Art Exhibition: The Performance of Being

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Leesa Streifler: The Performance of Being presents a retrospective survey of the work of one of Canada’s leading feminist artists over the course of her 40-year career. The exhibition explores Streifler’s sustained interest in the representation, performance and politics of “Othered”, marginalized, and non-conforming bodies. Drawing on her own lived experience and informed by feminist theory, her powerful, emotionally-charged, and expressive works present figures that defy social conventions, behavioural ‘norms’ and traditional gender roles to engage in critical discourse on body-image, sexuality, agency, performativity, relationships, motherhood, illness and aging. Drawn from public and private collections nationwide, this survey brings together over one hundred works in drawing, painting, mixed media, photography and installation, exemplifying the significant contributions of Streifler’s critically-acclaimed practice towards feminist art in Canada.

Organized by the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery in partnership with the Nickle Galleries (Calgary, AB), Art Gallery of Swift Current (Swift Current, SK), Plug-In Institute of Contemporary Art (Winnipeg, MB) and Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba (Brandon, MB).

  • DATE: January 22, 2026 - April 4, 2026
  • LOCATION: Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba (AGSM)
  • TOWN/CITY: Brandon, MB
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