I lead the editorial and content team of Foyer, the Art Gallery of Ontario's digital magazine. Foyer serves as a vibrant platform showcasing art and culture from Canada and around the world. Foyer emphasizes the vibrant art within the AGO Collection, as well as the compelling exhibitions, engaging programming, and much more that the Gallery has to offer.

Here are select stories I have contributed; click the bolded links below to read more.

June Clark unravels the American flag - The Harlem-raised, Toronto-based artist reflects on her solo exhibition on view now at the AGO

Her name is Priyanka - And she's got something to say. Drag royalty graces the stage at the AGO on June 9

Newman, Stravinsky and a legacy that endures - Two icons of photography and music shine at the AGO and TSO through 2024 [written in collaboration with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra]

Sanctuary Gardens - Paintings by Lagos-born, Toronto-based artist Emmanuel Osahor joined the AGO Collection in 2021

 A conversation with Judy Chicago - Judy Chicago returns to the AGO. Ahead of her AGO talk and Smoke Sculpture™ set for Sugar Beach this June, we connected with the trailblazing artist, educator and writer.

Lifting as we rise - As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic brings the intersections of Black life into focus at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto. Ahead of the exhibition’s September 7 opening, we connected with Dr. Kenneth Montague to learn more.

Safe Haven - Casa Susanna makes its North American debut at TIFF this year. We spoke with photographic historian Isabelle Bonnet about what went into bringing the Casa Susanna story to the big screen and the connection to the AGO.

Colonial Ruptures - What can it mean when historical artifacts are removed from their original context? Visual artist, ceramist and educator Sharif Bey explores this through his sculptures, on view until Sunday at the Gardiner Museum.

In constant inquiry - Skarù:reˀ / Kanien’kehá:ka, Hodinöhsö:ni’ artist Greg Staats reflects on his latest exhibition, in constant return, on view at the AGO through May 2022.

From under the sea - Caribbean-based artist Nadia Huggins discusses how she documents transformational moments as they happen under the sea with her two works included in Fragments of Epic Memory.

Forging pathways - We spoke to Bryce Kanbara, Governor General’s Award-winning artist and curator, about his recent solo exhibition, Grace – on view at Centre[3] until August 20.

Contextualizing portraiture - Andy Warhol was paid nearly $1 million to produce a portrait series featuring Black and Latinx trans women and drag queens in 1975. What can this body of work tell us about the representation of transgender and racialized people in art?

Postcard from Kingston - Our Postcard series travels south to the Caribbean Sea and the island nation of Jamaica. O’Neil Lawrence, Chief Curator at the National Gallery of Jamaica, shares his insights about the arts from Jamaica’s capital city of Transcendental artifactsKingston.

L.A. Monumental - David Hockney’s Santa Monica Boulevard (1978–80) resurfaces in I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces. Read how this monumental, rarely seen painting made its way to the AGO.

Transcendental artifacts - Tim Whiten veils and reveals in a new solo exhibition at the McMaster Museum of Art – the first in a four-part, multi-venue career retrospective.

Piecing together fragments - Suchitra Mattai and Wendy Nanan discuss the importance of belonging and giving voice to Indo-Caribbean histories in their respective practices and works featured in Fragments of Epic Memory. We delve into their virtual conservation, moderated by Dr. Ramabai Espinet from December 2021.

A continual becoming - Cassils talks about problematizing transgender representation, the body as material, the cyclical nature of art and more. Their work is on view now at the AGO as part of Blurred Boundaries: Queer Visions in Canadian Art.

Chemical reactions - For a brief period at the end of the 1970s, Andy Warhol used paintings made with urine to push the envelope of what can be considered art. We uncover the story behind Oxidation Painting (1978).

(Re)framing device - Shelley Niro’s This Land is Mime Land (1992) challenges colonial identities with her signature wit and humour. We take a closer look at Niro’s series of twelve triptychs, recently acquired and now on view in the J.S. McLean Centre for Indigenous & Canadian Art.

Small wonders - Ten of Matthew Wong’s paintings on paper are included in his AGO exhibition—the first museum showing of his all-too-brief career. We took a closer glimpse into these dreamlike scenes bathed in blue.

Where cultures overlap - Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s Blend In – Stand Out (2019) is on view now at the AGO, as part of I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces.

White Albums as artifacts - Rutherford Chang collects classic Beatles records – just over 3,000 of the same one that is. Experience his project, We Buy White Albums (2013–ongoing), in person at the AGO, as part of I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces.

Art Pick: Torn Heart - We’re sharing one of our favourite works of art from the AGO Collection for you to see on your next visit once we reopen.

Ways of looking - In a recent Art in the Spotlight talk, AGO Curator Julie Crooks spoke with photographer Bidemi Oloyede about capturing Black identity in Canadian urban landscapes.

Silver sheen - For the next entry in our Material Explorations series, we look at the lustrous history of the ever-present, ever-precious metal, silver.

True blue - How well do you know your blues? We chart the shifting history of the colour blue in art with the latest entry in the Material Explorations series

Icon status - General Idea is on view at the National Gallery of Canada through November 2022. We take a closer look at this major retrospective of the pioneering trio.

Remembering David Blackwood - To celebrate the life and work of one of Canada’s most revered artists, AGO visitors are invited to view David Blackwood’s work in the Marvin Gelber Print & Drawing Study Centre Friday, July 22.

Nomenclature: New and Collected Poems - Renowned author, poet and filmmaker Dionne Brand brings together poems, both old and new, in her latest publication Nomenclature: New and Collected Poems. Learn more about it before the book’s launch at the AGO on September 14.

Postcard from New Orleans - For the next stop in our Postcard series, we make our way down to the Big Easy. Frederick "Wood" Delahoussaye, Chief Creative Officer and Artistic Director at Ashé Cultural Arts Center, gives us an inside look at the spirited city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Springtime at MOCA - MOCA springs forward with a new season of exhibitions featuring Shirin Neshat, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Jeffrey Gibson and more, on now until July 31.

Revealing Narratives - Stan Douglas: Revealing Narratives makes its way to Canada’s East Coast, on view now at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia until November.

Indoors off-kilter - Margaux Williamson dives into interior realms with Margaux Williamson: Interiors − a new solo showing for the Toronto artist – now on view at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

The secret life of Blue Irises - We took a glimpse into the gardens of Gustave Caillebotte. AGO curator Dr. Caroline Shields led a Close Looking examining the master Impressionist's signature style.

Up close with a three-dimensional being - Revisit the haunting beauty of Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu’s This You Call Civilization?, a collage acquired by the AGO in 2009.

Last call - As Fragments of Epic Memory comes to close on February 21, here are some of our must-read stories about this landmark exhibition, curated by Dr. Julie Crooks, AGO Curator, Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora.

Matthew’s blue - Matthew Wong: Blue View opens at the AGO on August 13. Ahead of the exhibition, we share the trajectory of this Toronto-born artist’s career and his deeply personal meditations on the mood and colour blue.

In between the lines - 2021 marks 41 years since Robert Munsch’s The Paper Bag Princess was first published. We spoke to the book’s illustrator, Michael Martchenko, about creativity, career longevity and collaboration.

Home movies belong to us - Rick Prelinger recently spoke about his enduring fascination with home movies, and his role as consulting curator for I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces, on view now at the AGO.

London calling - Greg Curnoe was a celebrated figure in Canada’s art scene in the second half of the 20th century. Learn about his vibrant, complex artwork and his connection to his beloved hometown of London, Ontario.

Food is political - How do you preserve art made from rotting fruits and vegetables? Sjoukje van der Laan, AGO Assistant Conservator, Contemporary Art, and Interpretive Planner Nadia Abraham answered this question with Ron Benner’s installation Anthro-Apologies (And the trees grew inwards – for Manuel Scorza)(1979–80) in a recent Close Looking talk.

Screens big and small - Hot Docs is back and as brilliant as ever for its 29th annual edition happening from April 28 to May 8 in Toronto and streaming online across Canada. We’ve selected our five must-watch, art-related documentaries from this year’s lineup.

We Are All Treaty People - The AGO welcomes Maurice Switzer for a virtual talk with Elizabeth Adams, the new Assistant Curator, Indigenous, Education & Programming. Ahead of their conversation, we connected with Switzer to learn more about the continued impact of treaties across Canada.

Painting with threads - In her exhibition u•n•i•t•y, on view now at Contemporary Calgary, Simone Elizabeth Saunders reimagines Black femininity and Afro-diasporic narratives with colourful, hand-tufted portraits.

A day to reflect and remember - This Thursday, September 30, 2021, marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Learn about how the AGO is reflecting on Indigenous art and the intergenerational history of residential schools.

Into the invisible - Journey through the mythical scenes and curious creatures in Shuvinai Ashoona’s drawings, now on view in Shuvinai Ashoona: Beyond the Visible.

 A public exercise in leadership - Artists-in-Presidents: Transmissions to Power is a series of 21 audio addresses by artists assuming positions of leadership. We spoke to Constance Hockaday, the project’s creator, about imagining futures that speak to all.