Artist Talk by Jaida Grey Eagle

Jaida Grey Eagle speaks about her artistic practice, spanning photography to beading. Oglala Lakota artist Jaida Grey Eagle will discuss her multidisciplinary practice as a photographer, producer, beadwork artist, and writer. She will reflect on her relationship to land, culture, and storytelling, addressing in particular her work in the Instructional Centre atrium exhibition tókša | I Will See You Again. Through the making of her work, Grey Eagle connects to the land and honours the enduring legacy of her ancestors. Free, open to the public. Registration required. Light refreshments will be served. This is a seated program, held in the atrium of the Instructional Centre at U of T Scarborough. The atrium is wheelchair accessible. If you have accommodation needs, please let us know through the registration form or contact [email protected]. ----- ABOUT THE EXHIBITION On view in the Instructional Centre atrium at U of T Scarborough, tókša | I Will See You Again (August 17, 2026 – July 31, 2027) features works by Jaida Grey Eagle and is curated by Caitlyn Bird. The exhibition brings together cyanotype photographs and beaded earrings that reflect Grey Eagle’s relationship to land, culture, and storytelling. Grounded in lived experience, and motivated to reclaim visual sovereignty, Grey Eagle overrides a long history of misrepresentation of Lakota communities, particularly through photography. tókša | I Will See You Again is part of an ongoing process of remembering, reconnecting, and reclamation. The exhibition is presented by the Doris McCarthy Gallery and supported by the Toronto Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts. ----- Image courtesy of Jaida Grey Eagle.