Friday, December 11th, 2026
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Join us at the Gallery on Friday, December 11, from 6 to 7:30 pm, as we celebrate the launch of our newest exhibition publication, Every River Has a Mouth: The Visual Languages That Connect Us.
The evening will feature a conversation between Gallery Curator Aliya Boubard, Guest Curator Eliot White-Hill, and publication contributor Jordan Wilson, followed by an opportunity for publication signings.
Featuring all the artworks from the exhibition, the publication brings together thoughtful essays by Jordan Wilson, Tania Willard, and Eliot White-Hill, alongside written contributions from the exhibiting artists, offering deeper insights into the stories, perspectives, and connections explored throughout the exhibition.
Admission is free, and everyone is welcome! The publication will also be available for purchase in the Gallery Shop ahead of the launch.
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Tania Willard
Tania Willard is a mixed Secwépemc and settler artist whose research intersects with land-based art practices. Her practice activates connection to land, culture, and family, centering art as an Indigenous resurgent act, through collaborative projects such as BUSH Gallery and support of language revitalization in Secwépemc communities. Her artistic and curatorial work includes Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture at the Vancouver Art Gallery (2012-2014. Willard’s work is included in the collections of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Forge Project, Kamloops Art Gallery, and the Anchorage Museum, among others. In 2025, Willard won one of the top Canadian contemporary art awards, the Sobey Art Award.
Jordan Wilson
Jordan Wilson is a Curator of Pacific Northwest Coast and Contemporary Indigenous Art at the UBC Museum of Anthropology (MOA). A member of the Musqueam Indian Band, he holds a PhD in Anthropology from New York University, with a background in Indigenous Studies and Museum Studies. Wilson was a co-curator of the exhibitions c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city (2015), and In a Different Light: Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art (2017) at MOA. He is a co-author of Where the Power Is: Indigenous Perspectives on Northwest Coast Art (2021). More recently, he curated I Use My Haida Eyes: The History Robes of Jut-ke-nay Hazel Wilson (2026).
