Onsite Gallery, OCAD University

Meryl McMaster, Murmur I, II, III, 2013. Courtesy of the artist, Stephen Bulger Gallery and Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain.

Farah Yusuf Curatorial Tour: Becoming (in the light of the miracle)

Friday, February 6, 2026, 5pm – 6:30pm
Onsite Gallery, Toronto
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Join guest curator Farah Yusuf for an in-depth curatorial tour of Becoming (in the light of the miracle).

Ingrid Bachmann, Pelt, 2012. Handtufted neoprene, steel, nylon base, motors 53 cm x 96.5 cm x 20 cm (21″ x 38″ x 8″). Photography by Wojtek Gwiazda.

About Becoming (in the light of the miracle)

Becoming (in the light of the miracle) is an exhibition about emergent phenomena, spanning deep time to AI. The artworks draw inspiration from natural systems, neural networks, and social structures revealing how complexity occurs from simple rule-based interactions to create a whole that is more than the sum of its parts. Becoming (in the light of the miracle) invites viewers to consider other-than-human natures, how they might cohere as entities and come into being. Featured artists are Alexander McLeod, Catherine Blackburn, Camille Jodoin-Eng, Diane Landry, Ingrid Bachmann, Meryl McMaster, Robert Hengeveld, Sarah Friend and Zev Farber.

About the Guest Curator

Farah Yusuf is an independent curator whose practice explores themes of cultural identity, hybridity, language, and technology. She has curated exhibitions for the Textile Museum of Canada, Trinity Square Video, InterAccess and Blackwood Gallery, and works at the Centre for Emerging Artists and Designers at OCAD University. She is the recipient of numerous grants and awards. Yusuf holds an MA in Experimental Digital Media from the University of Waterloo and a BFA in Criticism and Curatorial Practices at OCAD University where she was awarded the Curatorial Practice Medal and Governor General’s Academic Medal.

Onsite Gallery is generously supported by The Delaney Family

Becoming (in the light of the miracle) is generously supported by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario through the Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse program.

About Onsite Gallery
www.ocadu.ca/onsite
Onsite Gallery, OCAD University’s flagship professional gallery, presents contemporary, Indigenous, and public art and design to advance knowledge creation and stimulate local and international conversations on the urgent issues of our time.

Onsite Gallery
199 Richmond Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 0H4

Gallery Hours
Wednesday: 12 – 7pm
Thursday to Saturday: 12 – 5pm

Gallery admission and all events are free.

Onsite Gallery is an accessible venue with all-gender, single-user washrooms.
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About OCAD University (OCAD U)
OCAD University (www.ocadu.ca) is Canada’s university of the imagination. Founded in 1876, the university is dedicated to art, design and digital media education, practice and research and to knowledge and invention across a wide range of disciplines.

Contact Information:
Susan Jama
Programs & Community Coordinator, Onsite Gallery
susanjama@ocadu.ca

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