Challenging Mainstream Representations of African Women

Artists frame the way we see the world --  and their subjects, even in photos where you don’t see their agency, are part of that narrative.

At the newest exhibition at the Ryerson Image Centre, the goal was to challenge mainstream representations of women of African descent.

From colonial imagery to contemporary portraits, THE WAY SHE LOOKS captures the diversity of women in Africa.

Thanks to artist, curator and educator, Syrus Marcus Ware, Kenneth Montague of Wedge Curatorial Projects, the honourable Jean Augustine, Karen Carter of BAND, and of course Gaelle Morel.

This podcast is generously supported by Allan Slaight and Emmanuelle Gattuso.

In our next episode, we’ll talk more about what goes into creating a collection by black and African artists, including insights from Dr. Cheryl Thompson.

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