Museum, Community and Academic Work
Selected Exhibitions, Publications, Presentations, and Panels
Explore highlights from a career that spans decades of curatorial innovation, thought leadership, and public scholarship. These selected works reflect a dedication to creating space for underrepresented narratives, advancing art historical discourse, and engaging with diverse audiences through multiple platforms.
Economic Reconciliation:
Leveraging the Economic Strengths of Indigenous Businesses Economic Development Winnipeg, 2024 (Moderator for panel discussion)
Reflections on Reconciliation:
Conversation with Stephen Borys and Niigaan Sinclair Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2024 (public talk and discussion)
Society for Study of Architecture in Canada conference
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2024 (Qaumajuq presentation and discussion)
University of Manitoba Asper Business School Case Competition
Case study host and jury member (Free Admission for WAG Qaumjauq?), 2024
Tim Gardner: The Full Story
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2023 (exhibition and publication)
University of Manitoba President’s Leadership Program
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2020-2024 (presentation and panel)
Museums, Decolonisation and Restitution: a global conversation
ICOM-IMREC, Shanghai University, China, 2023 (conference presenter and panelist)
Holocaust-era Provenance Research in North American museums
Limmud Festival, London, Ontario, 2023 (presentation)
Ivan Eyre: The Idea of Trees
Pavilion Gallery, Assiniboine Park Conservancy, 2022 (exhibition)
William Kurelek: The Presence of Melancholy
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2022 (exhibition)
Robert Houle: Red is Beautiful
Art Gallery of Ontario and Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2022 (essay; panel moderator)
The Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts Awards
Jury member, 2022
Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom Arctic Research Program (CINUK)
Expert examiner for grant applications, 2022
Journey North: The Inuit art centre Project
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2021 (publication)
Art & Ideas: Building a Museum in the 21st Century
AGNS Patron Program, 2021 (presentation and panel)
Canada’s Inuit art centre called Qaumajuq
University of Winnipeg Alumni Association, 2021 (public lecture)
Boards, Acquisition Committees, and Your Collection
Ontario Association of Art Galleries, 2021 (workshop)
A Conversation on the WAG Inuit Art Centre
Pan-Canada Lecture Series, Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba, 2020 (panel)
North – South Partnerships and the Inuit Art Centre
Northern Lights Conference, Ottawa, 2020 (workshop and presentation)
National Monument to Canada’s Mission to Afghanistan
National Jury member for Artist selection, Ottawa, 2020-21
The Idea of an Inuit Art Centre
CNAL/RCAA Creative Convergence Conference, Winnipeg, 2019 (keynote address)
The Journey North: Canada’s Inuit Art Centre Project
Northern Arts Summit, Rovaniemi, Finland, 2019 (presenter)
Tony Scherman: Heroes, Ghosts and Dreams
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2019 (exhibition and publication)
6 Degrees Calgary 2019, Global Forum on Citizenship and Inclusion
Institute for Canadian Citizenship, Calgary, 2019 (round table discussion)
President’s Search Committee for Director of the School of Art
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, 2018
Building an Inuit Art Centre in Canada’s South
Arctic Circle Assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2018 (illustrated talk and panel discussion)
The Impressionists on Paper:
Masterworks from the National Gallery of Canada Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2018 (exhibition)
Indigenizing the Art Gallery Canadian Art Museum Directors
Organization, Annual meeting, 2018 (illustrated talk)
Norval Morrisseau and Abraham Anghik Ruben: Shaman Stories
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2018 (exhibition)
WAG Inuit Art Centre Project
CSEA/SCEA Winnipeg 2018, Human Rights in Art Education, 2018 (presentation)
Teva Harrison: In Between Days
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2017 (exhibition)
Holocaust-era Provenance Research in Canada
Rady Jewish Centre, Winnipeg, 2017 (illustrated talk and public discussion)
Picasso in Canada
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2017 (exhibition)
Lord Stanley’s Gift Monument
National Jury member for Artist selection, Ottawa, 2017
Canadian Holocaust-era Provenance Research Project
CAMDO Best Practices Guidelines Document, 2017 (participating museum and scholar)
Game-Changing Projects for the 21st Century Art Museum
Canadian Museums Association Annual Conference, Ottawa, 2017 (moderator)
Cultural Industries in the North
Nunavut Trade Show and Conference, Iqaluit, 2016 (panel moderator and presenter)
Karel Funk
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2016 (essay contribution; exhibition and publication)
The new WAG: This is not just a gallery
Rotary Club of Winnipeg (talk), 2015
Olympus: The Greco-Roman Collections of Berlin
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2015 (exhibition and publication)
Adventure Canada’s Heart of the Arctic Expedition
Lecturer, 2015 (Arctic expedition)
Canadian Museums Holocaust-era Provenance Research Project
Rady Jewish Centre, Winnipeg, 2015 (lecture)
Baker Lake Carvings
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2014 (exhibition)
The Development of a National Inuit Art Centre
Hudson Bay Regional Roundtable Meeting, Baker Lake, Nunavut, 2013-15 (lecture)
100 Masters: Only in Canada
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2013 (exhibition and publication)
Capturing the Scene: The Creative Landscape
Spur Winnipeg Festival, Winnipeg, 2013 (panel moderator)
Walrus Foundation National Debate: Art In Daily Life: Essential Or Irrelevant?
National Gallery of Canada, 2012
Reflecting on Migration & Identity, Migrating Landscapes, 13th Venice Biennale in Architecture
National Jury Forum, Winnipeg, 2012 (panel moderator)
Norman Rockwell: The American Chronicles
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2102 (exhibition partner)
Winnipeg Art Gallery: Guide to the Collections
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2010 (publication)
Board Governance: On Board! The Strategic Approach
QNET Excellence Conference, Winnipeg, 2009 (presentation)