Toronto 
Events Description
In partnership with the Contact Photography Festival, the Riverdale Hub is pleased to present a photography exhibition “Bizaanigaabawi (He or She Stands Still)” by Nadya Kwandibens. On display from May 1st to 31st, 2025.
Join us on May 3rd for opening reception from 2 to 4pm, artist talk begins at 3pm.
About the Artist
Nadya Kwandibens is Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) from the Animakee Wa Zhing #37 First Nation in northwestern Ontario. She is an award-winning photographer, a Canon Ambassador, and the current Photo Laureate for the City of Toronto. Nadya’s artistic practice encompasses three key bodies of work: Concrete Indians, which explores contemporary urban Indigenous identity and decolonial resistance; Red Works Outtakes, which challenges the “stoic Indian” stereotype through uplifting portraiture; and emergence, another open-call series focused on acts of decolonization and Indigenous intelligence. Her latest project, The Red Chair Sessions, emphasizes the reclamation of Indigenous spaces and languages.
About the Contact Photography Festival
The CONTACT Photography Festival is an annual city-wide festival that began in 1997. It encompasses exhibitions, public art installations, and programs that feature the work of local and international lens-based artists every May.
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : Free
Free Admission.
RSVP to gallery@riverdalehub.ca or register here: https://riverdalehub.ca/gallery-event-registration/
How to get tickets?
At the door: Free Admission
WHEN & WHERE
Date:
Exhibition on display: May 1st – 31st, 2025, Tue to Sat, 10:30am – 5:30pm
Opening Reception: May 3rd, 2025 2 – 4pm
Venue & Address
Riverdale Hub, 1326 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M4L 1Z1
Wheelchair accessible
Street Parking
Accessible by Public Transport
