Bio

Camille Intson (she/her) is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist and researcher whose practice spans writing, performance, music, new media, and emerging technology. Her recent accolades include an RBC Emerging Playwriting Prize (Studio180 Theatre), Playwrights’ Guild of Canada Tom Hendry Award, Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award (Folk Music Ontario/Ontario Arts Council), Equity Showcase Cayle Theatre Development Award nomination, and Canadian Folk Music Award nomination.

Camille is a current fifth year PhD Candidate within the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information, completing collaborative specializations in both Sexual Diversity Studies and Knowledge Media Design. Her doctoral research leverages research-creation, queer and feminist phenomenologies, and sensory analyses of contemporary performance works to explore trans-feminist and queer futurities though emerging technologies. This work has been generously funded by a SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Award and two Marcia J. Nauratil Memorial Fellowships. Over the last three years, she has worked as both a Graduate Fellow and Research Assistant at the Centre for Culture and Technology, as well as the Sexual Representation Collection.

In addition to her artistic and research practices, Camille has also worked as a sessional course instructor within the University of Toronto (St. George)’s Faculty of Information (INF2226 Queer G.L.A.M.), the University of Toronto (Scarborough)’s Department of Arts, Media, and Culture (MDSD10H3 Senior Seminar: Topics in Media and Arts), and Toronto Metropolitan University’s Performance at The Creative School (THF402 Text Examination). She can be found everywhere online at camilleintson.com or @thecamiliad. 

Specializations

Contemporary art and performance; practice-based artistic research; queer and feminist studies; design and technology studies

Degrees

  • MA Performance Practice as Research – The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London, U.K.)
  • BA (Honours) English Language and Literature and Theatre Studies – Western University (London, Ontario, Canada)

Committees or Affiliations

  • Course Instructor, University of Toronto – St. George and Scarborough campuses
  • Collaborative Specialization in Sexual Diversity Studies, Mark S. Bonham Centre
  • Collaborative Specialization in Knowledge Media Design, KMDI
  • Graduate Fellow and Research Assistant, Centre for Culture and Technology
  • Research/Studio Assistant, Dr. Zach Blas (Daniels Faculty)
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto – St. George and Scarborough campuses

Recognition and Accolades

  • Marcia J. Nauratil Memorial Fellowship (University of Toronto, St. George)
  • Joseph Armand-Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council)
  • Embassy Postgraduate Scholarship (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama)
  • Gold Medal in English Language and Literature; Gold Medal in Theatre Studies (Western University)
  • Mackie Cryderman Award for Excellence in Creative Writing and Theatre Studies (Western University)
  • Rod McQueen Scholarship in English (Western University)
  • Rogers Family Award in Arts (Western University)
  • Kay MacIver Memorial Award (Western University)
  • Continuing Admission Scholarship (Western University)
  • Finalist, 2023 Equity Showcase Cayle Theatre Development Award
  • Nominee, 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards
  • Winner, 2022 Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award (Folk Music Ontario / Ontario Arts Council)
  • Shortlisted, 2021 New Media Writing Prize “Opening Up” Award
  • Winner, 2021 Playwrights’ Guild of Canada Robert Beardsley Award
  • Winner, 2019 Hamilton Fringe New Play Contest
  • Winner, 2018 Lillian Kroll Prize in Creative Writing
  • Winner, 2017 NNPF National Playwriting Competition
  • Winner, 2016 Hamilton Music Awards Rising Star