McMichael names Emily Laurent Henderson as Associate Curator: Indigenous Art and Culture

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Emily Laurent Henderson (photo by John Paillé, courtesy of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection)

Emily Laurent Henderson has been named as the McMichael Canadian Art Collection's new associate curator, Indigenous Art and Culture. 

"To be entrusted with the Indigenous collection and to join this respected curatorial team is an honour,” said Henderson. “Stepping into this role at the same moment of the release of the Early Days publication marks an important moment for Indigenous art at the McMichael, and a new chapter that I am thrilled to be a part of."

“Emily is poised to write an important chapter at the McMichael as she takes on this important post,” said Executive Director and Chief Curator Sarah Milroy.  “We welcome her insights as we develop our exhibition program and publications in the years to come.”

Of Greenlandic Inuit and settler heritage, Henderson will “guide the McMichael through the interpretation of the recently digitized Kinngait (Cape Dorset) Archive, which will be presented as a touring exhibition and publication in 2025. She will also assume a leading role in organizing exhibitions and publications focused on Indigenous, Métis, and Inuit art,” according to the news release.

Henderson’s practice is rooted in Indigenous creative sovereignty. Formerly part of the Indigenous and Canadian art curatorial team at the Art Gallery of Ontario, she was also the first full-time Inuk editor at Inuit Art Quarterly.

Source: The McMichael Canadian Art Collection

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