In her mixed-media ceramics-based exhibition, Heidi McKenzie enshrines collective memory

Some stories are told and re-told, yet still not widely known as they should be. In her solo exhibition at the Gardiner Museum, Heidi McKenzie aims to change that for Indo-Caribbean women, bringing centuries-old herstories into focus through a feminist lens. On view through August 30, McKenzie’s mixed-media, ceramic-based work is a record of the past and present lived experiences of Indo-Caribbean women from the mid-19th and early 20th centuries through to today. The Toronto-based artist is of mixed Indo-Trinidadian and Irish American heritage and explores themes of ancestry, race, migration, and decolonization through her practice. 

Read a full review of this moving exhibition in this week’s Foyer. Volunteers are reminded that they get free admission to the Gardiner, just by showing their volunteer badge at the front desk.