ARTIST
PRACTICE
ARTIST
Anishinaabe x Mixed
Nipissing First Nation Band Member
Migiisii Mndookwe
Eagle Spirit Woman
Turtle Clan
Weaving narratives of Anishinaabeg language, traditional stories, with teachings of nature and ethnobotany
MEDIUM
PRACTICE
ARTIST
Multidisciplinary Artist
Digital vector illustration
3D rendering
Jewellery design
Textile design
Currently focused on digital illustration and public art installation
PRACTICE
PRACTICE
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
Alumna | OCADU
Material Art & Design x Jewellery
Alumna | George Brown College
Gemmology
PRESENT
PRESENT
PRESENT
Public Art Installation | Artist
Participating in therapeutic art program, designing two permanent art installations for the new CAMH Secure Care & Recovery building
Fellow | Canadian Gemmological Association
Member| Toronto Public Art Commission
FUTURE
PRESENT
PRESENT
Reinterpreting traditional Anishinaabeg teachings through contemporary mediums & concepts
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bringing together the past present and future
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