This series, convened by Dr. Gerald McMaster, is developed in partnership with the Power Institute at the University of Sydney, Australia. Over a set of four conversations, two virtual and two in-person, Dr. McMaster will gather Indigenous scholars, artists, and knowledge keepers from communities around the world to discuss and conceptualize the significance of Indigenous visual knowledge and its contribution …

Wapatah Centre for Indigenous Knowledge is thrilled to announce the official opening of the Arctic/Amazon Mural titled Paisajes de Nosotros (Landscapes of Us) at the Toronto Metropolitan University! A major milestone for Wapatah Centre as part of the Arctic/Amazon: Networks of Global Indigeneity project, this large-scale artwork was curated by Dr. Gerald McMaster and created through a collaborative design process …

Wapatah Centre for Indigenous Visual Knowledge is thrilled to announce the official release of the The Language that Lies Between – an evocative documentary exploring the collaboration between Indigenous artists Niap (Nancy Saunders) and Olinda Reshinjabe Silvano, from the Arctic and Amazon regions, as they create a large-scale mural at Toronto Metropolitan University. The documentary examines Niap and Olinda’s collaborative …

Wapatah Centre for Indigenous Knowledge is excited to announce the official opening of the Arctic / Amazon Exhibition Co-Curated by Gerald McMaster and Nina Vincent, and supported by the Institutional Curated Noor Ale, at The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery. Exhibition at a Glance Arctic/Amazon: Networks of Global Indigeneity exhibition explores the ways in which Indigenous contemporary artists take on …

In addition to Co-Artistic Director Gerald McMaster, twelve (12) Canadians feature in the 18th Biennale of Sydney. They are Shuvinai Ashoona, John Noestheden , Khadija Baker, Philip Beesley, Iris Häussler, Cal Lane, Jess MacNeil, Erin Manning, Nadia Myre, Ed Pien, Tanya Tagaq and Jon Pylypchuk. The curatorial vision all our relations explores collaboration, conversation and compassion. The “Canada Down Under” …

Welcome to the official page for the Arctic / Amazon Virtual Series!  We invite you to join us on a remarkable journey through four Knowledge Exchange Workshops as you listen to the conversations between Gerald McMaster, Nina Vincent, and contributing Arctic / Amazon authors and groundbreaking scholars, artists, and performers – Harald Gaski, Tanya Lukin Linklater, Ailton Krenak, and João …

As part of the 2022 Sharjah Art Foundation’s March Meeting on The Afterlives of the Postcolonial, Gerald McMaster was featured in the Panel titled Persistent Structural Inequalities: Indigeneity and Sovereignty.  Panel at a Glance // The Panel on Persistent Structural Inequalities specifically focused on how contemporary art can be an act of resistance and activism within the context of Indigenous …

Wapatah Centre for Indigenous Knowledge is thrilled to announce that Dr. Gerald McMaster has been named by The Canada Council as the recipient of the 2022 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts for his Outstanding Contribution. The Canada Council for the Arts Award celebrates the exceptional careers of Canadian artists with the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and …

Wapatah Centre would like to join the community in remembering and celebrating Jimmie Durham. A prominent visual artist, performer, essayist, and poet, Durham called himself an “interventionist,” critical in his analysis of society but with a distinctive wit that was simultaneously generous and humorous. Durham’s extensive artistic practice spanned sculpture, drawing, collage, photography, video, and performance, showing a remarkable commitment …

Wapatah Centre for Indigenous Visual Knowledge is pleased to announce that Dr. Gerald McMaster has been recognized by OCAD University with a Distinguished Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award for outstanding achievements in research and a legacy of curatorial and artistic contributions in Canada and globally. Dr. Gerald McMaster is currently serving as the Canada Research Chair (Tier I) of Indigenous …