Eliska Podsednik | Mahkesîs Creations

By Executive Assistant | February 7, 2023
Eliska Podsednik | Mahkesîs Creations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Native American Art, First Nations Art

Eliska Podsednik Artist Gallery Contact Eliska (Ellie) Podsednik Métis Nation of Alberta Mahkesîs Creations is a small, woman-run business specializing in handmade jewellery and art. Ellie, the Métis artist behind Mahkesîs Creations has always been an artsy gal. As a child, she spent time with her dad collecting stamps. Having an affinity for small, collectible…

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Ophelia O’Donnell

By Executive Assistant | January 26, 2023
Ophelia O'Donnell, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Native American Art, First Nations Art

Ophelia O’Donnell Artist Gallery Contact Ophelia O’Donnell  Anishinaabe, Ontario Thank you for stopping by my profile! Initially, I learned to bead from my auntie, she taught me how to bead-wrap things. Pretty soon, I started bead-wrapping everything I could! I learned how to two needle flat stitch from a good friend and mentor, who was…

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Tsatia Adzich

By Executive Assistant | January 23, 2023
Tsatia Adzich, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Native American Art, First Nations Art

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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Crystal Fersovich

By Executive Assistant | January 19, 2023
Crystal Fersovich, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Native American Art, First Nations Art,

Crystal Fersovich Artist Gallery Contact Crystal Fersovich Métis Nation of Alberta Crystal is a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. While she has always lived in urban areas, her mother’s side of the family is from Fishing Lake Métis Settlement in Eastern Alberta. Although Crystal is a lawyer by trade, she has loved art…

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Jasmine Chowace-Caffyn 

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | November 14, 2022
Jasmine Chowace-Caffyn Indigenous Art

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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Kristina Joe

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | November 9, 2022
Kristina Joe, cedar, weaving, digital art, graphic design, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Kristina Joe Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Kristina Joe Kwikwetlem First Nation, British Columbia My name is Kristina Joe, Stakaya (wolf). I am from Kwikwetlem First Nation. I am a proud 39 yrs old multi-cultured strong independent woman I am Coast Salish, Cree, Scottish and Swedish descendant. I have 3 sons with my husband/ best friend Percy Cunningham. I’m the…

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Julie Grenier

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | November 9, 2022
Julie Grenier, Beadwork, earrings, apparel, leatherwork, moccasins, sealskin, mitts, jewelry, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Julie Grenier Artist Gallery Contact Julie Grenier Kuujjuaq, Québec Julie Grenier is from Kuujjuaq, a small community in Nunavik, Northern Québec. She currently resides in Notre-Dame-de-l’ile-Perrot, a small community west of Montreal, with her husband and three children. Having an Inuk mother and a Francophone father, she was raised with both sets of values from…

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Aaren McNary

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | November 9, 2022
Aaren McNary, Beadwork, jewelry, moccasins, ribbon skirts, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Aaren McNary Artist Gallery Contact Aaren McNary Samson Cree Nation, Alberta My name is Aaren McNary, I am a Plains Cree artist from Samson Cree Nation currently living in Red Deer, AB. I have always been interested in beading and was taught by my mother as a child. My Mother was a victim of the…

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Kelly-Ann Desrosiers

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | October 12, 2022
Kelly-Ann Desrosiers, Inuit art, jewelry, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Kelly-Ann Desrosiers Artist Gallery Contact Kelly-Ann Desrosiers Inuk My name is Kelly-Ann Desrosiers, I am an Inuk artist currently residing in Montreal. I began painting as a teen in high school. My jewelry is inspired by my Inuit culture. My entire family is artistic, my pukuluk (mother) paints, sews and creates jewelry. My ajak (aunt)…

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Tracey Lynne Towedo | Kokumoon

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | October 12, 2022
Tracey Lynne Towedo, beadwork, jewelry, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Tracey Lynne Towedo | Kokumoom Artist Gallery Contact Tracey Lynne Towedo Aroland First Nation, Ontario My name is Tracey Lynne Towedo, I am the sole proprietor of KOKUMOON. My business began in honour of the spiritual journey of my Kokum on the full healing moon – Giizisoonhg Mnidoons. (11.12.19) Honouring the powerful connection and legacies of…

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