b'ART GALLERIESIndigenous art exhibited at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery ranges from traditional to modern: clockwise from top left,Ring of Fire by Jean Marshall, The Great Water by Rebecca Belmore and Lets Heal Together by Justine GustafsonBelmore, who is from Upsala, which isand Murdered Indigenous Women and Girlswas once dismissed as utilitarian craft just north and west of Thunder Bay. She(MMIWG). That was life-changing forwork, like textile embroidery, beading and was the first Indigenous artist at the Veniceour community: the understanding and thequillwork, but also spurred on by the talents Biennale, and she exhibited here as ahealing piece because of the people who cameof groundbreaking painters, sculptors and student. We have her work in our collec- to see it and the involvement of the Elders,multi-media creators.tion, and she is, I think, one of the mostexplains Godwin. I dont even know how important artists in the world. to describe the impact of that and the way itThese are artists producing really affected the work we do at the gallery. interesting work, and they happen to be Godwin also sees the Gallery as a place ofIndigenous, Godwin says, We had a healing, as it was during the Walking WithGodwin says she thinks that interest inshow this summer called Woodland POP! She is Wise:November 11, 2022Size: 1/3 Horizontal (7 x 3)Our Sisters project by Mtis artist ChristiIndigenous art is just building, partlywith young Indigenous artists who had Belcourt, which was inspired by Missingbecause of new views on the value of whatmore or less met each other online during Did you knowIn the Anishnaabe language, the ThunderShelley Niro OCT 7 - DEC 31, 2022 there is no word for goodbye, Bay Art GalleryBamaapii : See you later rather, see you later. With this regularly loansexhibition series, we say works from ourbamaapii to Shelley Niros PermanentChiquita, Bunny, Stella which Collection towill be leaving the Thunder Bay other galleriesArt Gallery and travelling as and museums. part of the upcoming international exhibition titled; Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch.This exhibition is hosted by the Art Gallery of Hamilton (AGH) in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum Chiquita Bunny Stella of the American Indian (NMAI). theag.ca dancing fan corn husk doll beaded bagOntario Native Womens Association27'