Liz Ikiriko

Liz Ikiriko is a Tkaronto/Toronto–based artist and curator whose practice is informed by her
experiences as a mixed Nigerian Canadian, prairie-raised daughter and mother. Her work
engages questions of power, systems of oppression, and the social conditions that shape how
we see, relate, and belong.
Grounded in lens-based practices, Ikiriko examines the histories and ongoing impacts of visual
culture on individual and collective consciousness. Through research-driven and embodied
approaches, she creates projects that foster presence, care, and connection within and
alongside communities.
Ikiriko is the Curator and Head of Programming at Gallery TPW and co-founder, with Toleen
Touq of wave~form~projects, a collective dedicated to intimate and relational curatorial practice.
She has previously held curatorial roles at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto and the
Art Gallery of York University, and served on the curatorial committee for the 13th Bamako
Encounters African Biennial of Photography in Mali.
Recent curatorial projects include Elemental Fire: Tim Whiten (Art Gallery of York University,
2023), ___a lineage of transgression___ featuring jamilah malika abu-bakare, Kameelah Janan
Rasheed, Shala Miller, Chiedza Pasipanodya and nourbeSe Philip (Gallery TPW, 2026). and
public talks and events with artist Liz Johnson Artur and Contemporary And (C&).
Her writing and contributions appear in publications such as As We Rise: Photography (and)
Sounds from the Black Atlantic (Aperture, 2022), Capture Photography Festival, Public Journal,
C Magazine, Blackflash, and M,I,C,E magazine

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