Songhees Nation Meeting Room Photographs
by Lindsay Delaronde
Description
A series of photographic prints featuring performances organized by Lindsay Delaronde during her Indigenous Artist Residency at the City of Victoria.
They art part of Sacred, an Indigenous multi-media art display at City Hall that showcases a range of traditional and contemporary art forms created by eight emerging and established Indigenous artists.
Curated by Indigenous curator Rose Spahan with the assistance of artist Eli Hirtle, Sacred features artworks throughout City Hall in a variety of media, including an indoor mural, an LED light painting, an outdoor projection, a short film, a poem, a series of photographs, and a series of silkscreened prints. All artworks have been created by Indigenous artists living on Vancouver Island.
About Lindsay Delaronde
Dates
Born: Kahnawake reservation outside of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Biography
Delaronde earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design followed by a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Victoria. Delaronde completed her second Master’s degree in Indigenous Communities Counselling Psychology from the University.
Resume
Delaronde is a multi-disciplinary visual artist who works in print-making, painting, drawing, video and performance. The intention of her work is to manifest the relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous and also intercultural respect among allies, nation-to-nation. She was the Indigenous Artist in residence for the City of Victoria in 2017-18.
Details
Artwork Type
First Nations
Medium
Photography
Unveiled Date
6/21/2018
Year Unveiled
2018
Month Unveiled
6
Site
On the hallway wall opposite the Songhees Nation Meeting Room - VIctoria City Hall
Artwork Category
Civic Public Art
Artwork Selection Process
Civic: Invitational / Commissioned
Location
Victoria > Downtown