Dehmin Cleland
Dehmin Cleland is an Objibwe and Odawa artist. Originally from Wikwemikong, she now resides in Toronto as she completes her…
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Profiles
IFA Profiles includeing Artists, Designers, Board memebers, Team Members
Leslie McCue
Leslie Kachena McCue is a member of the Mississaugas of Curve Lake First Nation, who has fought for Indigenous rights…
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Faye Millen is of Cree & European ancestry currently living in Toronto, Ontario. Her fashion industry experience over the past…
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Myranda Spence is Oji-Cree; her maternal ancestral Cree roots are from northern Ontario James Bay and her paternal Ojibwe roots…
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Kristy Inglese is Moose Cree from Moose Factory First Nation. She has worked with Indigenous Fashion Arts (IFWTO at the…
Learn MoreLiam Colbourne
Liam Colbourne is a free-lance production and events consultant specializing in Fashion and The Arts. With over 10 years experience…
Learn MoreLisa Myers
Lisa Myers is an independent curator and artist with a keen interest in interdisciplinary collaboration. Myers has a Master of…
Learn MoreNadya Kwandibens
Nadya Kwandibens is Anishinaabe from Animakee Wa Zhing #37 First Nation in northwestern Ontario. She is an award winning portrait…
Learn MoreSarah Jay
Sarah Jay is a fashion director, producer, content creator, filmmaker and activist based in Toronto. For over 18 years she…
Learn MoreMelanie Egan
Melanie Egan is the Director of Craft & Design at Harbourfront Centre with over 30 years of experience in the…
Learn MoreRhéanne Chartrand
Rhéanne Chartrand is the Curator of Indigenous Art at McMaster Museum of Art. She holds a master’s degree in Museum…
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Xina spent the first 29 years of her life in Montreal and now calls Yellowknife home. After studying Human Relations…
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Richly inspired by her Anishinaabe/French Métis heritage, Anne Mulaire is the sustainable brand of fashion designer Andréanne (Anne) Mulaire Dandeneau.…
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Ben Barry (he/him) is a fashion educator, scholar and academic leader who is committed to liberation in fashion education and…
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Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall is a design anthropologist, public intellectual, and design advocate who works at the intersections of critical theory,…
Learn MoreJustine Woods
Justine Woods (she/her) is a garment artist, designer, creative scholar and educator based in Tkaronto (Toronto, Ontario). She is a…
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2Spirit Eeyou, Scott Wabano grew up amongst the isolated Indigenous communities along the coast of James Bay, with little exposure…
Learn MoreAdam Phipps
Adam Phipps is a filmmaker, musician, and installation artist. His core values of ecological responsibility, inclusive community, and equity are…
Learn MoreKinnie Starr
Kinnie Starr is a multidisciplinary artist and Canadian icon. A self taught musician born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Starr…
Learn MoreAndayah Laramee
Andayah Laramee is an interdisciplinary artist who approaches their craft through their Cree and Ghanaian heritage. Andayah’s first contact with…
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Multi-award nominated, winner and loser, creator Brian Solomon is of mixed Anishinaabe and Irish heritage, born in Shebahonaning on the…
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Christine Tootoo is from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, and currently works as a Youth Program Coordinator. She has worked on a…
Learn MoreCris Derksen
Juno nominated Cris Derksen is an Internationally respected Indigenous Cellist and Composer. Originally from Treaty 8 in Northern Alberta, she…
Learn MoreFrancis Laliberte
F. Laliberte is a Toronto-based Indigenous media artist. Telling stories through the visual medium of film has been a lifelong…
Learn MoreIsrael Garcia
Israel Garcia hails from Walpole Island (Bkejwanong) First Nation. With Ojibway and Mexican roots, and over 17 years in the…
Learn MoreJon Elliot
JONATHAN ELLIOTT is a Mohawk filmmaker from the Six Nations Reserve. He has worked as a director and cinematographer on…
Learn MoreMariana Medellin Canales
She is a Mestizo artist of Mexican descent. Her main studies in the arts are in classical ballet and contemporary…
Learn MoreMichelle Ramsay
Michelle is a Toronto based multi-award winning lighting designer who works with dance, theatre and opera companies across Canada and…
Learn MoreRobin Fisher
Robin is thrilled to return as Marketing Coordinator for Indigenous Fashion Arts after fulfilling the role for the 2022 Festival.…
Learn MoreShane Belcourt
Shane Belcourt is Tony Belcourt’s son. Or Christi Belcourt’s brother. Or Claire’s Dad. He is also an award-winning Métis director,…
Learn MoreSummer Faith Garcia – Anang Kwe – Star Woman
A Rez Kat from Walpole Island First Nations Bkejwanong Territory. Summer is an artist of many trades. Specializing in Professional…
Learn MoreCandace Scott-Moore
Candace Scott-Moore (Wilde) [Anishinaabe – Ojibwe Potawatomi] is a graduate from the Centre for Indigenous Theatre and The Banff Centre…
Learn MoreDamien Nelson
Damien Nelson is press agent with 15 years of experience in marketing and communications in the arts sector. As a…
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Katie Mooney is a Metis woman from the traditional homeland of the Metis in Treaty 6 territory. Katie finds the…
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Sage Paul is an urban Denesuliné woman based in Toronto and a member of English River First Nation. Her ethos…
Learn MoreHeather Haynes
Heather Haynes has a long history of producing innovative, politically focused projects in visual and performance arts, film/documentary and theatre.…
Learn MoreGarvia Bailey
Garvia Bailey is a storyteller, broadcaster, host, producer, and co-founder of the on-line radio station, JAZZCAST (jazzcast.ca). She has been…
Learn MoreAmber Sandy
Amber Sandy is Anishinaabe and a member of Neyaashiinigmiing, Chippewas of Nawash First Nation. She is an artist with a…
Learn MoreFoxall Studio
Foxall Studio is a London-based creative practice focused on the future of image-making. Their work often divides technology and the…
Learn MoreKaren Kramer
Kramer’s longstanding commitment to innovative approaches to Indigenous art and culture, and her broad experiences working with Native artists, scholars,…
Learn MoreMelaw Nakehk’o
Melaw Nakehko is Dehcho and Denesuline Dene, and was born in Fort Simpson in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Nakehk’o is…
Learn MoreBarbara Teller Ornelas
Barbara Teller Ornelas is best known for her Navajo tapestry weavings and is a Master Navajo weaver, (120 – 126 weft…
Learn MoreNathalie Atkinson
Nathalie Atkinson is a Toronto-based arts journalist and film critic, and a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association. Her…
Learn MoreChristian Allaire
Christian Allaire is an Indigenous (Ojibwe) writer from Nipissing First Nation. He is currently based in New York City, where…
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Patti Derbyshire is the co-founder of Otahpiaaki and an Associate Professor in Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Social Innovation at Mount Royal…
Learn MoreChristi Belcourt
Christi Belcourt is a Michif (Métis) visual artist with a deep respect for Mother Earth, the traditions and the knowledge…
Learn MoreJaye Simpson
jaye simpson is a Oji-Cree non binary trans woman writer whose roots hail from Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, Treaty 4. they…
Learn MoreHarlan Pruden
Harlan Pruden (nēhiyo/First Nations Cree Nation), works with and for the Two-Spirit community locally, nationally and internationally. Currently, Harlan is…
Learn MoreDuncan McCue
Award-winning journalist Duncan McCue is the Rogers Journalist-in-Residence at the Ryerson School of Journalism. He is currently a Southam Fellow…
Learn MoreKelly Boutsalis
A writer and journalist based in Toronto, previously from the Six Nations reserve. Kelly’s work has appeared in Elle Canada,…
Learn MoreBobby Itta
Bobby Qalutaksraq Itta is an Inupiaq fashion artist, and furrier. She was born and raised in Utqiagvik, Alaska. She is…
Learn MoreAdrienne J. Keene
Adrienne J. Keene is an Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Brown University. Her research areas include…
Learn MoreCher Chapman
Cher Chapman is from Fort William First Nation, Ontario. She is an exquisite beadworker that has a very unique sense…
Learn MoreAudrey Deroy
Audrey is from Anizaatikoong (Lac Des Mille Lacs) First Nation and currently resides in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She is an…
Learn MoreReena Larabee
Reena Larabee is Anishnaabekwe. She grew up in Hymers, a small village just outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Her family…
Learn MoreMelissa Twance
Melissa Twance is a beadwork artist who lives and works in Thunder Bay, ON. Originally from Pic Mobert First Nation,…
Learn MoreKatie Longboat
Katie longboat is a Toronto based Indigenous bead artist, originally from Six Nations of the Grand River. Her beadwork style…
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Shannon Gustafson (Kiiwednong Kwe) is a full-time artist from Whitesand First Nation, now in Thunder Bay. Inspired by powwow culture,…
Learn MoreAngel Aubichon
Angel Aubichon is a Cree-Metis Designer and Co-founder of Indi City. She was born and raised in Northern Saskatchewan and…
Learn MoreCaroline Monnet
Caroline Monnet is a multidisciplinary artist from Outaouais who lives and works in Montreal. She studied in Sociology and Communication…
Learn MoreLeanna Marshall
Leanna Marshall is of Anishinaabe and English descent. She was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario where she continues to live.…
Learn MoreOlivia Whetung
Olivia Whetung is anishinaabekwe and a member of Curve Lake First Nation. She completed her BFA with a minor in…
Learn MorePacific Sisters
The Pacific Sisters is a collective of Pacific and Māori fashion designers, artists, performers, and musicians that electrified 1990s Auckland,…
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Jay Soule aka CHIPPEWAR is an Indigenous Artist from the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation (Deshkaan Ziibing Anishinaabeg) located…
Learn MoreJaad Kuujus
Jaad Kuujus (Meghann O’Brien) is a weaver descended from the Haida and Kwakwaka’wakw tribes of coastal British Columbia. Her innovative…
Learn MoreJean Marshall
Jean Marshall is of Anishinaabe/English descent, based in Thunder Bay, Ontario and a band member of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation.…
Learn MoreShe Was A Free Spirit
Erica Donovan, an Inuvialuk artist from Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, expresses her connection to her Inuvialuit culture and the Arctic landscapes…
Learn MoreMad Aunty
Mad Aunty was established in 2017 as the creative outlet for visual artist Joi T. Arcand. Using brightly coloured laser-cut…
Learn MoreUrban Inuk
Urban Inuk salvages throw-away materials to turn into beautiful new things. The eco-friendly art and tools created come from the…
Learn MoreLVH Jewellery
Lavinia Van Heuvelen studied Jewellery and Metalwork at Nunavut Arctic College. After graduating, she launched LVH Jewellery. Lavinia makes most…
Learn MoreMary Jacobs
Mary Jacobs is an artist who travels to various art markets around the USA. Mary Jacobs creations are designed from…
Learn MoreTania Larsson
Tania Larsson designs contemporary, northern Indigenous adornment based on Gwich’in culture and created with land-based materials. Tania makes these adornments…
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Theresa Stevenson is a Plains and Swampy Cree from Fisher River Cree Nation, Manitoba and George Gordon First Nation, Saskatchewan,…
Learn MoreTracy Toulouse
Tracy Toulouse “The impact and legacy of our clothing is to identify us as a nation” Tracy Toulouse is from…
Learn MoreWabigonikwe Tenasco
Single mom of two, and aspiring fashion designer. Wabigonikwe Tenasco is influenced by her Algonquin and Mohawk cultural heritage. She…
Learn MoreMarlene Kwandibens
Marlene Kwandibens is an Ojibway from Whitesand First Nation on the northern shores of Lake Nipigon. Currently living in Sault…
Learn MoreSheila Demerah
Sheila Demerah is an Anishinaabekwe from Fort William First Nation, Ontario. She works full-time as an administrative support to the…
Learn MoreMiss Chief Rocka
Miss Chief Rocka is a nēhiyaw accessory & apparel brand, established in 2012, by award winning Hip-hop and Powwow dancer…
Learn MoreAyimach ᐊᔨᒪ
Jason Baerg is an Indigenous curator, educator, and visual artist. Recent curatorial projects include exhibitions with Toronto’s Nuit Blanche and…
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Skawennati makes art that addresses history, the future, and change from her perspective as an urban Kanien’kehá:ka woman and as…
Learn MoreAy Lelum-The Good House of Design
Ay Lelum The Good House of Design is a second generation Coast Salish Design House from Nanaimo, B.C.. Garments are…
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Louise Solomon is an Ojibwe multimedia artist and fashion activist from Toronto, Canada. Her Indigenous community is NEYAASHIINIGMIING and her…
Learn MoreWarren Steven Scott
Starting out in the Canadian fashion industry working for designers Comrags and Jeremy Laing in 2014, Warren Steven Scott launched…
Learn MoreBrenda Asp
HANDMADE. Hand HARVESTED. CUSTOM DESIGNED Brenda Lee Asp captures her First Nation family ways with foundational cultural teachings of traditional…
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Originally from Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario and now living in Toronto. Bruno was a resident of…
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