JJ Levine is an artist working in intimate portraiture. Levine holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Photography from Concordia University. Levine has been honored with several awards and received grants from the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec and the Canada Council for the Arts. His work has been exhibited at galleries and art festivals across Canada, the United States, and Europe. As well, Levine’s projects Alone Time and Switch have been featured in art magazines, journals, and newspapers internationally. In 2015, Levine self-published two artist books: Queer Portraits (2006–2015) and Switch. Levine’s artistic practice balances a radical agenda with a strong formal aesthetic.