MacKenzie Art Gallery Appoints First-Ever Indigenous Museum Director in Canada

The MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina, Canada, has appointed John G. Hampton as its next executive director and CEO. Hampton had been the institution’s interim direction since August, and he succeeds Anthony Kiendl, who stepped down last July.
Hampton, who is a citizen of Chickasaw Nation and grew up in Regina, makes history as the first Indigenous person to run a major public gallery anywhere in Canada. He joined the MacKenzie in 2018 as director of programs, which have “centered arou