ANISHINAABE
ANISHINAABE
ANISHINAABE
Nipissing First Nation Band Member
Nipissing 10 is an Ojibwe Nation located in Northern Ontario and Robinson-Huron Treaty Territory
Turtle Clan
MEDIUM
ANISHINAABE
ANISHINAABE
Multidisciplinary Artist
Digital vector illustration
3D rendering
Jewellery design
Textile design
Currently focused on digital illustration and public art installation
PRACTICE
ANISHINAABE
PRACTICE
At the core of my work is an examination of heritage, translated into both a personal and present-day perspective
I explore and experiment with new materials, mediums, and processes
I am interested in the juxtaposition of technology and nature, of the past and the present; traditions of time immemorial through an ultramodern lens
PAST
PRESENT
PRACTICE
OCADU alumna: BDes Material Art & Design, Jewellery major
Fellow of the Canadian Gemmological Association
& GIA alumna (Diamond grading)
Public Art Curator for the Ethennonnhawahstihnen' Community Recreation Centre & Library in collaboration with the City of Toronto
PRESENT
PRESENT
PRESENT
Artist: Participating in therapeutic art program, designing two permanent art installations for the new CAMH Secure Care & Recovery building
Member: Toronto Public Art Commission
FUTURE
PRESENT
PRESENT
Reinterpreting traditional Anishinaabe teachings through contemporary mediums & concepts
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