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Catherine Blackburn, Zoe Ann Cardinal Cire, Jane Ash Poitras, Audie Murray Booth C22 This booth brings together four women artists whose practices span generations and geographies, united by their deep engagement with Indigenous knowledge systems, intergenerational memory, and cultural continuity. From the groundbreaking work of Jane Ash Poitras to the dynamic practices of Catherine Blackburn, Audie Murray, and Zoe Ann Cardinal Cire, this intergenerational presentation honors lineage as both legacy and living practice. Each artist draws from ancestral teachings, kinship traditions, and material histories to speak across time; bridging the past and future through contemporary forms. Whether through beadwork, textiles, print, painting, or performance, their works create space for reflection, resurgence, and transformation. Together, they offer a powerful meditation on how identity, resistance, and resurgence are carried forward through creative expression. Jane Ash Poitras (b. 1951, Fort Chipewyan, Alberta) is a highly influential Cree artist whose mixed-media practice integrates archival imagery, text, and symbolism to explore Indigenous identity, colonial history, and spiritual knowledge. Her groundbreaking work has shaped generations of Indigenous artists and remains a vital force in contemporary art and political discourse. Catherine Blackburn (b. Patuanak, Saskatchewan) is of Dene and European ancestry and a member of the English River First Nation. A multidisciplinary artist and jeweller, Blackburn explores themes of Indigenous sovereignty, decolonization, and representation-often grounded in personal and familial narratives. Her work spans beadwork, sculpture, and wearable art. Zoe Ann Cardinal Cire (b. 1998, Ponoka, Alberta) is a visual artist from Treaty 6 territory in central Alberta. Drawing from her paternal Métis and maternal Beaver Lake Cree Nation lineages, her practice moves fluidly between painting, beadwork, and textiles. Her work explores land, memory, and material knowledge through deeply personal and place-based expression. Audie Murray (b. 1993, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Regina, Saskatchewan. Her work engages with contemporary culture, embodiment, and ancestral teachings through processes of making and visiting. Using materials and methods tied to cultural memory, Murray creates intimate works that reconnect with kinship, land, and spiritual inheritance.
