New curator brings ‘radical diversity’ to Regina’s MacKenzie Art Gallery – The Star Phoenix

May 17, 2024

“When I curate Indigenous artists, I’m making that space within the gallery a sovereign place, where we have a voice and power.”

Growing up in Cumberland House Cree Nation, Felicia Gay never ran out of ideas for her drawings.

“I wasn’t very talented, but I had a lot of great ideas,” said the new curator of the MacKenzie Art Gallery (MAG). “It’s really aided me in my curating.”

Following a stint as a curatorial fellow that began in 2019, Gay was announced as the Regina-based gallery’s new curator in April, a role she takes on while finalizing her PhD work on Indigenous curatorial practice at the University of Regina.

Channeling her Indigenous heritage — she’s half Swampy Cree and half Scottish — Gay said she incorporates a lot of her own experience into the work she showcases at the MacKenzie.

“My world view is informed by my language and the way I grew up with my family,” Gay said in a recent interview. “When I curate Indigenous artists, I’m making that space within the gallery a sovereign place, where we have a voice and power.”

Read More: https://thestarphoenix.com/entertainment/local-arts/new-curator-brings-radical-diversity-to-mackenzie-art-gallery/wcm/e41d8a13-04cb-42a6-bd85-66d6ecc02235