Day 3 - Sun Apr 24
1:00pm
Narrative Healing
Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli
Rio Terra Foscarini 999/A. 30123 Venezia
Event Type:
On-site

Wesley Shaw, Darlene Naponse, Nanobah Becker, Matti Aikio, Elias Yamani Ismail
About the Artists

Wesley Shaw
Wesley Shaw, Assistant Programs Producer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at Art Gallery of New South Wales, has matrilineal connections to Dharawal and patrilineal connections to Ngarigo country. Under the guidance and teachings of Yuin Elder Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison, he is part of a growing community dedicated to carrying south-eastern lore. Together, they advocate for... Read more

Darlene Naponse
Darlene is an Anishinaabe Kwe from Atikameksheng Anishnawbek - Northern Ontario. She was born and raised in her community and now works out of her studio located in Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. She is a writer, film director, and video artist. Her film work has been viewed internationally including the Sundance Film Festival in 2001/2002/2003. Her latest feature “Every Emotion Costs”,... Read more

Nanobah Becker
Nanobah Becker (Diné) is an award-winning writer/director whose short films FLAT, CONVERSION, and THE 6th WORLD and video collaborations I LOST MY SHADOW and MY SOUL REMAINER have screened at festivals in the U.S. and internationally including the Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, and imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and have been acquired by institutions such as the... Read more

Matti Aikio
Matti Aikio is a Sámi visual artist from the Finnish side of the Sápmi. He has a background in Sámi reindeer herding culture. He holds an MA in contemporary art from Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art. Aikio’s art has been exhibited in various countries in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. He works with mixed media, photography,... Read more

Elias Yamani Ismail
Elias Yamani Ismail is an artist and researcher based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He graduated from UiTM with a Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree in 2000 and a Diploma in Graphics Design and Multimedia at LimKokWing University College of Creative Design and Multimedia in 2001. Later, with a Master's Degree in Arts from Universiti Sains Malaysia in... Read more