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Liz

Ikiriko

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Liz Ikiriko (b.1977) is a biracial Nigerian Canadian independent curator and photo editor. She has recently graduated from the Criticism and Curatorial Practice MFA program at OCAD University (2019). As an independent curator she has exhibited across Canada, worked with artists internationally, facilitated workshops with Ryerson University, the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival and has been published in Public Journal, MICE Magazine, Akimbo and The Ethnic Aisle, among others. Her work is centred on addressing hidden histories and foregrounding platforms for underprivileged artists. She is committed to the creation of experiential, relational, socially engaged art that is accessible to a wide public.
OCAD U - Graduate Studies
Criticism & Curatorial Practice (MFA)
Major Completed, 2019
ACAD
Photography
Major Completed, 2003

Africa and the diaspora, photography

2019, The Break, The Wake, The Hold, The Breath
Circuit Gallery at Prefix ICA, 401 Richmond Ave., Toronto, Ont.
2019, Dean's scholarship
OCAD University
2018, Dean's scholarship
OCAD University