Robyn McLeod

Robyn McLeod

Robyn McLeod 2023 Longlist Artist Bio From Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, Robyn McLeod is of Dene, Métis, and Scottish descent and a member of the Deh Gáh Got’ı̨ę First Nation in the Dehcho Region of the NWT. Robyn is a multi-disciplinary artist, practicing...
Rebekah Miller

Rebekah Miller

Rebekah Miller 2023 Longlist Artist Bio Working in various mediums including drawing, sculpture, printmaking and photography, Rebekahs practice is informed through human interactions with nature conveyed through notions of “skin.” Rebekah completed her BFA at Alberta...
Meshell Melvin

Meshell Melvin

Meshell Melvin 2023 Longlist Artist Bio From her beginnings and fine art education in southern Ontario to the home in the North she chose, Meshell Melvin has fashioned a professional art practice that spans thirty years. Her images reflect an interest in her community...
Nicole Rayburn

Nicole Rayburn

Nicole Rayburn 2023 Longlist Artist Bio I grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan, and despite hating winter, i live in Dawson City, a remote, cold, northern community in Yukon, Canada (did i mention cold?). I spend most of my time struggling with mental health issues,...

Jackie Olson

Jackie Olson 2023 Longlist Artist Bio Jackie Olson was born and raised in Dawson City and is a citizen of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation. Trained as a painter, Jackie received a BFA from the Alberta College of Art in 1992, and has been creating and learning new...