Adam Barbu
Independent Writer and Curator
Winner of the 2015 Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators
Curating ArtDesignExhibiting Canadian Heritage
Holly Chang
Curator
Holly Chang is an emerging artist, curator and researcher from Toronto, Ontario.
PhotographyArt
Alison Cooley
Writer, Curator, Educator
Alison Cooley is a joint winner of the 2014 Middlebrook Prize.
Art HistoryMuseum EducationContemporary ArtCuratorial Projects
Katherine Dennis
Public Program Coordinator
Katherine Dennis is the recipient of the 2013 Middlebrook Prize.
Curating Museum CollectionsArt HistoryPublic ArtArt Education
Mitra Fakhrashrafi
Curator and Librarian
Mitra Fakhrashrafi (she/her) is an independent curator and librarian interested in sanctuary and indebted to border abolition organizing.
Libraries and Information ScienceMuseum StudiesMixed MediaDigital MediaCuration
Dallas Fellini
Curator
Dallas Fellini is a curator, writer, and artist with a focus on trans studies and archival studies.
Artists' BooksPhotographyCuratorial Studies Contemporary ArtArchival Studies
Lauren Fournier
Creative Director, Writer, Curator, Consultant, Researcher
Visual Culture & TheoryCurating FilmmakingEnvironmental HumanitiesContemporary Literature
Missy LeBlanc
Curator
Missy LeBlanc is a curator and writer of Métis, Nēhiyaw, and Polish decent currently based in Moh’kins’stis (Calgary).
Contemporary ArtIndigenous ArtCuratorial Studies Art HistoryArt
Isabelle Lynch
Curator
Isabelle Lynch has worked at McGill University, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery
Art HistoryContemporary ArtPhilosophyVisual ArtsResearch
Sophie Lynch
Curator
Sophie Lynch has worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, and the National Gallery of Canada.
Fine ArtArt HistoryEvent PlanningMedia RelationsCreative Writing
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In its sixth year, the Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators was set up to challenge and encourage young curators by offering entrants a chance to create an innovative exhibition. A unique prize in the Canadian art world, the Middlebrook Prize celebrates social connectedness and a shared sense of community. The winner is a curator under 30 and receives a space for their exhibition at the Art Gallery of Guelph.