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Woodland Art is often associated with colorful, two-dimensional representations of animals and natural landscapes. It’s a specific style that often incorporates spiritual imagery. It originates from the Great Lakes area and now includes artists from many Native Nations and regions. We’ll talk with some Woodland artists about their style and how they’ve adapted it to tell contemporary stories.
Guests:
Brianne Island (Sturgeon Lake Cree nation) – graphic artist
Neebinnaukzhik Southall (member of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation) – graphic designer, artist, writer and photographer
Shaun Hedican (Anishinaabe from the Eabametoong First Nation) – professional artist
Wanesia Misquadace (Minnesota Lake Superior Chippewa tribe) – assistant professor of metals and Indigenous art at Arizona State University
Break 1 music: Track 12 (song) Red Lake Singers (artist) Old Times (album)
Break 2 music: Itchick (Tim Yellowtail’s Song) (song) Supaman (artist) Illuminatives (album)
The statement “home is a reflection of where we are at the time” is a very interesting premise. It places comfort and familiarity not within a physical place, but within sentiments that can change as events around us transform and develop. As an artist struggling to figure out what my thematic direction is, this was a fresh new way of looking at things. It’s inspiring to think of my work as always being important and grounded at the time when I produced it.