Levin Ifko is a visual artist and writer. Blending photography, fibre, sculpture, and installation, his visual art is playful and intimate. Writing plays a large role in his practice; utilising words to conjure queer memories, advocate for trans people, and to imagine possible futures. As an avid collector of train tickets and a lover of street signage, he enjoys reflecting upon the roles that everyday objects have in shaping our perceptions of the world. Above all, he believes in art as a way of caring for ourselves and connecting with our communities.
Levin has shown their work across Alberta as part of the TREX Travelling Exhibition Program, Exposure Photography Festival, as an artist-in-residence at The New Gallery, and Stride Gallery. Their first solo exhibition, Tender To The Flame, was shown in Esker Foundation's Project Space in 2024.
Based in Mohkinstsis, (Calgary, Alberta) Levin is heavily involved with the arts at a local and national scale. This includes regular writing about local art exhibitions, collaborating with other artists as an audio/video editor, working as an administrator and art handler, as well as facilitating workshops and community-based arts programming.
Levin received his BFA in Media Arts (2022) from the Alberta University of the Arts (formerly the Alberta Collage of Art & Design).