September 2008

Gerald McMaster (Plains Cree/Siksika First Nation) is curator of Canadian Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. From 2000 to 2004, he was deputy assistant director for cultural resources and the director's special assistant for Mall exhibitions at the National Museum of the American Indian. During his tenure at NMAI, he contributed to work on the museum's permanent exhibitions and curated First American Art (2004) and New Tribe/New York (2005). His awards and recognitions include the 2005 national Aboriginal Achievement Award and Canada's highest honor, the Order of Canada.

Image credit: Gerald McMaster