The City of Brampton has inducted four new members to its Arts Walk of Fame: Director X, Rupi Kaur, Zarqa Nawaz and William Perkins Bull (posthumously).

The new members, announced Tuesday, April 10, either hail from Brampton or have spent their formative years in the city. Each member has been selected for achieving excellence in the arts and entertainment industry, for building pride in the Brampton community, inspiring emerging artists and creators.

“A vibrant arts and culture community makes a city stronger. Amazingly talented people who have roots in Brampton are a source of great pride for us here and across the country,” said Brampton Mayor Linda Jeffrey, in a press release.

“The Arts Walk of Fame is a way for us to celebrate artists who not only excel in their field, but are also connected to our city. On behalf of council and residents, we are delighted to recognize their achievements,” Jeffrey added.

Born Julien Christian Lutz, Director X is well-known for directing high-budget, visually distinctive videos for popular artists such as Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, Kanye West and many more. His work has been nominated and awarded by the MTV Music Video Awards and Much Music Video Awards.

Rupi Kaur is a poet, artist and performer. Her artistic journey began at the age of five when her mother gave her a paintbrush. While studying at the University of Waterloo, Kaur wrote, illustrated, and self-published her first collection, Milk and Honey, which has since sold more than three million copies, translated into more than 35 languages. Kaur's long-awaited second collection, The Sun and Her Flowers, was published in 2017 and debuted as a No. 1 global bestseller.

Zarqa Nawaz is the creator of the 2005 groundbreaking documentary Me and the Mosque, and the hit comedy series Little Mosque on the Prairie that ran on CBC Television between 2007 and 2012.

Most recently she wrote a bestselling comedic memoir, Laughing All the Way to the Mosque, in which she explores what it was like to grow up as a Canadian of Muslim faith. Nawaz currently hosts CBC’s The Morning Edition.

William Perkins Bull was a successful lawyer, financier, philanthropist and historian. In the early 1930s he began a comprehensive study of Peel County’s history that eventually grew into 13 published volumes on Peel’s cultural and natural history. Bull’s history project also resulted in a very large collection of artifacts, archival records and artworks.

The Arts Walk of Fame is located in Garden Square in downtown Brampton. Since the Arts Walk of Fame was established in 2014, more than stars to 20 have been inducted including: Russell Peters, Michael Cera and Rohinton Mistry. For a complete list of inductees and more information on this year’s presentation events visit www.brampton.ca/artswalkoffame.