Nadia Lloyd
Â鶹ÊÓƵ-based artist Nadia Lloyd started sewing face masks out of repurposed cushion covers in 2020.1 Lloyd has a self-described obsession with the Â鶹ÊÓƵ skyline, which features prominently in her work, including on this Â鶹ÊÓƵ Pride mask, which was seen on the face of Â鶹ÊÓƵ Mayor, John Tory.2
Lloyd co-designed this Black Lives Matter (BLM) Â鶹ÊÓƵ mask with her son in the summer of 2020, following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota.3 The mask was meant to engage people in conversation and raise awareness to create change. Lloyd donated $5 from the sale of every BLM Â鶹ÊÓƵ mask to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ chapter of the Black Lives Matter foundation.4 The mask gained national attention when it was seen on Â鶹ÊÓƵ Raptors coach Nick Nurse, and players of the NBA team.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ Pride Skyline Mask (left)
Nadia Lloyd
Â鶹ÊÓƵ, ON
Polyester cotton blend fabric with polypropylene filter in the center with elastic ties
2020
FRC2021.01.003
Black Lives Matter Â鶹ÊÓƵ Mask (below)
Nadia Lloyd
Â鶹ÊÓƵ, ON
Polyester cotton blend fabric with polypropylene filter in the center with elastic ties
2020
FRC2021.01.004
Mayor John Tory wearing the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Pride Skyline mask. Image from
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Raptors player wearing the Black Lives Matter Â鶹ÊÓƵ mask. Image from
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Raptors coach, Nick Nurse, wearing the Black Lives Matter Â鶹ÊÓƵ mask. Image from
Image by Nadia Lloyd.
Image by Nadia Lloyd.
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Image by Nadia Lloyd.