Odessa Paloma Parker is an award-winning writer, editor, stylist, educator and brand strategist based in Toronto. She is the Art Editor at The Globe and Mail Style Magazine, and in 2022, she founded Opaloma, a cultural platform featuring stories from Toronto and beyond. Odessa is also a DJ; her event clients include Chanel, Bata Shoe Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
In addition to supporting creatives through her professional and philanthropic work, Odessa is passionate about promoting local talent and businesses within the city she has called home her whole life. Over a decade ago she founded Vintage Crawl Toronto, a city-wide shopping event, and she began her journalistic career by launching the independent, locally focused magazine, Plaid.
Photo credit: Jenna Marie Wakani
