08/22/2026
Artist Talk Tonight at Sparrow Artspace!
Tonight, Yu Chen and I will be sitting down together for an Artist Talk as part of the HOME Residency at Sparrow Art space.
We’ll be talking about our artistic practices, our different cultural perspectives, what home and belonging mean within our work, and some of what this residency has opened up for both of us.
I’ll also be sharing more about my work as a Nakota artist, the way culture, family, memory and personal experience influence what I create, and how this residency has pushed me to begin seeing my work — and myself as an artist — a little differently.
I’m also excited for people to hear more about Yu Chen’s Portraits of Belonging project. Yu is an incredibly talented Calgary oil painter whose work explores identity and belonging through portraiture. As part of this project, she is creating portraits of my three daughters in their cultural clothing, using conversation, photography and the stories connected to what they are wearing to inform how she approaches each portrait.
It has been really interesting watching two very different artistic practices and cultural perspectives meet through this residency, and tonight we get to talk about some of that together.
If you’re curious about our work, the HOME Residency, or just want to come listen and hang out with us, you’re absolutely welcome.
📍 Sparrow Artspace
📅 Tonight — August 22
⏰ 6–8 PM
Thank you to Sparrow Artspace for creating the space for these conversations and connections to happen, and to Yu Chen for inviting my girls and me to be part of Portraits of Belonging. ❤️Also to the other artists in resident for all their support, encouragement amd inspiration.
Come say hi!
