Future Artists in Residency (F-·AIR)

Divine Ndemeye is a Burundo-Canadian Landscape Designer, Artist, and Educator based on the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Divine is also the founder of the Black + Indigenous Design Collective and Remesha Design, a Landscape Design and Public Art practice centered around social justice and community building. Divine’s practice engages in critical discourses and explorations of decolonized design paradigms which center and uplift marginalized communities, using Afrofuturism as an operational lens to imagine social change. Divine is also the host and producer of the Design unmuted podcast, a platform and resource for folks interested in social justice and critical perspectives in design, art and all things creative.

Prior to pursuing a career in design, Divine worked in different municipalities in urban and strategic planning, and has over 10 years of experience in community building and engagement. In 2011, she was the recipient of the Community Advancement Award from the University of Alberta African Students Association. Divine holds a Masters in Landscape Architecture and a Bachelors in Political Science and Human Geography. Divine was the recipient of the 2020 Olmsted Scholar Award; the premier leadership recognition program for landscape Architecture students in the U.S and Canada. She is also a recipient of the British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects President’s Award (2022).