Kendra Ainsworth: (Current) Curator of Contemporary art
at the Art Gallery of Mississauga
Even the supposed advocates of Mississauga have no regard for Mississauga.
This is the curator (of contemporary art ) at the Art Gallery of Mississauga who describes herself thus (for a future job promo):
I am a Toronto-based curator, writer and arts administrator with over 10 years experience in the arts and culture sector. Working collaboratively with artists, colleagues, institutions, and diverse stakeholders I develop engaging, accessible, and critical contemporary art exhibitions and projects."Toronto-based..." is the extraordinary phrase. Although it could technically be correct, as in "living in Toronto."
Newly added, October 2018: Writing projects (with links!)
Which is even worse than promoting the gallery as being NEAR Toronto. If the gallery's advocates cannot even find living in Mississauga fits their bill, then why should anyone care about he gallery they're running gallery?
Here's more from the "about" section at Ainsworth's site (I've listed and linked to all her projects she's posted, which she hasn't, making them difficult to read and distinguish, which is likely her purpose. Some are clearly not very important positions.):
Kendra Ainsworth is a curator, writer and arts administrator, based in Toronto. She holds a Masters in Museum Studies from the University of Toronto with a focus on interpretation of contemporary art. Her practice is focused on working collaboratively with artists, providing accessible gallery experiences, and removing both intangible and tangible barriers to public engagement with contemporary art. Recent projects include the exhibitions:Her LinkedIn page introduces her as "self-employed." No-one who keeps other parts of one's LinkedIn page current makes errors about one's current employment status.
- seeping upwards, rupturing the surface (2018)
- Ken Lum: A Matter of Life and Death (2017)
- Beyond the Pines: Homer Watson and the Contemporary Canadian Landscape (2015)
- Be a Sport (2015) at the Art Gallery of Mississauga.
She has presented projects at the Art Gallery of Burlington, the Gardiner Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario. Ainsworth served as the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Mississauga, and currently sits on the board of Gallery 44, Centre for Contemporary Photography. Her writing has appeared in C Magazine.
Ainsworth's is covering all her bases. After all, she's used to this, and has a history of shuffling from one art gallery to another. And all these postmodern deconstructionism who have no regard for the tradition of Western art.
Since she cannot even be loyal to her own cultural heritage why should she really care about any others, including the non-Western and anti-Christian art she seems so keen to represent?
The flip side of course is that all those immigrant artists from Third World, non-Western countries, that have had a free pass through her at the AGM, may not like what she advocates: "equality," homosexual rights, other gods (that are not theirs), feminism, promiscuity, And she posts her non-sanctified (i.e. unmarried) "partner's" photo on her Instagram page, who on the other hand, posts his nephews as compensation for the children he doesn't (and is unlikely) to have.
So, she is just another white woman from a destructive society telling them what to do.
And of course, she curated (her debut curaton?) her Homer Watson exhibition not because he represented the pre-multicultural pre-non-Western focus on Canadian arts but because he was "channeling" voodoo spirits. wrote about hts (and refuted t) here.
So, the AGM isn't quite living up to Ainsworth's expectations. And the best thing is to jump ship and move on to the next best progressive "institution."
Narcissists are always revealing things about themselves. They have an unstoppable urge to do so. And Ainsworth clearly falls under that category, as do most contemporary, mostly white, middle-aged women. Here is Ainsworth in her most recent Instagram post (with her fan comments), with the accompanying photo of herself:
kendraainsworthWhile I am not one for social media ‘days’ of anything, #worldmentalhealthday is a thing I can get behind, as we still have so far to go to reduce stigma and have mental healthcare be seen as essential as medical care. I have struggled with and will likely continue to deal with an anxiety disorder my entire life and I am so thankful for the people and professionals that have supported me. So here’s a picture of me, feeling so much lighter, walking home from therapy earlier this year. It’s ok to ask for help, you, and your quality of life are worth it. And, for whatever it’s worth, I am always here to talk 💕
sacha.lambertEscitalopram 10mg saved my life 💙👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💙💙💙💙
kendraainsworth@sacha.lambert glad to hear you found what worked for you! Hope you are doing well (looks like the Maritimes have been good to you)!
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anikglaudeYou are amazing!
"Tuned In"
ADD: Calling the Cops
Homer Watson - fnng the anti-Christian in western art