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His research creation practice spans drawing, installation, and performance and considers social justice frameworks and Black activist culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; transition-timing-function: ease; transition-duration: 0.8s; transition-delay: 0.4s;\"\u003eSyrus' recent curatorial projects include \u003cem\u003eAnd the Spaces Between Us Smiled \u003c\/em\u003efor Nuit Blanche, central zone (City of Toronto, 2024), \u003cem\u003eThat’s So Gay\u003c\/em\u003e (Gladstone Hotel, 2016-2019), \u003cem\u003eRe:Purpose \u003c\/em\u003e(Robert McLaughlin Gallery, 2014) and \u003cem\u003eThe Church Street Mural Project\u003c\/em\u003e (Church-Wellesley Village, 2013). Syrus was co-curator of \u003cem\u003eThe Cycle\u003c\/em\u003e, a two-year disability arts performance initiative of the National Arts Centre with Dr. Sarah Garton Stanley. 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He is a board member for the Tegan and Sara Foundation, and board treasurer for Wildseed Centre for Art \u0026amp; Activism. Syrus holds a doctorate from York University in the Faculty of Environmental Studies. 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