First Family
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2020
Photograph printed on Fuji Crystal Lustre archival print
Full suite: Handsigned edition of 20, includes 10 prints
Individuals: Digitally-signed editions of 100
This series of 10 prints titled First Family features of ten circular beaded depictions of medicinal plants from maskotewisipiy (High Prairie, Alberta, Treaty 8), the territory of artist's maternal family. These prints are images of the beaded pieces that are made with size 15 miyuki and toho beads on stroud (a trade cloth, commonly used by Métis people). These prints show the intricate detail of the beading, a time intensive practice that the artist utilizes to draw connections to the plants depicted.
Exhibition History:
- The Botanical Turn, McIntosh Gallery, London, ON, September 3, 2021 to December 11, 2021
- 6th Contemporary Native Art Biennial, The Biennale d’art contemporain autochtone (BACA) / Contemporary, Montreal, May 7, 2022 to June 26, 2022
- miyo pimâtisiwin, Ociciwan, Edmonton, AB, Sept 24 to Dec 3 2022
- Embedded Histories: Exploring the Intersections of Care and Flora, curated by Ursula Handleigh, ARTSPLACE Gallery, Annapolis Royal, NS, April 5 – May 24, 2025.
- we tend to care, Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, AB, July 31st - November 23rd 2025
- we tend to care, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB, February 6 – June 28 2026
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