She was formerly the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Ottawa Art Gallery, Ontario, Programme Director at Video In, Vancouver, Co-Director of Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver, and Artistic Director of Artspace Gallery, Peterborough, Ontario. She is a regular contributing editor to Fuse magazine, Toronto. Fatona holds a master’s degree in Cultural Studies and Critical Pedagogy from the University of Toronto, and completed her doctoral degree at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education where her research focused on racial equity and policy formation at the Canada Council.