Michael Morris was a multimedia artist and curator based in Victoria, BC. With an early focus on abstract painting and printmaking, Morris’s practice broadened to include collaborative work which spanned film, photography, video, installation, and performance. Also known as Miss General Idea, Marcel Dot, and Marcel Idea, Morris was a co-founder and co-director of Western Front, and the co-founder of Image Bank (now the Morris/Trasov Archive), an artists’ network for correspondence art, exchange, and collaborative events. In Morris’ words: "My professional career covers over 40 years. I have worked individually and collaboratively in numerous ways but always with the aim of contributing work that is relevant to the ongoing discourse of the role of art practice in relation to culture and society. I like to think of the artist’s role as that of cultural ecologist."
Vincent Trasov is a painter, video, and performance artist based in Berlin, Germany, and Vancouver, BC. Also known as Mr. Peanut, Marquis d’Arachide, and Vincent Blue Pants, Trasov’s work is often collaborative and media based. Alongside Michael Morris, he was a co-founder of Image Bank (now the Morris/Trasov Archive), and one of the co-founders and co-directors of Western Front. In Trasov’s words: "I am informed and intimate with, and contribute to, the cultural environment at a time when history is in upheaval. I am continually asking how society functions and why? My work communicates on the personal and communal level, and provokes discourse in the global dialogue."