Woodland Cultural Centre Announces New Curator of the Museum and Art Gallery

Woodland Cultural Centre has appointed Patricia Deadman as Curator of the Museum and Art Gallery, effective August 12, 2019. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) August 23, 2019 - Patricia Deadman brings an extensive knowledge and experience to Woodland Cultural Centre as a celebrated Artist, Independent Curator, and a Writer. Born in Ohsweken, Ontario her passion for art has played an instrumental role in the preservation and the evolution of Indigenous Art. Deadman holds a Fine Art Diploma, Fanshawe College (London, ON) and BFA, University of Windsor (Windsor, ON). She has over twenty years of curatorial practice beginning as Curatorial Intern at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery (Toronto, ON); Curator-in-Residence at Museum London (London, ON); Curator at MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina, SK) and former Director/Curator at Woodstock Art Gallery (Woodstock, ON). She has curated numerous independent projects and was selected to the Aboriginal Curators Delegation to the Sydney Biennale and New Zealand and the Venice Biennale and Basel Art Fair awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Woodland Cultural Centre has recently been in the National spotlight for the multi-million dollar restoration project of the former Mohawk Institute with the “Save the Evidence” campaign. Along with the team at Woodland Cultural Centre, Patricia will be representing both the history and culture of Indigenous people, and the innovations in their creative art forms for all to experience.

Patricia has been an Advisor for the Mush Hole Project Curatorial Committee, Planet IndigenUS, the Department of Canadian Heritage, CBC Artspots and has done amazing work with the Native Womans’ Healing Circle and Native Urban Youth. Her unique perspective as an Artist herself and her years of contribution in the Indigenous Arts community, make her an important asset to Woodland Cultural Centre.

“I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to the vision of Woodland Cultural Centre. I look forward to working with the passionate and dedicated staff who share the commitment of sharing our stories, histories and places that inspire, inform and enrich our communities.” - Patricia Deadman

With the reopening of the Mohawk Institute as a heritage site in 2020, this next chapter of Woodland Cultural Centre is going to be an exciting one.

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