Critical Distance Identities Arab

Fatma Hendawy Yehia is an Egyptian curator, she moved to Canada in 2017 and is currently based in Toronto. Yehia’s curatorial interests emanated from working with censored archives, inaccessible histories and living within militarised urban spaces. In 2020, she graduated from the MVS Curatorial program at University of Toronto. In 2021, she joined the Art Gallery of York University as Administrative Assistant and currently as Assistant Curator until January 2022.

Amin Alsaden is a curator, scholar, and educator whose work focuses on transnational exchanges of ideas and expertise across cultural boundaries. His curatorial practice is committed to advancing social justice through the arts, and to disseminating inclusive narratives that expand existing canons and challenge hegemonic epistemological and power structures. His research explores modern and contemporary art and architecture, particularly in the Global South.