EDUCATION
2011-2015 Bachelor of Photography, Sheridan College
AWARDS & GRANTS
2020 Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2019 Indigenous Artist Materials Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2018 Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2017 GAMMA Young Artist of the Year, Yonsei University
2015 Canon Award of Excellence for Storytelling
2015 Boreal Collective Scholarship
BOARDS, COMMITTEES & JURIES
Present Supercrawl Visual & Public Art Advisory Committee, Hamilton, ON
Present Board of Directors, De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Centre, Hamilton, ON
2019-2020 Indigenous Advisory Circle Member, Indigenous Healing and Wellness Program, Guelph Community Health Centre, Guelph, ON
2020 Jury Member, Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto, ON
2020 Adjudicator, City Enrichment Fund - Creation & Presentation – Emerging Artists, City of Hamilton’s Arts and Culture, Hamilton, ON
2018-2020 Board of Directors, Centre[3] for Artistic + Social Practice, Hamilton, ON
2019 Steering Committee Member – The Reception Conference, Centre[3] for Artistic + Social Practice, Hamilton, ON
COLLECTIONS
Willowbridge Community Services, Brantford, ON
Native Women's Association of Canada, Gatineau, QC
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2021 Ron Benner: Remains in Association with Cultural Deposits: 10,000 Years Before Present Era, University of Guelph School of Environmental Sciences Artist Residency Program, Guelph, ON
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 Photorama 2021, Gallery TPW, Toronto, ON
2021 Activations of Solidarity: Co-resistance and Care, curated by Camille Larivée and Emily Critch, Indigenous Curatorial Collective, Online Publication
2021 Indigenous Art 2021, curated by Lisa Myers, Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, ON
2021 Night Lights Denver | Indigenous Photograph, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, CO
2019 Art[4]Change: Indigenous Women Speak, in collaboration with Monique Aura and Tia Cavanagh, Centre[3] for Artistic + Social Practice, Supercrawl public video installation, Hamilton, ON
2019 To see and see again, curated by Abedar Kamgari, Hamilton Artist Inc., Hamilton, ON
2019 Art as Activism: Truth, Survivance, and Resilience, curated by Dawn Owen, Guelph Museums, Guelph, ON
2019 An Archive, But Not An Atlas, curated by Liz Ikiriko, Critical Distance Centre for Curators, Toronto, ON
2019 INDIANIZED, curated by Naomi Smith, Guelph Museums, Guelph, ON
2019 Konnon:kwe, curated by the Council of Indigenous Women, Guelph Museums, Guelph, ON
2018 The Dis[re]placement Project, curated by Sonali Menez, Centre[3] for Artistic + Social Practice, Hamilton, ON
2018 Places Between, MUSE Projects, Nuit Blanche, Toronto, ON
2018 Indigenous Art 2018, Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, ON
2017 2017 International Artists Exhibition, Muahk Rotary Exhibition Hall, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2017 ONTARIO INK 150, curated by Kiera Boult, Centre[3] for Artistic + Social Practice, Hamilton, ON
2017 TELL: Stories of a Girlhood, Gallery 44, Toronto, ON
2017 42nd Annual First Nations Art, Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, ON
2017 ABODE, Gallery | Galerie 115, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
2017 Land, Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto, ON
2015 57 Degrees, Arta Gallery, Toronto, ON
MEMBERSHIPS & COLLECTIVES
Bawaadan Collective
Hamilton Arts Council
Indigenous Curatorial Collective
Indigenous Photograph
Nokom's House Collective
The 400 Years Project
Women Photograph
PANELS, PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS
2021 Women's Canadian Club of Hamilton, Artist Talk, Virtual
2021 West End Phoenix & Kobo Original, Storytelling, The Indigenous City Edit Podcast
2020 Hot Takes Series: #FreeBritney, Discussion with Kiera Boult, Art Gallery of Ontario, Virtual
2019 To see and see again, Panel Discussion with Jinyoung Kim, moderated by Abedar Kamgari, Hamilton Artist Inc., Hamilton, ON
2018 My Land, My Shirt, Artist Talk, Centre[3] for Artistic + Social Practice, Hamilton Regional Indian Centre, Hamilton, ON
2018 Mini University, Storytelling Workshop with Indigenous Youth, Western University, London, ON
2018 My Land, My Shirt, Photo-based Workshop with Indigenous Youth, Centre[3] for Artistic and Social Practice, Hamilton Regional Indian Centre, SHAE (Strengthening Hamilton Aboriginal Education), Hamilton, ON
PHOTO EDITING
2020 West End Phoenix, Print, March 2020, The Music Issue, Ex Marks the Spot
2019 West End Phoenix, Print, December 2019, Indigenous Voices Issue
PUBLISHED WORKS (ONLINE & PRINT)
2021 The Globe and Mail, Online, What’s an entrepreneur to do when they need an accountant?
2021 BESIDE Magazine, Print, November 2021, Nuclear Eternity, written by Laurence Butet-Roch
2021 Maclean's, Print, August 2021, This Entire Country is Haunted, written by Alicia Elliot
2021 The Globe and Mail, Online, Travel-starved Canadians swap international flights for local day trips
2020 The 400 Years Project, Online
2020 West End Phoenix, Print, Issue 22, Church hats, sleepwear and more!
2020 The Globe and Mail, Online, Beer, wine exporters get creative to keep, gain international clients
2020 Maclean's University Rankings, Print, November 2020, The COVID Freshmen
2020 Maclean's, Online & Print, February 2020, ‘Directionless and lost’: What it means to be a millennial
2019 West End Phoenix, Online & Print, Indigenous Voices Issue, Solid as Larocque
2019 Maclean's, Online, Alicia Elliott on the Spectacular Indigenous Renaissance in Canadian Arts
2019 Maclean's, Print, March 2019, Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation
2018 Women Photograph, Online
2018 West End Phoenix, Print, The Water Issue, Ohędo:há’se
2018 Natives Photograph, Online
2017 West End Phoenix, Print, Issue 1 , Search for the Dish with One Spoon, written by Alicia Elliot
2016 Snapped Away, Online, Relation
2016 The Ethnic Aisle, Online, The Blood Issue, Indian
2015 F-Stop Magazine, Online, Telling Stories
2014 YYZ Living Magazine, Print, Issue VII, Dundas St. West
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021 PhotoLife Magazine, Print, The Farewell Issue, March 2021, Finding Home: Learning about the Past and Caring for Future Generations, written by Laurence Butet-Roch
2020 Catchlight, Online, Behind the Lens Interview with Alex Jacobs-Blum
2016 Emboss Magazine, Online, Artist Spotlight Interview
RESIDENCIES
Present Indigenous Curatorial Residency, Hamilton Artist Inc., Hamilton, ON