Posts Tagged ‘indigenous art’
Lana Thomas
Lana Thomas Artist Gallery Contact Lana Thomas Eel Ground First Nation My name is Lana Thomas and I am a Mi ́kmaw artist and a member of the Natoaganeg (Eel Ground) First Nation in New Brunswick. Born and raised in Ottawa, I have wanted to find a way to connect and learn and share with…
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Karen Starr Beauvais Artist Gallery Contact Karen Starr Beauvais Mohawks of Kahnawake My name is Karen Starr and I am a First Nations Mohawk of Kahnawake. Creating is in my blood and my hands were made for crafting, I have been sewing and painting from an early age. My grandmother was a beader and I…
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Rose Mckenzie Artist Gallery Contact Rose Mckenzie Lac La Ronge, First Nation Rose Mckenzie-McLeod from Amechwespimowin sask, Lac La Ronge Indian band member. My late grandmother and my mother taught me how to bead at a young age growing up in the trapline, I didn’t do bead work for many years I recently started beading…
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Sharon McKeigan Sharon McKeigan Algonquins of Pikwakanagan Sharon died April 20, 2023. We leave this page up in memory of our friend, Sharon McKeigan. She was a valued member of the IAC since the beginning and she will be missed.
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Sharon Robinson Artist Gallery Contact Sharon Robinson Métis Nation British Columbia My name is Sharon Robinson, I live in Maple Ridge BC. I’ve always felt something was missing in my heart. Recently I’ve been doing our family tree and found out our grandfather was Métis living with my grandmother in Selkirk, Manitoba. The fact that…
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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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Joan Brant Artist Gallery Contact Joan Brant Tyendinaga Mohawk First Nation My name is Joan Brant, I was taught how to make moccasins by an Ojicree friend. I have been beading since childhood. The sealskin I use for the childrens wraps was gifted to me by a great aunt who wanted me to continue the…
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Victoria Ransom Artist Gallery Contact Victoria Ransom Mohawk of Akwesasne Victoria, wolf clan is a Kanienkehà:ka artist from Akwesasne. She attended school at University of Ottawa for a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Aboriginal Studies with a minor in Political Science. Victoria is a mixed media artist who mainly does pen and ink but also…
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Melanie Gray Artist Gallery Contact Melanie Gray Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte She:kon! My name is Melanie Gray and I am from Tyendinaga (Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte). I began my creative journey learning the ‘daisy chain’ when I was 8 years old. Since then I have continued my curiosity with the creative…
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Pauline Gilley Artist Gallery Contact Pauline Gilley Mi’kmaq, Qalipu First Nations Pauline Gilley, Member of Qalipu First Nation. I live in Newfoundland. I make moccasins working with leather, seal skin and rabbit. I use the same skins and furs for other projects as well. I paint and make jewellery and dreamcatchers among other things. Buy…
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