Shelley Niro
dal 28/3/2008 al 3/5/2008
Segnalato da
28/3/2008
Shelley Niro
Cambridge Galleries Queen's Square, Cambridge
Almost Fallen. Presenting several photo and video based artworks including The Shirt and La Pieta, this exhibition confronts our perceptions of First Nations' people, imagery and politics. Drawing on the parallel between native identity and the land, Niro uses appropriation as a means to engage the public in a meaningful encounter with her always critical work.
Almost Fallen collects several photo series by the Brantford, Ontario
based artist, including a new sequence of images "La pieta", and several
recent videos such as "Tree", which draws upon historical parallels
between native identity and the Canadian landscape. Niro's work
addresses mediated perceptions of First Nations' identity and the artist
appropriates media constructed stereotypes of the 'Indian' to question
our assumptions and expectations. The artist uses her artmaking as a
means of communicating dignity, humanity and humour.
Shelley Niro is a member of the Turtle Clan, Bay of Quinte Mohawk from
the Six Nations Reserve. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art, Niro
received her MFA from the University of Western Ontario. Her work has
been broadly exhibited in galleries across Canada and can be found in
the collections of the Canada Council Art Bank and the Canadian Museum
of Civilization. Her award-winning films have been screened in
festivals worldwide. Her video The Shirt was presented at the 2003
Venice Biennale. Shelley Niro lives in Brantford, Ontario.
This exhibition is presented in collaboration with Urban Shaman in
Winnipeg, and will also feature the launch of a shared co-publication.
Opening Reception & Artist Talk: Saturday, March 29 at 2:30 pm
Cambridge Galleries
1 North Square - Cambridge
Gallery Hours: Mon-Thurs 9:30 am-8:30 pm Fri & Sat 9:30 am-5:30 pm; Sun 1 - 5 pm
Free admission