Jessica Bradley is a distinguished art historian, curator, and former gallerist who has published extensively and spearheaded numerous exhibitions in some of Canada's leading institutions. She served as curator of contemporary art at the Art Gallery of Ontario (1995?2004) and associate curator of contemporary art at the National Gallery of Canada (1980?87) and was commissioner for Canada's representation at the Venice Biennale on three occasions. From 2005 to 2015, she directed her own commercial gallery in Toronto, creating over eighty exhibitions featuring an emerging generation of artists.