. She actively performs in Ontario and Quebec; may it be an official performance for festivals, galleries and artist run centers or performing more underground and relying on self to just create!

BOOB TUBE, 2022
with Brian Schirk and Jonah Strub
Video link coming soon by Howard Hamilton



Kitty Cat Got My Tongue, MAI residency, 2021
Photos by Holly Timpener
Our Lives Are On Hold,
Spill Yer Tea, 2020
with Holly Timpener
Photo by
Milan Kozomora


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