Founded in 2024 by neuroscientist Jonathan Brotchie, BAP is an independent arts organization dedicated to bridging the fields of art and Parkinson’s disease research, and home to a growing collection of postwar and contemporary art.
BAP is interested in collaborating with artists and scientists on a range of commissions, initiatives, and research projects related to our mandate. Please get in touch with us if you are a gallery or institution interested in borrowing works from the collection.
Alex Bowron is a writer, researcher, and curator. She previously held directorial positions at Galerie Nicolas Robert and MKG127 Toronto, and managed programs and partnerships for the Canadian Art Foundation. Alex holds an MA with honours in Critical Cultural Theory from the University of Leeds, UK (2013), and a BFA with distinction in Sculpture/Installation from OCAD University (2012).
Chris Frey is a writer, editor, and filmmaker, and a partner at the multidisciplinary creative studio No Media Co. May Flowers, his first feature-length documentary, co-directed with Patrick Pittman, captures one month in the life of Toronto during pandemic times. He is a six-time winner at the National Magazine Awards and the founding editor of Hazlitt magazine.
Patrick Pittman is a writer, editor, filmmaker and creative business strategist. He is a founding partner at No Media Co., and formerly co-editor of the Alpine Review and the Australian quarterly Dumbo Feather, as well as a correspondent for Monocle. An Adjunct Senior Industry Fellow in the Centre for Future Skills and Workforce Transformation at RMIT University in Melbourne, Patrick divides his time between Toronto and a tiny former fishing village in Newfoundland.