Naomi JohnsonCA
08.23
|
4:30 pm_5:30 pm
Panel
08.22
|
10:30 am_12:00 pm
Masterclass
Naomi Johnson, Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Bear clan from Six Nations, has worked in the arts for over eighteen years as a curator and arts administrator, most notably as the Artistic Director of the Woodland Cultural Centre from 2012 to 2019. In June 2020, Johnson became Executive Director for imagineNATIVE, the world’s largest Indigenous media arts festival, whose mission is to showcase, promote, and celebrate Indigenous-led creators. In 2023 Johnson was honoured by the Toronto Arts Foundation with the Margo Bindhardt and Rita Davies Award, celebrating an individual artist, creator, or administrator who has demonstrated creative cultural leadership in developing arts and culture.