IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a PRE-AUCTION only – the online auction will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK (in Mississauga) on Thursday May 9th, beginning at 7pm.  Event details below.  If you are the high bidder when the online auction is closed at noon on May 8th, your standing bid will carry over to the live auction event at the Skatepark!

Winning bidder can pay for and pick up their items at CJ’s Skatepark during regular hours.

Student: Matthew

Artist: Jessica Rysyk

Message from the team:

“My name is Matthew and I’m a student at Oasis Skateboard Factory. My brand is Lateral Skateboards. Lateral Skateboards exists to express outward and non-linear thinking in artistic form.

Jessica Rysyk is a Toronto based artist who creates works of art by suspending and embedding objects in resin. Her work has been featured in shows like the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition in 2018, the Interior Design show in 2018 and the 7^th Annual Grow Op at the Gladstone Hotel in 2019.

Since the theme of this show is around Oasis Skateboard Factory, we wanted to something specific to the school. My artistic style is spacey and planetary, so we decided to make an OSF galaxy. After pressing and woodworking a street deck, I cut out a shape representative of a galaxy in the middle of the board. Jessica then created the actual galaxy, using glitter and resin to create the exploding star effect. She also coated the whole board in a clear resin to give it that super shine effect.”

The Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) is an award-winning TDSB alternative high school program where at-risk youth earn credits and graduate by building and selling skateboards and running a small design business. For Oasis Skateboard Factory’s 10 year anniversary, students were partnered with professional artists to create a unique rolling work of art. From adding illustrations and paintings to creating sculptures from cut up decks, OSF students and their artist collaborators go beyond the skateboard form and into the realm of high art.

All boards on display will be displayed at CJ’s SKATEPARK from April 16^th – May 9^th and will be available for public auction on the online JBM auction site.

On May 9^th, the online auction bids will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK beginning at 7pm where there will be a cash bar serving wine and beer. Proceeds from the auction will go towards supporting OSF’s unique programming.  Parking is free.

CJ’s SKATEPARK is proud to support such an amazing school!

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a PRE-AUCTION only – the online auction will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK (in Mississauga) on Thursday May 9th, beginning at 7pm.  Event details below.  If you are the high bidder when the online auction is closed at noon on May 8th, your standing bid will carry over to the live auction event at the Skatepark!

Winning bidder can pay for and pick up their items at CJ’s Skatepark during regular hours.

Student: Axel

Artist: Julia Saint Amour

Message from the team:

“I’m Axel and I’m a student at Oasis Skateboard Factory. My brand is called XV. XV exists to release your inner evil. I like to tackle issues in my art that most people see as taboo. My work is aimed at people who have that outside-the-box mentality. I also like gore and tacos!

The artist I worked with is Julia Saint Amour. Julia is an incredibly talented illustrator. Her style is cartoony, cutesy gore that is bright and colourful but also disturbing. Julia is a former OSF student and her biggest professional accomplishment to date is becoming a tattoo artist. More examples of her work can be found on her Instagram account @retromutilation.

I think Julia and I made a great match for this project since we are both into a creepy, dark style. For our piece, we decided to make a demon girl wearing OSF merch. I woodworked the board and did a black wash for the background. Julia hand painted the rest of the design in her distinct style.”

The Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) is an award-winning TDSB alternative high school program where at-risk youth earn credits and graduate by building and selling skateboards and running a small design business. For Oasis Skateboard Factory’s 10 year anniversary, students were partnered with professional artists to create a unique rolling work of art. From adding illustrations and paintings to creating sculptures from cut up decks, OSF students and their artist collaborators go beyond the skateboard form and into the realm of high art.

All boards on display will be displayed at CJ’s SKATEPARK from April 16^th – May 9^th and will be available for public auction on the online JBM auction site.

On May 9^th, the online auction bids will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK beginning at 7pm where there will be a cash bar serving wine and beer. Proceeds from the auction will go towards supporting OSF’s unique programming.  Parking is free.

CJ’s SKATEPARK is proud to support such an amazing school!

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a PRE-AUCTION only – the online auction will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK (in Mississauga) on Thursday May 9th, beginning at 7pm.  Event details below.  If you are the high bidder when the online auction is closed at noon on May 8th, your standing bid will carry over to the live auction event at the Skatepark!

Winning bidder can pay for and pick up their items at CJ’s Skatepark during regular hours.

Student: Thilini

Artist: Sam Blinn

Message from the team:

“”My name is Thilini and I’m a student at Oasis Skateboard Factory. My brand is Agora. Agora exists to look to the past to inspire the future.

For my project I collaborated with Sam. Sam is an OSF graduate and artist who continues to paint skateboards as her main medium.  She says she is grateful for everything she learned around art, business and branding at OSF because it really helps her with her art practice and business now.

We decided to do a board full of OSF “flash” for this collaboration. I pressed the board using Roarockit technology and woodworked the board to get it ready for Sam. Sam designed and painted the flash on the board. Notably, the design has quite a feminine feel to it, which reflects OSF’s capability in embracing and supporting young women skaters.”

The Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) is an award-winning TDSB alternative high school program where at-risk youth earn credits and graduate by building and selling skateboards and running a small design business. For Oasis Skateboard Factory’s 10 year anniversary, students were partnered with professional artists to create a unique rolling work of art. From adding illustrations and paintings to creating sculptures from cut up decks, OSF students and their artist collaborators go beyond the skateboard form and into the realm of high art.

All boards on display will be displayed at CJ’s SKATEPARK from April 16^th – May 9^th and will be available for public auction on the online JBM auction site.

On May 9^th, the online auction bids will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK beginning at 7pm where there will be a cash bar serving wine and beer. Proceeds from the auction will go towards supporting OSF’s unique programming.  Parking is free.

CJ’s SKATEPARK is proud to support such an amazing school!

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a PRE-AUCTION only – the online auction will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK (in Mississauga) on Thursday May 9th, beginning at 7pm.  Event details below.  If you are the high bidder when the online auction is closed at noon on May 8th, your standing bid will carry over to the live auction event at the Skatepark!

Winning bidder can pay for and pick up their items at CJ’s Skatepark during regular hours.

Student: Thée

Artist: Luvsumone (Moisés Frank)

Message from the team:

“My name is Thée and I’m a student at Oasis Skateboard Factory. My brand is Krude Kids. Krude Kids exists to say “f- you” with a smile. My brand uses a fun and cartoony style to depict teen stereotypes with a crude edge.

I worked with Moisés Frank (aka luvsumone) on this collaboration. Moisés is a muralist and graffiti artist who has travelled the world creating murals with oil paint and spray paint. His work is realistic, colourful and fun and he has exhibited his work at XSpace, Gladstone and the Art Gallery of Ontario.

We set out to embody OSF in a board with this piece while still expressing the Krude Kids aesthetic and came up an image of a person literally ripped apart (with OSF classroom elements located inside their body). The graphic reminded us so much of the game Operation that we decided to go ahead and shift the graphic into a purposeful riff off the game. I drew and filled in the character using pencil crayons, and then Moisés finished the board using spray paint.”

The Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) is an award-winning TDSB alternative high school program where at-risk youth earn credits and graduate by building and selling skateboards and running a small design business. For Oasis Skateboard Factory’s 10 year anniversary, students were partnered with professional artists to create a unique rolling work of art. From adding illustrations and paintings to creating sculptures from cut up decks, OSF students and their artist collaborators go beyond the skateboard form and into the realm of high art.

All boards on display will be displayed at CJ’s SKATEPARK from April 16^th – May 9^th and will be available for public auction on the online JBM auction site.

On May 9^th, the online auction bids will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK beginning at 7pm where there will be a cash bar serving wine and beer. Proceeds from the auction will go towards supporting OSF’s unique programming.  Parking is free.

CJ’s SKATEPARK is proud to support such an amazing school!

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a PRE-AUCTION only – the online auction will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK (in Mississauga) on Thursday May 9th, beginning at 7pm.  Event details below.  If you are the high bidder when the online auction is closed at noon on May 8th, your standing bid will carry over to the live auction event at the Skatepark!

Winning bidder can pay for and pick up their items at CJ’s Skatepark during regular hours.

Pro Deck Collaboration

Oasis Skateboard Factory: 

• Gauge McGregor

Embassy of Imagination:

• Harry Josephee
• Ezeevalu Samayualie
• Latch Akesuk
• Johnny Samayualie
• Daniel Qiatsuk
• Salomonie Ashoona
• Maryanne Taqiasuk
• PA System

The Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) is an award-winning TDSB alternative high school program where at-risk youth earn credits and graduate by building and selling skateboards and running a small design business. For Oasis Skateboard Factory’s 10 year anniversary, students were partnered with professional artists to create a unique rolling work of art. From adding illustrations and paintings to creating sculptures from cut up decks, OSF students and their artist collaborators go beyond the skateboard form and into the realm of high art.

All boards on display will be displayed at CJ’s SKATEPARK from April 16^th – May 9^th and will be available for public auction on the online JBM auction site.

On May 9^th, the online auction bids will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK beginning at 7pm where there will be a cash bar serving wine and beer. Proceeds from the auction will go towards supporting OSF’s unique programming.  Parking is free.

CJ’s SKATEPARK is proud to support such an amazing school!

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a PRE-AUCTION only – the online auction will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK (in Mississauga) on Thursday May 9th, beginning at 7pm.  Event details below.  If you are the high bidder when the online auction is closed at noon on May 8th, your standing bid will carry over to the live auction event at the Skatepark!

Winning bidder can pay for and pick up their items at CJ’s Skatepark during regular hours.

Student: Ethan

Artist: Carlos Diaz

Message from the team:
“I’m Ethan and I’m a student at Oasis Skateboard Factory. My brand is called Money and Kings.

I worked with Carlos Diaz on this piece. Carlos works with marker to create mashups of faces that I think are like super creative versions of totem poles. He describes his work as abstract, symmetrical and full of emotions. He likes to capture different moods in creative, fun ways. Carlos is a former student of OSF and says the school is the only reason he ended up going to college.

For this piece, I asked Carlos to draw a bunch of weird, distorted and melting faces to get a demonic feel. I woodworked the board and Carlos created the design using spray paint and paint marker. The gold and black colour scheme, paint cans, rat faces and pizza monsters are all nods to Oasis Skateboard Factory.”

The Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) is an award-winning TDSB alternative high school program where at-risk youth earn credits and graduate by building and selling skateboards and running a small design business. For Oasis Skateboard Factory’s 10 year anniversary, students were partnered with professional artists to create a unique rolling work of art. From adding illustrations and paintings to creating sculptures from cut up decks, OSF students and their artist collaborators go beyond the skateboard form and into the realm of high art.

All boards on display will be displayed at CJ’s SKATEPARK from April 16^th – May 9^th and will be available for public auction on the online JBM auction site.

On May 9^th, the online auction bids will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK beginning at 7pm where there will be a cash bar serving wine and beer. Proceeds from the auction will go towards supporting OSF’s unique programming.  Parking is free.

CJ’s SKATEPARK is proud to support such an amazing school!

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a PRE-AUCTION only – the online auction will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK (in Mississauga) on Thursday May 9th, beginning at 7pm.  Event details below.  If you are the high bidder when the online auction is closed at noon on May 8th, your standing bid will carry over to the live auction event at the Skatepark!

Winning bidder can pay for and pick up their items at CJ’s Skatepark during regular hours.

Student: Matthew
Artist: Steve Richards

Message from the team:


“My name is Matthew and I’m a student at OSF. My brand is called Lateral Skateboards. Lateral Skateboards exists to express outward and non-linear thinking in artistic form.

I paired with Stephen Richards for this project, who is a sculptor and a metal fabricator. Steve specializes in executing artists’ creative visions and designs, often using metals such as stainless steel, aluminum and copper. Some of the large public sculptures you find in Toronto were brought to life by Steve, such as Ai Wei Wei’s “Forever Bicycle” installation at Nathan Phillips Square for Nuit Blanche in 2013, as well as his own designs, like solar powered version of an oil donkey (Solar Oil Donkey) on highway 401 near the airport.

Steve used a hydraulic press to create the creases in this stainless-steel rendition of a skateboard. I designed the line work digitally to echo the creases that Steve created and then applied the graphic using a spray paint stencil.”

The Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) is an award-winning TDSB alternative high school program where at-risk youth earn credits and graduate by building and selling skateboards and running a small design business. For Oasis Skateboard Factory’s 10 year anniversary, students were partnered with professional artists to create a unique rolling work of art. From adding illustrations and paintings to creating sculptures from cut up decks, OSF students and their artist collaborators go beyond the skateboard form and into the realm of high art.

All boards on display will be displayed at CJ’s SKATEPARK from April 16^th – May 9^th and will be available for public auction on the online JBM auction site.

On May 9^th, the online auction bids will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK beginning at 7pm where there will be a cash bar serving wine and beer. Proceeds from the auction will go towards supporting OSF’s unique programming.  Parking is free.

CJ’s SKATEPARK is proud to support such an amazing school!

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a PRE-AUCTION only – the online auction will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK (in Mississauga) on Thursday May 9th, beginning at 7pm.  Event details below.  If you are the high bidder when the online auction is closed at noon on May 8th, your standing bid will carry over to the live auction event at the Skatepark!

Winning bidder can pay for and pick up their items at CJ’s Skatepark during regular hours.

Student: Michael
Artist: Andrew Scott

Message from the team:

“I’m Michael and I’m a student at Oasis Skateboard Factory. My brand is called Lone Wolf and I specialize in making custom design boards for riding. Lone Wolf exists to bring out your inner wolf.

The artist I worked with is named Andrew Scott, who is a professional artist working in oil painting and collage. He describes his art as strong, disorienting and pointless. Andrew’s advice to young artists is to always go with your gut, and if you’re blocked artistically, go look at other art for inspiration and continue making art.

For our collab board we decided to execute my brand concept using Andrew’s style. I pressed and woodworked the board and then Andrew took our idea and created a “wolf vs. wolf” collage, giving it the title, “This town ain’t big enough for the both of us…Lone Wolf!”

The Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) is an award-winning TDSB alternative high school program where at-risk youth earn credits and graduate by building and selling skateboards and running a small design business. For Oasis Skateboard Factory’s 10 year anniversary, students were partnered with professional artists to create a unique rolling work of art. From adding illustrations and paintings to creating sculptures from cut up decks, OSF students and their artist collaborators go beyond the skateboard form and into the realm of high art.

All boards on display will be displayed at CJ’s SKATEPARK from April 16^th – May 9^th and will be available for public auction on the online JBM auction site.

On May 9^th, the online auction bids will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK beginning at 7pm where there will be a cash bar serving wine and beer. Proceeds from the auction will go towards supporting OSF’s unique programming.  Parking is free.

CJ’s SKATEPARK is proud to support such an amazing school!

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a PRE-AUCTION only – the online auction will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK (in Mississauga) on Thursday May 9th, beginning at 7pm.  Event details below.  If you are the high bidder when the online auction is closed at noon on May 8th, your standing bid will carry over to the live auction event at the Skatepark!

Winning bidder can pay for and pick up their items at CJ’s Skatepark during regular hours.

Student: Léo
Artist: Ellie Oram – O’Donnell

Message from the team:


“I’m Leo and I’m a student at Oasis Skateboard Factory. My brand is called Wave World.

The artist I worked with is named Ellie Oram – O’Donnell. Ellie is an industrial designer working with plastic, textiles and painting to make items like furniture and tools. Her work is creative, quirky and subversive. She sees objects in unique and surprising ways, turning everyday items into cool, imaginative art. Ellie works as the Business and Innovation Specialist at Roarockit and has curated OCADU’s furniture show for DesignTO. Her advice to young makers is to trust your ideas and never stop learning.

Since I am really into surfing, and because surfing is an important precursor to skating, we decided to create an image of OSF rats surfing in a sewer. I drew and painted this image, and Ellie created a map of sewer pipes that come out of the board, adding interesting dimension to the board.”

The Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) is an award-winning TDSB alternative high school program where at-risk youth earn credits and graduate by building and selling skateboards and running a small design business. For Oasis Skateboard Factory’s 10 year anniversary, students were partnered with professional artists to create a unique rolling work of art. From adding illustrations and paintings to creating sculptures from cut up decks, OSF students and their artist collaborators go beyond the skateboard form and into the realm of high art.

All boards on display will be displayed at CJ’s SKATEPARK from April 16^th – May 9^th and will be available for public auction on the online JBM auction site.

On May 9^th, the online auction bids will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK beginning at 7pm where there will be a cash bar serving wine and beer. Proceeds from the auction will go towards supporting OSF’s unique programming.  Parking is free.

CJ’s SKATEPARK is proud to support such an amazing school!

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a PRE-AUCTION only – the online auction will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK (in Mississauga) on Thursday May 9th, beginning at 7pm.  Event details below.  If you are the high bidder when the online auction is closed at noon on May 8th, your standing bid will carry over to the live auction event at the Skatepark!

Winning bidder can pay for and pick up their items at CJ’s Skatepark during regular hours.

Student: Alex
Artist: Melissa Zeta

Message from the team:

“My name is Alex and I’m a student at Oasis Skateboard Factory. My brand is WZRD SK8. WZRD SK8 exists to be the soothsayer of skate.

I collaborated with Melissa Zeta on this piece. Mel is a senior designer at Anomaly ad agency, specializing in graphic design, web design and typography.

Our concept for the board grew from wanting to include everyone’s experience at OSF. I asked students to talk about their experience in their own words, recorded them, and then took pictures of current students skateboarding outside the school. Mel used these elements to design a beautiful sticker that I then applied to the board.”

The Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) is an award-winning TDSB alternative high school program where at-risk youth earn credits and graduate by building and selling skateboards and running a small design business. For Oasis Skateboard Factory’s 10 year anniversary, students were partnered with professional artists to create a unique rolling work of art. From adding illustrations and paintings to creating sculptures from cut up decks, OSF students and their artist collaborators go beyond the skateboard form and into the realm of high art.

All boards on display will be displayed at CJ’s SKATEPARK from April 16^th – May 9^th and will be available for public auction on the online JBM auction site.

On May 9^th, the online auction bids will transition to the live auction event at CJ’s SKATEPARK beginning at 7pm where there will be a cash bar serving wine and beer. Proceeds from the auction will go towards supporting OSF’s unique programming.  Parking is free.

CJ’s SKATEPARK is proud to support such an amazing school!