What does it mean to be natural—and who belongs in the landscape?

Wild Waysides: Queer Ecology and the New Natural brings together 2SLGBTQ+ artists and researchers exploring radical intersections of queerness, ecology, and creative practice. Curated by Pearl Van Geest and James Fowler, the exhibition features multisensory installations, field recordings, performance documentation, and visual artworks that reimagine nature through a queer lens. The project challenges binaries, decolonizes landscapes, and amplifies alternative ways of knowing.

Many of the works were developed through the Queer Up North Artist Residency in Temagami, Northern Ontario, where artists immersed themselves in land-based research, sound, movement, and storytelling practices shaped by both queer experience and ecological urgency.

Participating Artists:

Francisco Alvarez, Schem Rogerson Bader, Jackson Bailey, Kristy Boyce, Terry Dame, James Fowler, David Frazier, Atlas Gifford, Charlie Hunter, Lou Losier, John Rubino, Walt Segers, Cai Sepulis, Christian Bernard Singer, Pearl Van Geest, and Mike Wyeld.

Curated by Pearl Van Geest and James Fowler


Jan 3-Feb 15 2025 White Water Gallery, North Bay
August 6-16 2025, Red Head Gallery, Toronto