AO ROBERTS
AO Roberts (they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, writer and curator based in Treaty 1 territory, Winnipeg. They create sculptural sound installations and performances that contend with the language, disability, and systems of belief within capitalism. Roberts has shared their work in the UK, Cuba, USA, and Canada with recent presentations including, Send + Receive Festival of Sound Art, Plug In ICA STAGES Biennial, and SOUND/IMAGE 22.
A member of a string of experimental noise and punk bands (Wolbachia, Hoover Death, Kursk, VOR), Roberts is a frequent musical collaborator who primarily records with the solo electronic project VOR. Makade Star released VOR’s debut full-length recording, Ruminant in 2023. Roberts holds an MFA in Sculpture from California College of the Arts and a BFA Hons. in Sculpture from the University of Manitoba.