Critical Distance DIRECTORY Geneviève Wallen

Geneviève Wallen is an award-winning independent curator, writer, researcher, workshop facilitator, and mentor. Wallen’s practice is rooted in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang (Montréal) and Tkaronto (Toronto) territories. Her curatorial practice, administrative ethics and pedagogy are informed by intersectional feminism, intergenerational dialogues, and BIPOC platforms offering alternatives to neo-liberal care definitions. Her ongoing curatorial explorations include the practice of gift-giving, carving spaces for unfinished thoughts, and musings on the intersection of longevity and pleasure.

Wallen is the creator and animator of the curatorial podcast The Conversations that Carry Us/ Ces conversations qui nous soutiennent; a member of YTB (Younger Than Beyoncé) Gallery collective; the co-initiator of the thematic dinner series, Souped Up, with Marsya Maharani; an advisory board member for the Centre for the Study of Black Canadian Diaspora at OCAD University; a member of Vie des arts’ editorial committee and board. In 2022, Wallen received the Joan Yvonne Lowndes Award from the Canada Council for the Arts and the GOG Awards for Art Writing. She graduated with a BFA in Art History from Concordia University in 2012 and an MFA in Criticism and Curatorial Practice from OCAD University in 2015.