Visual Arts
Breanna Podlasly
Breanna Podlasly Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Breanna Podlasly Cooks Ferry Indian Band Breanna Podlasly was born in Lillooet, BC in 1994 and is of Cook’s Ferry Indian Band descent, from the Village of Spence’s Bridge, near Ashcroft, BC. She was raised in a small community town at the Northern part of Vancouver Island, called Sointula…
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Angela Wiggins Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Angela Wiggins Anishinaabe Angela Wiggins is a proud Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) artist whose work reflects her heritage’s resilience and cultural richness. She is the bloodline granddaughter of Henry Rufus Trudeau and Great Granddaughter to Gabriel Trudeau and Victoria Peltier, of Wikwemikong First Nation, on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. Her grandfather, a…
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Lisa Dunphy Artist Gallery Contact Lisa C. Dunphy Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Alberta I am a proud member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation of Treaty 8 northern Alberta. I attended the Alberta College of Art after completing High School. My art connects me to the land, I recognize the inherent beauty in the mountains…
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Avis Blackbird Artist Gallery Contact Avis Blackbird Bonaparte First Nations, British Columbia I am Secwepemc and Sto:lo with mixed European heritage but was raised without traditional culture in the city. My family was forced to deny their ancestry to hide from residential schools. The inter-generational trauma in our family tree has created so much division.…
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Bernadette Gregoire Artist Gallery Contact Bernadette Gregoire Okanagan Indigenous Tribe of British Columbia EMERGING FROM THE ASHES OF AN OKANAGAN CULTURAL GENOCIDE My name is Bernadette Gregoire, an Okanagan First Nation Artist of British Columbia, daughter of the late Dave and Edna Gregoire of the Bear Clan. My maternal grandparents are Edith and Christie Parker…
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Crystal T. Henry Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Crystal T. Henry (Kaherisakhe) Haudenosaunee/Anishinaabe, Akwesasne Crystal T. Henry is a contemporary Haudenosaunee/Anishinaabe artist living in Akwesasne, St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. Crystal graduated from SUNY Oswego M.A.T. in Art Edu. B.F.A in Graphic Design, and also obtained an A.F.A in 2-D Arts from the Institute of American Indian…
Read MoreWennekerakon Tiewishaw-Poirier
Wennekerakon Tiewishaw-Poirier Artist Gallery Contact Wennekerakon Tiewishaw-Poirier Mohawk from Kanehsatake, Québec Shé:kon, my name is Wennekerakon Tiewishaw and I am a Mohawk Digital artist from Kanehsatake. I grew up in a very traditional family that instilled strong connections to my culture and identity. It was during my childhood that I was taught all kinds of…
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Moni Garr Artist Gallery Contact Moni Garr Onkwehonwe/Kanien’kéhake, Akwesasne My mother (Akwesasneron) taught me raised beadwork in the 1970s. She learned from her aunt in Akwesasne. It is an art that has been passed down many generations in Akwesasne. I have since learned how to improve and hone my own techniques and find inspiration from…
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Virginia Gardner Artist Gallery Contact Virginia Gardner Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation Boozhoo! Welcome to my Artists Bio page. My specialty is digital designs. I do my best to have color, interesting visuals, and combine Indigenous and mainstream inspirations into my work. I think it’s important to include my Anishinaabe background to ensure visitors are aware that…
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Jasmine Chowace-Caffyn Artist Gallery Contact Jasmine Chowace-Caffyn Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation My name is Jasmine Chowace-Caffyn and I am a Cree artist from Alberta. I am woodland Cree by blood on my Mother’s side, however, I am connected to the plains Cree through my partner’s family. This connection to my Cree heritage has inspired me…
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