The 2025 Sobey Art Award winner joins Q guest host Talia Schlanger to talk about her work, and how she’s unlearning the confines of a formal art education.
The 2025 Sobey Art Award winner is rethinking what art can be
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26:29Tania Willard wants to take you beyond the art gallery
Tania Willard is an artist who wants you to think beyond the white cube — beyond the sterile white walls and polished floors of the typical art gallery space. Last year, she won the Sobey Art Award, one of Canada’s most prestigious contemporary art prizes, and her work is currently on display at the National Gallery of Canada.
In this conversation with guest host Talia Schlanger, the artist and curator from Neskonlith First Nation in B.C. reflects on her childhood, ancestry, and the everyday acts that shape Indigenous resurgence — from basket-making to raising her sons on the land.
An exhibit of Willard’s work is on now at the National Gallery of Canada until Feb. 8. She also has a show coming to The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver, which opens on March 7.
The full interview with Tania Willard is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts.
Interview with Tania Willard produced by Vanessa Greco.