Little Burgundy – Evolving Montreal

After Griffintown (Robert Walker, 2019-2020) and Hochelaga (Joannie Lafrenière 2020-2023), the McCord Stewart Museum has selected Andrew Jackson for the third photographic commission in its Evolving Montreal series. The Montreal-based British-Canadian artist’s research-creation project focuses on Little Burgundy. Andrew Jackson will explore the urban, social and cultural transformations of the neighbourhood known as the cradle of Montreal’s Black Anglophone community. He is particularly interested in the themes of family, transnational migration, displacement, trauma, war and collective memory. As an artist expressing himself through documentary photography, he has an impressive track record. His work has been published in many major publications, including the L. A. Times, The Guardian and Stern magazine, and is held in prestigious collections in the UK and the USA. This photographic commission will be the subject of an exhibition at the Museum in winter 2025.

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson is a British-Canadian photographer and artist who has worked primarily in Montreal, Canada and the UK. He is an associate lecturer at the London College of Communication, teaching in the MA Documentary & Photojournalism program and has previously served on the advisory board of the Photo Ethics Centre.

His practice is developed at the intersection of photography and text and, most recently, focuses on notions of family, transnational migration, displacement, trauma, war, and collective memory.

Evolving Montreal

Launched by the McCord Stewart Museum in 2019, the Evolving Montreal series of photographic commissions supports documentary projects that capture the transformation of Montreal’s various neighbourhoods through unique points of view.

“The idea behind Evolving Montreal was born from the conviction that the Museum should play a more active role, both in supporting the local photographic community and in building its own photography collection. The remarkable creativity and documentary value of the projects produced so far in the series are eloquent proof that encouraging contemporary photographers to capture the continuous transformation of the city is a fruitful undertaking,” says Zoë Tousignant, Curator, Photography.