“Collection in Conversation” a Talk with Mariam Magsi & Faith Rajasingham

'Collection in Conversation' with the Doris McCarthy Gallery is returning to the University of Toronto Scarborough Library Monday, January 19! Scarborough Arts' very own Faith Rajasingham will be joining Mariam Magsi in a conversation exploring what it means to subvert the colonial history of photography, build an authentic art practice, and carve out careers as artists and educators whose practices are rooted in storytelling, integrity, and community.

The ongoing 'Collection in Conversation' series, presented in partnership with the U of T Scarborough Library, invites artists with works in the Doris McCarthy Gallery Collection to discuss their practice with other contemporary artists, writers, activists, and professionals.

Mariam Magsi’s work, 'Kabilay Ki Baiti (Daughter of the Tribe)', was acquired by the Doris McCarthy Gallery in 2022 and is installed in the U of T Scarborough Library.

Mariam Magsi (she/they) is a Karachi-born, Toronto-based artist, writer, and educator whose practice spans photography, video, performance, poetry, and installation art, grounded in decolonial, feminist frameworks. Rooted in Baloch-Punjabi heritage, Mariam's multidisciplinary practice draws on tribal/cultural textiles + paraphernalia, photographic archives, food, and orally transferred intergenerational histories to examine how identity, gender, power, and migration are shaped and contested within public and private life.

Faith Rajasingham is the Manager of Programs and Services at Scarborough Arts. She is a museum professional with a background in Canadian immigration history and community education, whose research and work aims to provide resources and services for racialized and/or marginalized IBPOC communities in Toronto.

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