Image: Pulling Back the Paper, 2021, courtesy of Su Ying Strang

Join us online to hear from artist and curator, Su Ying Strang, about her work in the arts and past curatorial projects including the archival exhibition and research lab Pulling Back the Paper (The New Gallery, 2021).

Su Ying Strang (she/her) is an artist and cultural worker based in Sikohkotoki on the traditional territories of the Siksikaitsitapi. Su Ying joined the Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin in 2021 as the Gallery’s executive director, and previously served as director of The New Gallery in Mohkinstsis (2012–2021).

She received a BFA from the Alberta University of the Arts (2010), has completed the Rozsa Arts Management Program (2016) and Banff Centre’s Cultural Leadership Program (2017), and was a fellow of the Salzburg Global Forum for Young Cultural Innovators (2020). Su Ying’s work in the arts is informed by an artist-centered and community-driven ethos, prioritizing thoughtful stewardship of artistic practices and accessibility to programming for audiences.

Image: Courtesy of Su Ying Strang.