Logan MacDonald is an gay artist, curator, writer, educator and activist whose work focuses largely on questions related to identity and belonging through queer, disability, and decolonial perspectives. He is of mixed-European decent, with Mi’kmaw ancestry. Born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, his Mi’kmaw ancestry is maternal, connected to Elmastukwek, Ktaqamkuk (Bay of Islands, Newfoundland). His artwork has exhibited across North America, notably with exhibitions at L.A.C.E. (Los Angeles), John Connelly Presents (New York), Ace Art Inc. (Winnipeg), The Rooms (St. John’s), BACA (Montréal), and the Bonavista Biennale, in addition to being published by Goose Lane, Canadian Art, C Magazine, UN Projects, and more.
In 2019, MacDonald was longlisted for the Sobey Art Award and was honoured with a six-month residency at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin. He holds a BFA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Concordia University, and a MFA in Studio Arts from York University.
In 2019, he was the lead Accessibility Consultant for the Toronto Waterfront Sidewalk Labs project. In 2021, he was a keynote speaker for the Canadian Public Arts Funders (CPAF), and in 2022 he was a respondent for the Ontario Arts Councils 2022-2027 Strategic Plan. He served as Vice-Chair of the Indigenous Curatorial Collective (ICCA) from 2019-2022. Currently, MacDonald is an Associate Professor in Studio Arts at University of Waterloo.
Email
loganmacd@gmail.com