In Conversation: Spencer J. Harrison and Lucas Azevedo Cabral

Join us online for a talk with artist Spencer J. Harrison and curator Lucas Azevedo Cabral as they discuss the exhibition, Museum of Closetry.

This event is free to attend.
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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.

Lucas Azevedo Cabral is a curator and arts administrator with a background in communications and community engagement. Lucas has held positions at McIntosh Gallery, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Artcite Inc., and Artspace Peterborough.