Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation) explores the intersections of history, contemporary art, and Indigeneity in her writing and curatorial practice. She is Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project, Taghkanic, NY.

Most recently, she curated Indian Theater: Performance, Art and Self-Determination, at the Hessel Museum of Art (touring to MacKenzie Art Gallery and SITE SANTA FE), and with Raven Chacon, Impossible Music for the Miller ICA and Tufts University Art Galleries. She was part of the curatorial team of the Canadian Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale, the SITE SANTA FE Biennial; and documenta 14, Athens and Kassel.

Her notable essays include “The Gilded Gaze: Wealth and Economies on the Colonial Frontier,” (documenta Reader) and “The Appropriation Debates (or The Gallows of History),” New Museum/MIT Press.