Artist Talk + Tour: Museum of Closetry

Join exhibiting artist, Spencer J. Harrison, for a tour of his exhibition, Museum of Closetry, curated by Lucas Azevedo Cabral, at the Art Gallery of Peterborough. A small reception will follow the tour.

Tour begins at 2:00 pm. No registration is required.

This event is free to attend and open to the public.
All are welcome.

Spencer J. Harrison (he/him) is an Artist, Activist, and Educator. Spencer has been painting and creating installation-based art for forty years, and his work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.

As an activist, his focus is on human rights for all who are marginalized, with his greatest focus on 2SLGBTQ people with specific attention towards youth. For instance, he is the founder of Camp fYrefly, Ontario (a camp for LGBTQ2S&A youth) and has been an Artist-in-Residence with the Toronto District School Board for fifteen years. In this role, Spencer operates an open door, public studio where he has produced many works, including the first painted PhD dissertation in Canada.