On Friday, July 5, join us in the Main Hall for the public opening of Winyan, a solo survey exhibition of Dakota/Anishinaabe/Metis artist, Lita Fontaine.
Winyan (the Dakota word for “woman”) brings together both seminal and recent work, this exhibition honours the career of a beloved Treaty One artist.
Fontaine’s work centres and celebrates the beauty of Indigenous femininities as a resistance to heteropatriarchal and colonial practices that often relegate them to the periphery and render them vulnerable to violence.
The celebration will feature remarks from Elder Dr. Leslie Spillet, Lita Fontaine, and songs by the Kind Hart Women Singers. There will be food and tea served in the Main Hall, plus remarks from Dr. Stephen Borys, WAG-Qaumajuq Director & CEO and exhibition curator, Marie-Anne Redhead, and other special guests. Afterwards, we invite you to explore the exhibition for FREE!
