University of Toronto Art Museum presents dual exhibitions redefining land art and environmental witnessing
This autumn, the University of Toronto's Art Museum is hosting two exhibitions: Earthwork, under the curation of Mikinaak Migwans, and Dwelling Under Distant Suns, curated by Yantong Li. Earthwork reinterprets land art through the lens of Indigenous stewardship, featuring pieces from the Great Lakes area, such as Art Hunter's portrayal of controlled burns and Michael Belmore's snow fence installation, which will be on display from November 2025 to March 2026. Additionally, Dwelling Under Distant Suns highlights film works that tackle environmental issues, including Alvin Luong's Cyanide Debt (2025) and Solveig Qu Suess's examination of hydroelectric effects on the Mekong River. Both exhibitions will be available until 20 December 2025, focusing on ecological awareness and Indigenous relationships.
Key facts
- Exhibitions Earthwork and Dwelling Under Distant Suns run at Art Museum at the University of Toronto until 20 December 2025
- Earthwork curated by Mikinaak Migwans redefines earthworks as Indigenous practices of land care rather than 1960s-1970s monuments
- Dwelling Under Distant Suns curated by Yantong Li addresses visualization of slow environmental crises through film works
- Michael Belmore's snow fence installation visible seasonally from November 2025 through March 2026
- Art Hunter documents controlled burns at Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre in northwestern Ontario
- Alvin Luong's newly commissioned Cyanide Debt (2025) restages historical mass poisoning in Bangkok
- Exhibition includes works from BUSH Gallery, Alex Jacobs-Blum, Faye HeavyShield, Mike MacDonald, Edward Poitras, Protect the Tract Collective
- Yantong Li witnessed disappearing perennial snow in Yunnan, China's Cangshan Mountains
Entities
Artists
- Mikinaak Migwans
- Art Hunter
- Michael Belmore
- Lisa Myers
- Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill
- Peter Morin
- Tania Willard
- Alex Jacobs-Blum
- Faye HeavyShield
- Mike MacDonald
- Edward Poitras
- Yantong Li
- Alvin Luong
- Solveig Qu Suess
- Kent Chan
- Simon Cartwright
- Blaine Campbell
Institutions
- Art Museum at the University of Toronto
- BUSH Gallery
- Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre
- Protect the Tract Collective
- Aesthetica Magazine
Locations
- Toronto
- Canada
- Great Lakes region
- Ontario
- Northwestern Ontario
- Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- Yunnan
- China
- Cangshan Mountains
- Mekong River
- North America