The Artist Profile: Writing in Third-Person

This workshop invites participants interested in producing compelling written material for their visual art portfolio. Diverging from the conventional artist statement form often written in first-person (through the use of ‘I’), participants will instead experiment with writing about their practice in third-person narrative style. Geared towards artists at all stages of their career, with a particular focus on emerging artists or those with minimal writing experience, the workshop will explore how the third-person voice can be utilized to broaden perspective and develop narrative control of one’s own artistic practice. Participants will explore the ways in which careful attention to editorial style and structure strengthen how written content is presented and communicated, including how information such as biographical details, academic achievements and career milestones can be weaved into components of the text that highlight key works, core themes and ideas of the artist’s practice at large. The goal of the workshop is to develop engaging writing practices by drawing upon the advantages of the third-person voice. 

Instructor Bio

Nawang Tsomo Kinkar (she/her) is an independent writer and researcher interested in curatorial practice, histories of photography and global Indigenous contemporary arts. Her research on early 20th century photographs of the Himalayas and Tibet has been supported by Toronto Metropolitan University’s PPCM program and the Royal Ontario Museum. From 2024-25, she was the inaugural TD Curatorial Fellow at WAG-Qaumajuq where she organized thematic permanent collection exhibitions such as a matter of time, Shifting Horizons and Living Pictures from the Land. She was a 2025 Confluence Writer-in-Residence at Forge Project and is currently the TD Writing Fellow at Gallery TPW. Her writing has been published by Inuit Art Quarterly, BlackFlash Magazine, 10X10 Photobooks, among others. In her spare time, she sees lots of art and remains an avid reader of exhibition labels. 

Image Credit: Installation view of the exhibition Living Pictures from the Land at the Pavilion Art Galleries (Assiniboine Park).

photo credit: Hamideh Behgar

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