LIZ IKIRIKO

Liz Ikiriko is a Tkaronto/Toronto-based artist and curator. Drawing on her experiences as a mixed Nigerian Canadian, prairie-raised queerspawn daughter and mother, her projects and curiosities engage, question and confront strategies of oppression and systems of power.

From a foundation in lens-based practice, she considers the history and current impact of visual culture on our psyche. As a lifelong learner and through collaboration and research, she creates embodied experiences to support moments of presence and connection for and with her communities. 

Ikiriko is the Curator at Gallery TPW and co-founder alongside Toleen Touq, of wave~form~projects, a collective that studies intimate and relational curatorial practice. She has previously held curatorial positions at the Art Museum, University of Toronto, the Art Gallery of York University and was a member of the curatorial committee of the 13th Edition of Bamako Encounters African Biennial of Photography in Mali.

Her recent projects include Never One Thing Alone w/artists Sharlene Bamboat, Joyce Joumaa, Dana Qaddah, Roï Saade and collective AKA Tawla, co-curated w/Jaclyn Quaresma, presented w/IMAGES Festival, Toronto (2025); When Witnessing is Not Enough, writer, Capture Photography Festival (2025),  ___a lineage of transgression___ with artists jamilah malika abu-bakare, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Shala Miller, Cecily Nicholson and M.NourbeSe Philip, co-curated w/Nya Lewis at Artspeak, Vancouver(2025); Elemental Fire: Tim Whiten, curated at the Art Gallery of York University, Toronto(2023); As We Rise: Photography (and) Sounds from the Black Atlantic, writer liner notes and book, Aperture (2022). 

Ikiriko received her MFA in Criticism and Curatorial Practice from OCAD University and has taught at Toronto Metropolitan University and Sheridan College. She has published critical texts with Aperture, Public Journal, C Magazine, Blackflash and held appointments on several local and international advisory boards and juries.