Creation Stories: Roots and Revelations

April 27 – June 23, 2024
Opening: Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Creation Stories: Roots and Revelations: Sierra Barber, Mel Beaulieu, Corey Bulpitt, Lianne Charlie, Hannah Claus, Heather Dickson, Marcy Friesen, Margaret Nazon, Luke Parnell, Jason Sikoak, Sgoagani Wecenisqon, Vance Wright
Curators: Lori Beavis, Emma Hassencahl-Perley, Jake Kimble, Teresa Vander Meer-Chassé
The Biennale d’art contemporain autochtone (BACA), 7th edition
Stewart Hall Art Gallery
Pointe-Claire, QC

As Indigenous Peoples, our roots run deep into the lands and waters around us, intertwining, weaving, and connecting to one another. For many, connections to community, family, and culture have been stretched and strained as a result of colonization, genocide, and an ongoing legacy of displacement. But no matter how far out of reach connections can feel, there is active resurgence, relearning, and reconnection occurring among many different Indigenous communities.

The artworks featured in this exhibition are ones that actively connect to the past to reveal truths about our present day. Each artist featured has a strong and intentional voice about their connections to their cultures and communities. The artworks tell us stories of the artists’ cultures, families, and histories. Through a variety of media including sculpture, installation, painting, beading, and sewing, the artists share intimate moments of (re)learning, which we admire and uphold in this space.