About The Art Party Volunteers
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Zoe Cat – Mascot & Brand Ambassador
Zoe Cat is the mascot for The Art Party, Endorser of Earth Charter®. Zoe Cat is a calico with green eyes, mostly white, then orange and black striped fur who brings good luck for startups and solopreneurs. She lived with Liza and hung out while she worked from her home office. She also greeted guests with “Mew” on Zoom or Skype.
Calicos are believed to bring good luck in the folklore of many cultures, including the US, and is referred to as money cats. The symbol of the money cat is aka as the lucky cat in Feng Shui; it is most commonly used in businesses, such as retail stores, restaurants and offices. The lucky cat or money cat is mainly used as a wealth and prosperity cure, as well as to attract good luck.
Zoe Cat is a Brand Ambassador for The Art Party. Buy one or more Zoe Cat Print for good fortune “In the Year of the Cat”! 
USER® – Artist, Musician & Brand Ambassador
USER is a sound creator from Vancouver, Canada releasing albums independently since the 90s and is a registered trademark. He produces NFT art and music, along with live streams. He also produces audio, videos, and music, for websites.
USER continues to pen more tunes than ever, but the vaults are still full of unfinished works. The clock is always ticking and USER in lockdown fever came as a blessing as more unreleased music was released upon the world. “The Rise of the Technocrats” will be the next album for USER, compiled of previously unreleased and new material. As with the entire global community, we have seen the further alienation of humanity into a touchless non-individualistic culture dropped into a hive-mind mentality.
Jared Drew Williams – Brand Ambassador
Jared Drew Williams has been in sales since at age 16 working with money transfer systems vendors for his grandfather. In 2003, Jared joined Impac Lending Group and was promoted several times in the wholesale mortgage banking industry, to achieving top producer in one year. He has launched experiential marketing projects with Smart Car Canada, TD Bank, and BC Liquor to business development consulting with Beethirst Craft Beer Importers, Curve Communications, Medidoc Physician Recruiting, Cruise Connections, and an independent insurance broker. Jared owned a small online insurance start-up before joining as Chief Operations Officer at Petmapz.com with a focus on new user growth, new client acquisition, and venture capital fundraising. His social media network spans over 8,000 contacts and is a Trip Adviser with over 11,000 points.
Liza J. Lee – Digital Marketer & Artist
Liza J. Lee is an East Van artist with a BA in English from UBC. Liza is acknowledged by well-known gallery dealer Diane Farris as a Vancouver pioneer of social networking in the arts (“Twitter/Art+Social Media” exhibition 2010). Liza’s vision is to facilitate art as a means for social change through alternative and cryptocurrencies, starting with digital art in the Virtual Vancouver Metaverse in 2013 and then the Bitcoin Art Show at Coinfest 2014.
Liza has 20+ years of experience in financial services and technology. She is a Google Local Guide Level 7 with 25+ million photo and video views in Vancouver, Canada. Her combined experiences led the way to explore and collaborate on The Art Party NFT project after winning the Avanade Shark Thank Award 2022. She is the digital marketer for Zoe Cat Prints.
Sirena – DJ, Promoter & Brand Ambassador
Sirena is a DJ, promoter, multi-platform artist, and dance-floor enthusiast based out of Vancouver, BC. She is creating original keyboard music for NFT music. Hailing from rural Alberta, she was introduced to music at an early age with classical piano instruction. Sirena’s first taste of underground culture came from the raw energy generated by the DIY punk scene in Edmonton, where she was exposed to acts involving analog electronics with live instruments. After relocating to Vancouver to pursue film, Sirena found like-minded people in the local underground rave scene. Sirena draws upon multiple genres within one set, showcasing her many influences, ranging from soulful House, dubby, psychedelic Techno, to IDM and Breakbeat, often emphasizing bassy and percussive elements.
Graham Pudek – Pianist & Brand Ambassador
Graham Pudek is a classically-trained pianist from the ARCT Royal Conservatory. He has his Bachelor of Music from Thompson Rivers University. He plays both piano and keyboards for music genres from jazz, rock, and pop, particularly popular songs from the 80s. Graham has also performed at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and plays organ at church services. You can find him at Pudek Pianist.
Graham works for Constituent Manager Solutions, which provides advisory, communications, data management, and voter contact services to advocacy groups, political campaigns, and elected officials. He is a background performer for extra work on TV and film sets for InMotion Talent. Before that, Graham was an ESL teacher.
Joy Case – Artist, Photographer & Writer
Joy Case is an author, speaker, and advisor in the blockchain space. Joy has over 15 years of experience as an educational leader in public schools and has taught K-12. She received a Masters of Education from the University of British Columbia (2002) and a Real Estate License from the Sauder School of Business (2005). She is on the board of Advisors of Blockchain companies to support blockchain-based companies that are good for people and the planet.
She is the founder of www.AIforAll.live. Find AI news, cutting-edge educational courses, invaluable resources, and a network of professionals pushing the boundaries of AI. It’s free to join! You can find Joy’s PhotoArt at https://www.instagram.com/joyfulnfts.
Kertus Cramer – DJ, Community Manager & Life Coach
Kertus Cramer is a DJ, ecstatic dance performer, and life and business coach. He has co-created or consulted for small to large electronics, cellular, computer, DJ & karaoke, software development, furniture business acquisitions, small engine mechanics, franchise restaurants, tax management, gas stations, property acquisitions, maintenance, design, renovations, non-profit community centers, and art spaces.
Kertus is also a member of DCTRL–pronounced “decontrol” at 436 West Pender, a radical, artist-run basement that has acted as the crucible for the majority of the city’s blockchain companies. Local hacktivists debate ideas in a central room and congregate in a small jam space.
James Ray Daily – Artist & Musician
James Ray Daily aka J.R. is a second-generation horse jockey with his two brothers. He is a Multiple Stakes Winning Jockey: 3,899 races from 1976 to 2021 with total winnings of $1,065,463 in his jockey career. His father, Jim Daily was a famous Canadian horse jockey with over 2,000 wins and rode for Jack Diamond horses.
J.R. has retired from horse racing and continues as a professional artist drawing and painting portraits of horses, cats, dogs, and people in watercolour and coloured pencils on commissions. He also sells prints of some of his best works. J.R. is also a talented musician, often jamming with other local musicians. He is the band leader of Liquid Blue.
Perry Booth – Life Coach
Perry Booth has a background in computers, telecommunications, exhibitions, and AV. He has decades of experience in sales, marketing, and the film industry. His travels, personal, and spiritual experiences inspired him to become a coach. He enjoys traveling, food, music, and arts.
As a Brand Ambassador and Google Local Guide Level 6, he loves promoting food and beverage products. Perry enjoys helping and guiding others towards finding out more about themselves, and their relationships with others and coaching/guiding them in their life plans and goals. He is focused on meeting, guiding, and coaching like-minded people who desire to gain personal and spiritual wisdom and learn how to apply it to their daily lives.