Exhibition Walkthrough with Jesse King

Join us for a special walkthrough of led by artist and curator Jesse King. Known for exploring themes of identity through their creative and curatorial practice, King will offer insights into Favell’s photographic works through the intersecting lenses of Indigiqueer expression, visual sovereignty, and cultural representation.

This event invites audiences to experience the exhibition from a unique perspective—one that merges personal and public storytelling with broader conversations around queerness, gender, and Indigenous presence in contemporary art.

About Jesse King

Jesse King, Ojibwe from Wasauksing First Nation (Eagle Clan), is a Toronto-based artist and curator whose work examines the many layers of identity and visual culture. Their work has been exhibited locally and internationally, including in Berlin, Germany, and Tampere, Finland, and featured in publications such as Wonderland Magazine, Dauphine Magazine, and Photo Ed Magazine.

They have coordinated numerous exhibitions and programs at imagineNATIVE Film and Media Festival for three years and was a Curatorial Assistant for Indigenous Programs, Youth Programs and the Artist-in-Residence Projects at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Recently appointed Curator with the City of Toronto’s Economic Development and Culture Division, King brings an Indigenous lens to the city’s art collection—fostering community through immersive experiences and advancing meaningful storytelling and discourse.

Curated by Ryan Rice, Rosalie Favell | Belonging (1982 - 2024) is the first retrospective of renowned Red River Metis artist Rosalie Favell, showcasing a powerful curated selection of her lens-based works from 1982 to 2024. This exhibition celebrates Favell’s groundbreaking photographic practice—from seminal series like Living Evidence and Plain(s) Warrior Artist to her expansive archive Facing the Camera—which invites us to bear witness and explore the complex themes of identity, empowerment, same-sex desire, community and the nuanced search for belonging through a lens that is both deeply personal and subtly subversive.

is on view till Saturday, December 06.

Image courtesy of Jesse King.

Onsite Gallery is generously supported by The Delaney Family.

Host or Publisher Onsite Gallery, OCAD University