Executive Director

Mallory Chipman (MMus, she/they) is a musician, songwriter, producer, and music scholar living and creating on Treaty Six Territory.

As a musical artist, Mallory has released five full length albums and two EPs under her name, as well as numerous other collaborations. Her most recent LP, Songs to a Wild God, hit #1 on CBC, #5 on the Folk International charts, and was featured on CBC, NPR, and SiriusXM. Mallory’s lyrics often centre themes of entangledness, place, resistance, memory, ecology, and wonder. She has toured internationally throughout Canada, Ireland & the UK, Europe, Japan, and the USA, and has shared stages with artists including Jann Arden, Heart, The Ennis Sisters, Madeleine Peyroux, and more. She works across genre and regularly collaborates with numerous artists across the country.

She completed her Master’s from the London College of Music with a thesis exploring composition and zoomusicology (the study of animal sounds, specifically birdsong, as music). Mallory was the Edmonton Public Library’s inaugural Musician in Residence, and included in Edify Magazine’s 2023 class of Top 40 Under 40.

Before transitioning to a fully freelance arts career, Mallory spent seven years on faculty at MacEwan University where she held the position of Section Head, Voice, and also taught songwriting. She has also worked as a volunteer board and committee member with other arts organizations including the Edmonton Jazz Society and the Winspear Centre.

Mallory served as the Vice Chair & Secretary on the board of CRIPSiE from April 2024-April 2026, and was thrilled to step into the Executive Director role in May 2026. This is a two year position with potential for extension, and Mallory is excited to continually grow and improve the organization as part of the CRIPSiE staff team.

Mallory has lived with Chronic Migraine with Aura since she was a teen. Access and disability justice in the arts are of great importance to her, and essential to how she envisions a strong arts community.