Free of charge
About the speakers
Léuli Eshrāghi, born in 1986 in Yuwi Country, belongs to the Sāmoan clans Seumanutafa and Tautua. Curator of Indigenous Practices at the MMFA since 2023, Eshrāghi was previously the curator of TarraWarra Biennial 2023 (Highly Commended at the 2023 Victorian Museums and Galleries Awards), and Curatorial Researcher at Large at the University of Queensland Art Museum, where they co-curated Oceanic Thinking: Season Two (2022), Mare Amoris | Sea of Love (2023-2024) and How We Remember Tomorrow (2024). Eshrāghi has also been a contributing writer and editor to numerous publications. Their essay Bambae ol stamba fasin blong lukaotem mo kasem ol wanwan saed blong solwora i no save lusum (Highly Commended at the AAANZ 2023 Arts Writing and Publishing Awards) was conceived for the monograph Daniel Boyd: Treasure Island. They have curated and contributed to various exhibitions, juries, residencies and gatherings in contemporary art centres and art museums in Canada, France, Australia, Hawaiʻi and Aotearoa New Zealand.
asinnajaq is from Inukjuak, Nunavik, and lives in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). Their work includes photography, filmmaking, writing and curating. They co-created Tillitarniit, a three day festival celebrating Inuit art and artists; wrote and directed the documentary short film Three Thousand (2017); and co-curated the Iglulik collective Isuma’s presentation in the Canadian Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019. In 2020, asinnajaq was long-listed for a Sobey Art Award. More recently, they co-curated the inaugural exhibition of the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Qaumajuq Inuit art centre, titled INUA (2021-2023), and put together Flaherty NYC’s fall 2022 film program, let’s all be lichen. In their work, asinnajaq is interested in sharing tools for navigating life’s journey.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Location: Maxwell Cummings Auditorium, 1379-A, Sherbrooke Street West
Reservation terms: Please note that unclaimed reserved seats will be made available to other participants.
