Posts Tagged ‘Surrey’
Avis Blackbird
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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Shane Mcree Artist Gallery Performance Contact Shane Mcree Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, British Columbia I grew up in a home where creating was competition. My late grandpa, Logan Alexis, was a carpenter singer, drum maker, and hunter, while my grama sang and sewed. My uncles played sports, sang, painted, and played in bands; If you…
Read MoreLaura Donovan | Body Art by Laura D
Laura Donovan Artist Gallery Contact Laura Donovan Abenaki Odanak Band, Quebec Hello! I’m Laura D, Indigenous (Abenaki) Tattooer/Piercer/Artist. I opened my first Tattoo and Piercing studio in 2007. I owned a successful studio in Selkirk, Manitoba for 7 years before moving back to BC. I guested at Craftsman Tattoo in White Rock before opening Body…
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Tsatia Adzich Artist Gallery Contact Tsatia Adzich Métis Nation British Columbia Tsatia is currently a PhD student at Simon Fraser University in Geography. Their research mainly focuses on the urban Indigenous kinship networks and artistic connections within communities. For years, Tsatia’s primary relationship to beadwork and artistic traditions was supporting Indigenous artists by buying their…
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