Allan André is a Canadian-born, multi-disciplinary artist of Caribbean decent based in Ottawa. André's work has been featured in New York, Orlando, Ottawa, Toronto & Montreal. In 2014, André won the Ottawa regional championship for Art Battle Canada’s nation wide speed painting competition & in 2016 he went on to win AB’s National championship earning him the title of Canada’s best speed painter. In 2015 in collaboration with artist Kalkidan Assefa he created a tribute memorial mural to activist Sandra Bland. This piece became the focus of media attention in the height of Black Lives Matter movement as it was one of series of BLM murals in the capital region to be defaced that summer. Allan’s installation & mural work has, been featured in the NAC, Ottawa’s Nuit Blanche, Latin Sparks & Glow fair as well as local venues such as; La Catrina, Vanitea Room, Grounded, Backdrop & MadeMill. He is a winner of CBC’s art competition show Crash Gallery & is proud participant in many local charity live art auctions & fund-raisers. André’s philosophy is that life is art, he states: “we exist & are part of a collective masterpiece” & that “We all are artists who leave our signature on the canvas we call the human experience by challenging our own spheres of influence in a way that will ripple through future generations.”