Day 3 - Sat Dec 7
11:00am - 12:00pm
Imaging Culture
Venue: Great Hall
7 Hart House Circle, Hart House, University of Toronto
Event Type:
On-site

About the Artists
Carl-Johan Utsi
Carl-Johan Utsi is a Sámi photographer and storyteller from Jåhkåmåhkke (Swedish side of Sápmi), known for his work documenting Sámi culture, Arctic landscapes, and reindeer herding. Also work as a herder himself. One of his film (made together with Jenni Laiti) was exhibited at the Whitney Biennial 2024. Currently, he works with communications at Dáiddadallu, supporting... Read more
Tannis Nielsen
Tannis Nielsen is a Danish, Anishnawbe-Red River Métis woman whose maternal grandparents Catherine Boucher and Joseph Monkman were born in the Metis settlements of St. Louis and Halcro district Saskatchewan. Her Mother Jenny aka/Merle Monkman was born in Goldfields Saskatchewan and her Father Paul Nielsen, in Aalborg Denmark. Tannis was born in Red Deer Alberta and... Read more
Eli Hirtle
Eli Hirtle is a filmmaker, beadworker, and curator of nêhiyaw (Cree) and mixed european ancestry, based on Lekwungen Territory in Victoria, BC, Canada. His maternal nêhiyaw family come from the Bigstone Cree Nation in Wabasca, Alberta. His practice involves making films about Indigenous cultural resurgence and language revitalization, as well as investigating his nêhiyaw identity through beadwork. Current areas of... Read more
Quinn Hopkins
Quinn Hopkins is an artist at the intersection of Urban Indigenous culture and new media, crafting a vibrant dialogue between Indigenous history, present urban life, and futuristic visions. Deeply rooted in Anishinaabe-Métis traditions with guidance from mentors like Nyle Miigizi Johnston, his work reimagines Indigenous iconography for the modern era. Showcased in venues such as the... Read more