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 Nadya
Kwandibens is of Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) / French heritage from the Northwest
Angle #37 First Nation in Ontario, Canada. Identifying mainly with her
Ojibwe roots, she is also known as Makoons and is from the Loon Clan.She has worked for several groups and organizations including the: National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, Native Earth Performing Arts, Red Pepper Spectacle Arts, The Association for Native Development in the Performing Arts, the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival, Tecumseh Native Arts Festival, Georgian College (Aboriginal Studies Program), Center for Indigenous Theatre (at Trent University), the De-ba-jeh-mu-jig Theatre Group, Thunderstone Pictures Inc., Manitoba Audio Recording Industry Association (Aboriginal Program), and the The Ontario First Nation HIV/ AIDS Education Circle; as well as over 40 individual artists, actors, musicans and role models. Nadya’s photographic eye and ability to capture vibrant, colourful images of daily life, has not gone unnoticed. Her work has been featured, both in print and online: SPIRIT Magazine (cover); Sagatay Magazine (cover & feature); Wawatay News; The Native Canadian; Red Ink Magazine (feature); SAY Magazine; the Native American Indigenous Cinema & Arts (online exhibition/ artist-in-residence); and the Native American Rights Fund Emerging Artist exhibit in Boulder, Colorado, in both 2006 and 2007 and subsequent book “Modern Day Warriors,” launched in November 2007. Supplementary to her photographic endeavours, Nadya finds additional creative release through web/ print design, traditional beadworking, music and writing. She currently resides in Toronto, Ontario. Her work can be viewed at www.nadyakwandibens.net |
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 The
Artistic language I speak with is a creative expression of strength in
the natural world and the origin of my birth as Seneca from these forces
of nature being the spirit of life.Their is an overlying message weaving my creative language together anecdotally to the thread of our life tying us to our past and this message being power of identity in the spirit of living culture. I am inspired to believe these artistic messages come from deep within a confident, culturally grounded spirit, creatively expressed as beyond the mundane in line and form to reveal a perspective of a real dimension in human intellect . My applied creative focus has been oriented towards consulting on cultural context artistically along with producing art. |
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 Melissa
Bob received her Bachelor of Arts from the Evergreen State College with
a focus in printmaking and indigenous art history. She is currently pursuing
a Master of Public Administration degree in Tribal Governance at the Evergreen
State College. Melissa is interested in supporting Native art, cultures
and languages through policy. She has exhibited her art nationally and
internationally. Her goal is to be a leader in the Native art world as
an artist, art administrator and curator. Melissa is a student of the
Lushootseed language, the native language of the Puget Sound. |
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 Matika
Wilbur, a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photograpy in Santa Barbara,
California and a native of the Swinomish and Tulaiip Nation is an artful
storyteller whose images epitomize the old adage, "a picture is worth
a thousand words." Matika's images have been published in several
magazines. Her work is being shown in galleries throughout the United
States, and she has upcoming exhibits planned for the international market.She states, "I have been lucky in my experience and responsibility as a professional photographer to specialize in personal portraiture, a creative and revealing branch of photography that has allowed me to create and exchange of identities and culture among peoples." Her work can be viewed at www.matikawibur.com |
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 Victor
Pascual (Navajo/Mayan) was born and raised in Farmington, New Mexico and
is a recent graduate of Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, where
he studied Fine Art and Graphic Design with a minor in Art History and
Sociology. He currently resides in Seattle, Washington working as a freelance
graphic designer.Having been a graphic designer, illustrator and photographer for 7 years, Victor has built a sizable portfolio while working proudly with some of the most aspiring people across the U.S. and Canada. As an illustrator, his work focuses on the contemporary struggles of being indigenous in an urban environment, while utilizing a design-style that overarches design in popular culture both in the U.S. and internationally. Though much of his illustrations are finalized on a computer, they are often times not conceived electronically, but through his trusty sketchbook. His work can be viewed at www.pascualdesign.com |
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 Leon
Rattler. Coming Soon. |
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 Rudy
Romero (Nooksack/Skway) grew up in cities around Seattle While living
on Beacon Hill surrounded by tag art and graffiti inspired him. After
moving to Bainbridge Island, Rudy's art work really began to develop and
take off. With no formal training just a natural interest in perceiving
the design inherent in his culture and in everyday life he sensed what
it meant to live and breath art. In his words, "Originally my art work was just in a sketch book, which much of it still is. One day while I was drawing on a tribal fishing boat, it occurred to me that I could transfer my aesthetic to clothing." He started his Ar2fakt clothing line last year. Which then inspired him to print and frame these designs. "Today I really enjoy creating my artwork. It is hard to stop when I have an idea, I usually start and put in long hours until my vision is completed. Every aspect of my being is in the moment creating." |
Andrew
Morrison was born on April 24, 1981 in Seattle, Washington. He is full
blooded Native American. His father is Haida from Hydaburg, Alaska.
The native name given to him on his fathers side is “One' staa”.
His mother is Apache from the San Carlos Reservation in Arizona. The
native name given to him on his mothers side is “Nundun' a' ditha”.