Jessica Wyman, an art historian, critic and curator based in Toronto, will be working as Contemporary Curator-in-Residence at the McIntosh Gallery through December 2009.
Wyman will be developing a thematic exhibition from the McIntosh Gallery’s collection to highlight the contemporary holdings. Running March 4 through April 25, 2010, the exhibition will be accompanied by a series of public programs to welcome the university and larger London communities into the gallery and into dialogue with the works on display.
Jessica Wyman
Wyman is Assistant Professor in the faculties of Liberal Studies and Art at Ontario College of Art and Design. She has worked with many artist-run centres and publications, is currently a contributing editor to FUSE Magazine and sits on the Board of Directors of the Toronto Arts Council.
In 2004, Wyman was honoured with the Emerging Curator Award and a nomination for Best Art Writing by the Untitled Art Awards. Her writing on contemporary art has been published internationally in magazines and journals, including Springer Kunst, FUSE, Ciel Variable, Open Letter, Women’s Art Magazine and Performance Research.
In 2007, Wyman’s three-volume edited book Pro Forma: visual art/language/text was published by YYZBooks. Her current research considers performative theory and adaptation in contemporary art. Wyman will be in London on a part-time basis until the end of 2009, primarily on Thursdays and Fridays.