Jan Zwicky is an accomplished poet, philosopher and musician whose intense and vivid lyricism imbues her poetry with music and passion. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Zwicky studied at the University of Calgary and the University of Toronto before undertaking an academic career teaching philosophy at a number of North American institutions. She is also a professional musician, with an active interest in baroque performance technique. Zwicky is a prolific essayist, as well as the author of a dozen books. Her works have won her the Governor General''s Award (Songs for Relinquishing the Earth, 1998) and the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize (Robinson''s Crossing, 2004) as well as many other accolades and shortlist nominations. Zwicky lives on Quadra Island, British Columbia.

Robert Moody''s photographs in Vittoria Colonna represent the intersection of two of his passions?black and white photography, and mathematics. Subirachs''s geometric sculptures are a fitting subject matter for one of Canada''s most respected mathematicians. Moody studied mathematics at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Toronto, joining the faculty at the University of Saskatchewan and later, the University of Alberta. He is internationally recognized for his co-discovery of what are known as the Kac-Moody algebras, one of the significant advances in mathematics in the twentieth century. He is a winner of the Eugene Wigner Medal and is an Officer of the Order of Canada. He makes his residence in Victoria, British Columbia.