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    • ARTIST
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    • PUBLIC ART
      • PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION
      • CONCEPT ART
      • CURATION
    • PLAY
    • MULTIDISCIPLINARY
      • FOUND OBJECT
      • TEXTILES
      • JEWELLERY
      • NCCT
      • BRANDING
      • SCULPTURE
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    • CONNECT
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Tessa Shank

Tessa Shank Tessa Shank Tessa Shank

Migiisii mndookwe

Migiisii mndookwe Migiisii mndookwe

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  


Currently focused on | 

Digital Vector Illustration & Public Art Installation


Also working in | 

Public Art & Cultural Advisory

Public Art Curation

Jewellery Design

3D Rendering

Textile Design




PRACTICE

PRACTICE

PRACTICE

 Reinterpreting traditional Anishinaabeg teachings through contemporary mediums & concepts, bringing together the past, present & future   


I explore & experiment with materials, mediums, & 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  


VISION

PRACTICE

PRACTICE

 My artwork’s heartbeat is guided by Anishinaabeg culture with the intention to highlight traditional knowledge and teachings


My artistic approach takes inspiration from nature, ethnobotany and our connections to the water, to the land and to the sky, because these are the things that connect all people


  

PAST | EDUCATION & TRAINING

Alumna | BDES 2014

Canadian Gemmological Association | 2016 - present

Alumna | BDES 2014

 Material Art & Design | Jewellery

Alumna | 2016

Canadian Gemmological Association | 2016 - present

Alumna | BDES 2014

Gemmology 

Gemological Institute of America | 2016

Canadian Gemmological Association | 2016 - present

Canadian Gemmological Association | 2016 - present

Diamond Essentials  

Canadian Gemmological Association | 2016 - present

Canadian Gemmological Association | 2016 - present

Canadian Gemmological Association | 2016 - present

 Fellow

PRESENT | Public Art, Exhibition & ADVISORY

Public Art Installation

Public Art Installation

Public Art Installation

Waverly House Secure Care & Recovery Building | Main Entrance & Exterior Columns, Indigenous Ceremony Room floor


PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION

Public Art Installation

Public Art Installation

Century Gardens Youth Hub | Outdoor Art Installation

Member | 2026 - present

Public Art Installation

Member | 2026 - present

Propeller Art Gallery

MEMBER | 2024 - present

Public Art Installation

Member | 2026 - present

Toronto Public Art Commission  

FUTURE | UPCOMING PROJECTS

City of Toronto

Brown & Storey Architects

Brown & Storey Architects

Artist | Upcoming Public Art Installation 

Brown & Storey Architects

Brown & Storey Architects

Brown & Storey Architects

Indigenous Art Consultant for Rockcliffe Riverine Flood Mitigation Project | City of Toronto


Lead Consultants | R. V. Anderson Associates Limited 

City of Toronto

Brown & Storey Architects

WAHKOHTOWIN DEVELOPMENT

Curation | Two upcoming Public Art Installations

WAHKOHTOWIN DEVELOPMENT

Brown & Storey Architects

WAHKOHTOWIN DEVELOPMENT

2027 ILS Artist

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