“Both John and myself had been orbiting around questions of Whiteness and White identity through our own independent research, and we came together to produce an exhibition that looks directly at the topic of White racial identity. […] The following conversation is one of the only occasions where we’ve been able to debrief about our experiences, reflecting on our own curatorial collaboration and the public reaction to the exhibition.”
John G. Hampton
John G. Hampton (they/them) is a curator, artist, administrator, and the current Executive Director and CEO of the MacKenzie Art Gallery. They hold a Master’s of Visual Studies in Curatorial Studies from the University of Toronto, and a BA in Visual Arts from the University of Regina. John is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, the United States, and Canada, and grew up in Regina. They have previously held positions as Executive Director of the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Artistic Director of Trinity Square Video, Curator-in-Residence at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto and Curator at Neutral Ground Artist-Run Centre.
Our Summer 2023 issue features a dynamic group of writers and culture workers who offer insight into the unique circumstances of the art world, many of which are in dire need of critique and deep reconsideration.
