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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Cheyenne McGinnis

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | September 10, 2020
Cheyenne McGinnis, beadwork, beader, pyrography, painting, painter, leatherwork, fine art, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Cheyenne McGinnis Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Cheyenne McGinnis Kainai/Saddle Lake First Nation I am a Blackfoot/Cree Woman learning and living on the West Coast of British Columbia, in unceded Salish Territory. My work is inspired by the Land, the Water, the Air. I use my art to speak to my experiences living as an Indigenous…

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Theresa Brant

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 21, 2020
Theresa Brant, Acrylic Artist, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Theresa Brant Artist Gallery Contact Theresa Brant Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory My name is Theresa Brant, I am from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Once Covid-19 hit, I started to paint. My son is an amazing artist and I’ve always wondered if I could paint and it turns out that I can and I’m loving this new world.…

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Rose Moses

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 8, 2020
Rose Moses, beadwork, beader, craft maker, crafts, painter, painting, workshop, Ojibwe Jingle Dress Doll, facilitator, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Rose Moses Artist Gallery Contact Rose Moses Ojibwe, Henvey Inlet First Nation My name is Rose Moses. I am Ojibwe from the Henvey Inlet Band. I am a self taught artist and have drawn on the inspiration of other First Nations artists. I up cycle a lot of my materials when I am working on…

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Buffie Gideon Lee | Maritime Weavers

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | July 23, 2020
Buffie Gideon Lee, furniture, weaving, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Buffie Gideon Lee Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Buffie Gideon Lee Gesgapegiag First Nation I am Buffie Gideon Lee. I am a Mi’Kmaq, and a member of both the Gesgapegiag band in Quebec and the Aroostook and in Maine. While I learned traditional Mi’Kmaq basket weaving as a youngster, from my elders, it wasn’t until I broke…

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Georgina Crate

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | July 17, 2020
Georgina Crate, apparel & clothing, regalia, workshops, facilitator, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Georgina Crate Artist Gallery Contact Georgina Crate Cote First Nation My colonized name is Georgina Crate. However, I am Wabinoquay (Morning Star Women), I am of the Bear Clan, I am Anishinabequay, from Cote First nation in Treaty Four Territory. I am a grandmother, been living on our sacred mother earth for 65 years. And…

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Theresa Cook & David Dearhouse | CD Baskets

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | June 21, 2020
Theresa Cook, David Dearhouse, CD Baskets, basket making, workshops, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Theresa Cook & David Dearhouse Artist Gallery Workshop Contact Theresa Cook & David Dearhouse St. Regis Mohawk Reservation Wathahiiostha (Theresa) Cook is of the Deer Clan. From a young age, Theresa began helping her mother and grandmother make baskets and toys from black ash splints. Her partner, Atewenna;ron (David) Dearhouse is of the Turtle Clan. They are…

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Renée Dillard

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | June 20, 2020
Renée Dillard, basket maker, workshops, facilitator, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Renée Dillard Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Renée Dillard Anishinaabe Renée is a Anishinaabe natural fiber artist and teacher, raised in Anishinaabe communities of Michigan. She has performed countless presentations in universities, museums and community organizations as well as teaches an immeasurable number of workshops & classes to elders and families in Anishinaabe communities. In 2010,…

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Rebekah Jarvey

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | June 17, 2020
Rebekah Jarvey, multidisciplinary, feathers, regalia, covid-19 masks, workshops, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Rebekah Jarvey Artist Gallery Contact Rebekah Jarvey Chippewa Cree, Rocky Boy’s First Nation My name is Rebekah Jarvey. My Indian name is Carries Sweetgrass Woman and I come from the otter and ermine clans. I am a Chippewa Cree businesswoman, Blackfeet decedent and sewist who enjoys showcasing my rich cultural identity through designing, modelling, styling,…

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