they/them, second-gen Euro settlerPiper Curtis
Studio Coordinator
Piper Curtis is an independent artist, musician, and memer. They are currently enjoying engaging in forms of education and knowledge-sharing outside of the academy after completing their FRQSC-funded MA in Concordia’s Media Studies program in the Spring of 2024. Their research-creation thesis, “Alternative Instagram Memes: Intersectional Community and Collaborative Storytelling in the Digital Age,” explores the world of queer and trans, politically-left Instagram memes and their potential as collaborative digital-storytelling and community-building tools. They produce music as Piper Curtis, play in the Tiohtià:ke/Montreal-based bands Sunforger and knitting, and have performed at several international music and arts festivals including POP Montreal, New Colossus (NYC), and Sled Island (Mohkinstsis/Calgary). They have a background in campus-community radio, live music production, and podcasting. Curtis has made memes as
@rude_oil_pipeline since 2019 with no plans to stop.