An artist and curator, Bushra Junaid was born in Montreal to Jamaican and Nigerian parents, and raised in St. John’s, NL. She has exhibited her work across Canada, curated numerous exhibitions, and illustrated Adwoa Badoe’s Nana’s Cold Days (Groundwood Books, 2009). The Possible Lives of W.H., Sailor was published in 2022, and included in the Globe & Mail's list of the top 10 kids' books of the year.
She lives and works in Toronto, ON.
photo credit: Liz Ikiriko