Thaddaeus Ropac Announces Zadie Xa Solo Exhibition Tour Across Canada Following Turner Prize Nomination
On May 23, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the first major solo exhibition in Alberta of Vancouver-born, London-based artist Zadie Xa. The exhibition, created in collaboration with artist Benito Mayor Vallejo, continues the project Moonlit Confessions Across Deep Sea Echoes: Your Ancestors Are Whales, and Earth Remembers Everything, which was shown at Sharjah Biennial 16 in 2025 and earned Xa a nomination for the Turner Prize. It is organized in partnership with The Power Plant, Toronto, where the show will be on view from October 16, 2026, to March 21, 2027, and PHI, Montreal, in spring 2027.
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Xa’s Turner Prize nomination after the Sharjah presentation marks increased institutional attention to her integration of Korean heritage, mythology, shamanism and marine ecology. The partnership with two Canadian museums signals expanding North American museum focus on diasporic and interspecies narratives, offering collectors context on the artist’s trajectory ahead of further touring exposure.
- Artists: Zadie Xa
- People: Benito Mayor Vallejo
- Galleries: Thaddaeus Ropac
- Museums: The Power Plant, PHI
- Locations: Alberta, Toronto, Montreal
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