Shaun Dacey

Shaun Dacey is a ninth-generation settler from the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. He is currently living in the unceded and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ Nations. Shaun is currently Director at Richmond Art Gallery, where he has curated numerous exhibitions considering the specific histories and cultural contexts of Richmond, BC with artists such as Ho Tam, Karilynn Ming Ho, Karen Tam, Jon Sasaki, and Brendan Fernandes. Dacey holds a Master’s degree in Critical and Curatorial Studies from the University of British Columbia, and has written for various publications including e-flux and BlackFlash, among others. As CAG’s Curator of Learning and Public Programming, 2013–2014, and Curator, 2015–2016, Shaun produced a range of exhibitions, educational initiatives and off-site projects. He developed CAG’s Burrard Marina Field House Studio residency program, nurturing expansive projects with artists such as Krista Belle Stewart, Keg de Souza, Maddie Leach, Walter Scott, Marie Lorenz, Jerome Havre, and Sameer Farooq.