Jessica Somers | Focal Point Artistry

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | October 14, 2020
Jessica Somers, painter, painting, feathers, woodwork, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Jessica Somers Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Jessica Somers Odanak Abenakis /Métis, Ontario Jessica Somers is Abenaki First Nation. She is greatly influenced by her grandmother who enjoyed creating scenic and wildlife paintings.  Her father’s passion for carpentry and his hard work ethics and determination are what attributed to her success as an artist today. Jessica…

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Stephanie Babij | Creations by Steph

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | October 14, 2020
Stephanie Babij, painter, painting, drawing, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Stephanie Babij Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Stephanie Babij Ojibwe, Ontario Stephanie Babij (she/her) is an urban-Indigenous visual artist of Ojibwe and Ukrainian/other mixed-settler heritage. Originally from Sudbury, with maternal roots and a member of Wikwemikong Unceded First Nation, she now makes her home in Unceded Algonquin Territory/Ottawa. Stephanie was unfortunately not able to be raised…

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Michelle McCoy

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | October 14, 2020
Michelle McCoy, beadwork, beader, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Michelle McCoy Artist Gallery Contact Michelle McCoy Cree Hello, my name is Michelle. I am a Cree woman, my ancestors come from Saskatchewan, Canada. Although I call Alberta my home. I was fortunate enough to connect with wonderful ladies in my community that taught me how to bead earrings. Ever since my first pair of finished…

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Don Bonner

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | October 6, 2020
Don Bonner, Migwan, leatherwork, beadwork, jewelry, bone, flutes, woodwork, prints, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Don Bonner Artist Gallery Contact Don Bonner Shabot Obaadjiwan, Algonquin Don Bonner, son of Douglas and Carol Bonner. A member of the Shabot Obaadjiwan Band in the Bear Clan of the Algonquin Nation. My chief is Doreen Davis. I’m grateful to the People of Snuneymuxw for sharing their traditional lands on which we live. I…

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Cora Gallant

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | October 4, 2020
Cora Gallant Aucoin, jewelry, jewelry maker, stones, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Cora Gallant Artist Gallery Contact Cora Gallant Qalipu First Nation Born in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, I have been creating and designing art pieces since I was a child. I feel a strong connection to my First Nation-French heritage, memories of past innocence, the natural beauty of nature and the wonders of wildlife. Buy…

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Ashley Lacourciere | Onizhishin Designs

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | October 4, 2020
Ashley Lacourciere, beader, beadwork, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Ashley Lacourciere Artist Gallery Contact Ashley Lacourciere Taykwa Tagamou Nation My name is Ashley Lacourciere and my home community is Taykwa Tagamou Nation. I now reside in Barrie, Ontario where I am a teacher by trade. I am mostly self-taught. Beading is my medicine and I love to create and share this good medicine. Buy…

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J’net Ayayqwayaksheelth

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | October 4, 2020
J'net Ayayqwayaksheelth, textiles, art, clothing, hats, beadwork, beader, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

J’net Ayayqwayaksheelth Artist Gallery Contact J’net Ayayqwayaksheelth Ahousaht, Nuu-chah-nulth J’net Ayayqwayaksheelth (One who gives away and still stands tall) is from the Nuu- chah-nulth homelands on Vancouver Island and is a descendant of whale hunters and cedar bark weavers. J’net is also an emerging textile artist and milliner who uses art as a vital way…

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Speplól Tanya Zilinski 

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | October 4, 2020
Tanya Zilinski, beadwork, beader, dreamcatcher, crafts, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Speplól Tanya Zilinski Artist Gallery Contact Speplól Tanya Zilinski Manitoba Métis Federation Speplól TANYA ZILINSKI BIOGRAPHY Tanya Zilinski (b. 1977) is a multidisciplinary artist, Halq’eméylem teacher and Matriarch of their family. They are a member of The Red River Nation with maternal family and ancestral ties to Anishinaabe, Cree, Dakota and Huron-Wendat Nations throughout Turtle…

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Jesse King

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | September 25, 2020
Jesse King, painter, beader, painting, beadwork, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Jesse King Artist Gallery Contact Jesse King Timiskaming First Nation My name is Jessie. I am Algonquin from Timiskaming First Nation currently living in Scugog, Ontario. Buy their work… Please contact artist for any inquiries. Contact Artist Email Toronto, ON Artist Website & Social Instagram Membership Identification Status Timiskaming First Nation

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Donna L. Debassige Brinkworth

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | September 22, 2020
Donna L. Debassige Brinkworth, painter, painting, magnets, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Donna L. Debassige Brinkworth Artist Gallery Contact Donna L. Debassige Brinkworth M’Chigeeng First Nation I am a self-taught Ojibwe or Anishinaabe artist currently based in Edmonton, Alberta. I was born in Thompson, Manitoba, and my parents are from North Bay and Manitoulin Island. As a child I enjoyed learning about the animals and how they…

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