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Dr. Christine Shaw (pictured, photo by John Paul Ricco) is the Director/Curator of the Blackwood Gallery at the University of Toronto Mississauga, where she is an Assistant Professor in Curatorial Studies and Contemporary Art. Christine discusses the aims and ambitions of the Blackwood Gallery, its origins and recent exhibitions, and the research she undertakes in her academic role within the Department of Visual Studies. She also talks about the current three-part project the gallery is working on that has been funded by an unprecedented $375,000 grant they recently received, the largest ever in the Blackwood’s 48-year history. A full transcript of the podcast is available at http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/vp-research/sites/files/vp-research/public/shared/CS-podcast6-transcribed%2CJune29.pdf.