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Chandra Melting Tallow takes guest curator Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᒥᐊᐧᐣ on a tour of their studio.
Watch the Studio Visit on Instagram Live: https://www.instagram.com/dunlopartgallery/
Chandra Melting Tallow's Instagram Takeover runs from Thursday February 25th to Sunday February 28th.
Chandra Melting Tallow is an interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, writer and music producer of mixed ancestry from the Siksika Nation. Their practice confronts the ghosts of intergenerational trauma and their relationship to the body through the lens of physical disability, utilizing humour and surrealism to subvert oppressive structures of power. They spearhead the solo music project Mourning Coup, in 2015 they released their debut LP Baby Blue under No Sun Recordings, a cult classic in the Indigenous lexicon of underground music. Their practice encompasses experimental film, textile based installation, and performance, and has been exhibited across North America.
Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ is a Nehiyaw Isko artist and curator, from Bigstone Cree Nation. She currently resides in Amiskwaciy Waskahikan also known as Edmonton, Alberta. Cheyenne graduated from Emily Carr University with her BFA in Visual Arts in 2019. Her work often explores history, knowledge and traditional practices. Through the use of her body and language, she speaks to the past, present and future. Cheyenne’s work is rooted in the strength to feel, express and heal. Bringing her ancestors with her, she moves through installation, photography, video, sound, and performance art.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Indigenous | Art and Creation |
TAGS: | Multicultural | Dunlop Art Gallery | Artist and Author Talks | Art |
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