During her stay, Meryl McMaster delivered a public talk at the University of Victoria, for the Visual Arts Department’s Living Artists, Living Art program, where audiences gathered to hear her reflect on her practice, creative process, and the ideas shaping her latest body of work.
The following day, she met with UVic MFA students, guiding them through the exhibition at the AGGV. Her visit concluded with an in-depth discussion at the AGGV alongside exhibition co-curator Tarah Hogue, offering yet another perspective on the themes behind Meryl McMaster: Bloodline.
Please enjoy recordings of both the UVic Artist Talk and the AGGV Conversation below:
Living Artist, Living Art Lecture Series presents: Meryl McMaster Artist Talk
Sŋéqə ʔéʔləŋ (Sngequ House), University of Victoria
Hosted by UVic Visual Arts Faculty, co-organized and co-supported by the AGGV
September 24, 2025
Courtesy of University of Victoria Visual Arts Department, 2025
Meryl McMaster in Conversation with Tarah Hogue
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
September 25, 2025
Courtesy of the AGGV, 2025
Meryl McMaster: Bloodline and is a survey exhibition of a remarkable Canadian artist whose pioneering large-scale photographic works reflect her mixed Plains Cree/Métis, Dutch, and British ancestry. Curated by Sarah Milroy, Chief Curator, McMichael Canadian Art Collection and Tarah Hogue, Curator (Indigenous Art), Remai Modern. The exhibition ran from June 18 – October 19, 2025.
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Feature Image: (L-R) Tarah Hogue, Curator (Indigenous Art), Remai Modern, Meryl McMaster, Bloodline artist, Margaret Chrumka, AGGV Director of Visitor Experience & Programs
