Michelle Sound: nimama is a tough cookie

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MIchelle Sound, "Holding it Together," 2021

paper, caribou tufting, beadwork, and embroidery thread

Opening Reception: Saturday January 29th, 7-9pm

Artist Talk: Wednesday February 9th, 7pm (CST)

nimama is a tough cookie explores personal and familial narratives with consideration of Indigenous artistic processes. Michelle Sound's works explore cultural identities and histories by engaging materials and concepts within a contemporary context. Through utilizing such practices as drum making, caribou hair tufting, beadwork, and photography, her work highlights that acts of care and joy are situated in family and community. They work with traditional and contemporary materials and techniques to explore maternal labour, identity, cultural knowledge, and cultural inheritances.