Destiny Davidson, Amy Malbeuf, Sheri Osden Nault, Tristen Sanderson
Take Care
Exhibition Run: September 28- December 7, 2024
Opening Reception: September 28, 5- 8PM
Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre 10124 96 St Edmonton, AB
There are so many layers of care that go into giving or getting a tattoo. There’s care in the relationship between artist and the receiver, for the client’s wellbeing, for the artist’s self, their practice, the culture, and of course the care the client takes to heal their tattoo.
Take Care explores how each artist cares for themselves and their tattoo practice and how their efforts trickle down into every part of the process that goes into giving a tattoo. Each exhibiting artist not only has their own approach to tattooing, from skin stitching to handpoke, to machine, but also varying art practices that inform their tattooing.
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Exhibition run: September 28 - December 7, 2024
Gallery Hours: 12pm-5pm, Wednesday to Saturday
Opening Reception: September 28, 5:00- 8:00 PM
Artist Talk: September 28, 6:00-7:00 PM
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and the Edmonton Arts Council.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Destiny Davidson (she/they) is a mixed Haida artist apart of the Djuus Xaadaga eagle clan from Skidegate, BC. Destiny grew up in Port Hardy and Calgary and has been based in Edmonton for nearly 10 years.
Destiny focuses on making tattooing an inclusive art form, embracing community and an anti-capitalist approach with sliding-scale pricing under their handle/pseudonym “Handsomepoked” . When they are not tattooing, you’ll find them exploring textile arts, collecting oddities, or chasing inspiration from nature, memories and freaky little guys.
Amy Malbeuf is a Métis visual artist. Amy is from Rich Lake, Alberta, Treaty 6 territory currently living on unceded Mi’kmaq territory in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Through mediums such as animal hair tufting, beadwork, installation, performance, and tattooing Malbeuf explores notions of identity, place, language, and ecology. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally in over forty shows at such venues as Art Mûr, Montréal, Winnipeg Art Gallery; Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe; and Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua, New Zealand. Malbeuf holds a Native Cultural Arts Instructor Certificate from Portage College and a MFA in Visual Art from the University of British Columbia Okanagan.
Sheri Osden Nault is a Two-Spirit Métis artist, Indigenous tattoo practitioner, community worker, and Assistant Professor in Studio Arts at the University of Western Ontario.
Their work spans mediums including sculpture, performance, installation, and more; integrating cultural, social, and experimental creative processes. They work through embodied connections between human and non-human beings, land-based relationships, and kinship sensibilities as an Indigenous Futurist framework. Methodologically, they prioritize tactile ways of knowing, and learning from more than human kin. Their research engages decolonizing methodologies, queer theory, ecological theory, and intersectional and Indigenous feminisms. They are a tattooer, researcher, and organizer within the Indigenous tattoo revival movement in so-called Canada and they run the annual community project, Gifts for Two-Spirit Youth.
Sheri currently lives and creates near the Deshkan Ziibing, on the lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lunaapéwak, and Chonnonton Nations, also known as ‘London, Ontario.’ They are Métis of the Charette, Bélanger, and Nault families
Tristen Sanderson
Tristen's hands weave stories onto skin,
Invisible threads connecting past to present.
As an Indigenous tattoo artist, she honors ancestral lines,
Breathing life into symbols, spirits, and sacred designs.
With each stroke, she revives ancient wisdom,
Echoes of her people's resilience and resistance.
Her art transcends ink and flesh,
Becoming a testament to cultural revitalization.
Tristen's craft is a prayer,
A celebration of heritage and healing.
Through every tattoo, she whispers tales,
Of connection, strength, and Indigenous pride.
Rooted in tradition, yet boldly innovative,
Tristen's artistry awakens the soul.
Her tattoos embody the beauty and survival of her people,
A living legacy, forever etched.
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ACCESSIBILITY
Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre is barrier-free and is equipped with a lift to reach upper floors and lower floor gallery. Single stall and wide stall washrooms available on every floor. Children are welcome! Change tables available in select washrooms.
ETS stops at 96 Street and Jasper Avenue 1 minute walking distance (Routes 2, 5, 111, 131), 95 Street and Jasper Avenue 5 minutes walking distance (Routes 1), 100 Street and Jasper Avenue 10 minutes walking distance (Central Station, routes 8, 130X, 150X, 201).
LRT Valley Line is a 1 minute walking distance (Quarters Station)
Street parking: 96 Street, Rate: Free parking, Hours of Operation: 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Monday to Saturday; 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Sundays
Street parking: 101A Avenue, Rate: $2.00 / HR Monday to Friday; $1.00 / HR Saturday and Sunday, Hours of Operation: 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Monday to Saturday; 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Sundays
Paid impark lots available down 101A Ave