Joi T. Arcand

Joi T. Arcand is an artist from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan, Treaty 6 Territory, currently residing in Ottawa, Ontario. In 2018, Arcand was shortlisted for the prestigious Sobey Art Award. Her practice includes installation, photography and design and is characterized by a visionary and Subversive reclamation and indigenization of public spaces through the use of Cree language and syllabics. She is currently a student at University nuhelotʼįne thaiyotsʼį nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills and a member of the art and curatorial collective: Wolf Babe.

Image: Joi T. Arcand, Through That Which is Scene, 2014. Courtesy of the artist.

Artist Panel: Materialized

April 22, 2023 - April 22, 2023

Artist Panel: Materialized
Joi T. Arcand, Celeste Pedri-Spade, Catherine Blackburn, and Nadya Kwandibens

Saturday, April 22nd, 2023
1:00 pm
Urbanspace Gallery
Ground floor of 401 Richmond – 401 Richmond St W, Toronto

Join us for a panel discussion featuring the artists from our spring exhibition Materialized. Artists Joi T. Arcand, Celeste Pedri-Spade, Catherine Blackburn, and Nadya Kwandibens will present brief artist talks, followed by a discussion moderated by curator Ariel Smith (Artistic & Managing Director, Native Women in the Arts).

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EXHIBITION: Materialized

April 21, 2023 - June 3, 2023

Curated by Ariel Smith and featuring works by Joi T. Arcand, Celeste Pedri-Spade, Catherine Blackburn and Nadya Kwandibens, Materialized examines themes of intergenerational memory, familial narrative, and decolonization through artworks combining portrait photography with elements from adornment arts, textiles, sculpture, and customary Indigenous art practices.

 

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