Resistance and Care: Local artists making space for themselves & others

Glodi Bahati

Glodi Bahati is a Congolese-born photographer, raised in Uganda as a refugee where she developed interest in art as comfort in her life. Bahati currently practises art and resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Themes of friendship, love, joy, beauty, exploring and navigating femininity are central to her most recent works, as she feels inspired by the community of women in her life and beyond. Her work is currently being exhibited at Take Home – BIPOC Arts House, in a group show called, Embodied; They Hold Their Own.

Sappfyre Mcleod

Sappfyre Mcleod is a poet operating from Treaty One. Her works create space for introspection with imagery that lingers and pacing that captivates. Themes in her works centre around heritage, diaspora, and making moments of the mundane. Mcleod uses her poetry as a means of exploring: Identity, and blackness. Finding elements to celebrate and ponder in her writings.

Mahlet Cuff

Mahlet Cuff is an interdisciplinary artist who produces their work through digital and film still photography as well as audio recordings. They explore subjects of race, gender, and sexuality to question relationships between kin and the relationship they have with themselves. She is also a community organizer and founder of the group @Justice4BlacklivesWinnipeg where she advocates for abolition and safety of all Black people. She has curatorial experience with being involved with Patterns Collective and co-curating work for Window Winnipeg, the exhibition called “Joy is more than just a feeling.” Their work has been shown at the University of Winnipeg’s Gallery 1C03, Window Winnipeg, Flip Fest, and in the artist-run centre “Tea Base” in Toronto, Ontario.