Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada— May 21, 2026: The MacKenzie Art Gallery is set to open Love Medicine, curated by Métis art historian Dr. Michelle McGeough. Bringing together works by 22 Indigenous 2SLGBTQ+ artists from across regions and generations, the exhibition creates a space of recognition, care, and community.

Love Medicine speaks to the healing power of love in personal and communal contexts, honouring the strength and beauty of Indigenous queer and non-binary identities and bodies in the face of systemic challenges. The Exhibition offers an artistic embrace to help heal from trauma experienced by 2Spirit and Indigiqueer communities across generations, and asserts the powerful belief that love is medicine.

The Mackenzie Art Gallery Executive Director & CEO, John G. Hampton, reflects:

“I am incredibly grateful to Michelle and the artists for bringing a spirit of care, community, and healing to the gallery through the powerful work in this exhibition. 2Spirit communities are one of the most targeted groups in our society today, but they also carry the strongest medicine, serving an essential and honoured role in this territory for time immemorial. I feel like we are in need of a return to that healing power of love and of art, and I thank the artists for that gift.”

Love Medicine will be on view from June 12 to November 1, 2026.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Love Medicine is generously supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council; Thinking Through the Museum – Museum Queeries Cluster (Concordia University), the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Decolonial and Transformational Indigenous Art Practices (University of Victoria), Curating Change: Centring Decolonization, Equity, and Social Justice in Exhibition Practice (Nova Scotia School of Art and Design), the University of Winnipeg, Concordia University, and the University of Winnipeg Research Office.

 

Opening Reception

The opening reception for Love Medicine takes place on Thursday, June 11, at 7 PM and features a special performance by acclaimed Two-Spirit Dene drag artist, comedian, and Canada’s Drag Race Season 3 contestant Chelazon Leroux (Buffalo River Dene Nation/Fond du Lac First Nation). Presented in celebration of Queen City Pride Week, the evening highlights Indigenous 2SLGBTQ+ voices through performance, community gathering, and the exhibition’s exploration of care, identity, and belonging.

 

ABOUT THE MACKENZIE

The MacKenzie Art Gallery envisions a world where art inspires and heals across generations. Located in Treaty 4 / oskana kâ-asastêki / Regina, the MacKenzie is Saskatchewan’s oldest public art gallery, with an over 50-year history of championing Indigenous art from Indigenous perspectives. The MacKenzie embraces its unique position within the Canadian and international art landscape, celebrating the diverse perspectives of all artists within the Plains region and Canada. It has a focus on Indigenous and contemporary art, contextualized through select historical and international work.

 

MEDIA CONTACT

Hooria Rajabzadeh
Communications Coordinator
MacKenzie Art Gallery
hrajabzadeh@mackenzie.art
(306)-584-4250 x4271

 

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