Magdalyn Asimakis

Magdalyn is a curator and writer. Her practice explores embodied experience in relation to Western display practices and methods of knowing, taking into account familial knowledge, folklore, spirituality, and generational trauma. She has organized exhibitions and programs in Toronto and New York, and co-founded the roving project space and collective ma ma in 2018. She was a Curatorial Fellow at the Whitney ISP and completed a curatorial research placement at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through Queen’s University, where she is a PhD candidate.

Image Caption: A Big Heritage with a Glorious Past, Installation Image, 2020