Catherine Blackburn, photo courtesy of the artist.
Join us for a conversation with Catherine Blackburn, a multidisciplinary artist and jeweller who addresses Canada’s colonial past through personal narratives, mixed media, and fashion. Her work has been shown internationally, from galleries to fashion runways.
A member of the English River First Nation, she has received a Governor General’s History Award and the Melissa Levin Emerging Artist Award. In 2019, she was longlisted for the prestigious Sobey Art Award.
Facilitated by Janine Windolph, Director of Indigenous Arts at Banff Centre, the session includes a presentation by Blackburn, followed by a discussion and a Q&A. This conversation will be live-streamed and recorded, with the recording shared following the event. Sessions may include sharing experiences and asking difficult questions.
About the Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series
The Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series is a bi-monthly conversation session inviting leading Indigenous Art creators to discuss their practices and processes. The series engages an Indigenous lens across various art forms, including Literary Arts, Film and Media Arts, Digital Media, Visual Arts, and Performing Arts such as Theatre, Dance, and Music. These sessions offer a space to explore and deepen your understanding of how Indigenous artists use their disciplines as tools to decolonize artistic processes and creation.