Reconcile This! exhibit
Arts Whistler’s latest exhibit features four Indigenous artists exploring the challenging themes surrounding Truth and Reconciliation as an avenue for activism and positive change. Reconcile This! is a contemporary look at the stereotypes perpetuated about Indigenous culture and delves into the pain, shame, and guilt left by the scars of residential schools and the systematic extraction of culture and language.
Reconcile This! invites you to join the conversation, encouraging collective reflection to foster a deeper sense of connection and healing in our society.
Participating artists: James Darin Corbiere, Levi Nelson, Raven John, and Caden Lane.
Reconcile This! is part of emhám: Celebrating Indigenous arts and knowledge. Proudly sponsored by RMOW, BCAC, Government of BC, Whistler Real Estate Company, Moguls and the Hilton Whistler.
Please note that the Gallery will be closed July 26-28 for a private event.
Learn about the participating artists
Jame Darin Corbiere
James Darin Corbiere or Waab shki Makwa is Aanishinaabe from Manitoulin Island in the Great Lakes region. Darin uses ink and copper on white ash to create his unique artworks. He has produced nearly 300 pieces of art inspired by energy, events, people, BC places, and sacred spaces.
Website: Easternwoodlandart.ca | Instagram: @eastern.woodland.art
Levi Nelson
Levi Nelson is an artist from the Lil’wat Nation. His chosen medium is oil paint and mixed media work on canvas, which is best be described as ‘Contemporary First Nations Art’.
Instagram: @levi.nelson.artiste
Raven John
Raven John is an artist, involuntary comedian, and two-spirit activist of Coast Salish and Sto:lo Nation descent. A jack-of-all-trades (and master of a few), their practice covers various mediums from provocation and humour, puppet making, ceramics, dressmaking, interactive electronics, and Indigenous technologies.
Website: ravenjohn.com | Facebook: @LegitNativeArt | Instagram: @twospirittrickster
Caden Lane
Caden Lane is a Vancouver-based artist studying at University of British Columbia. As a Cree undergrad, he focuses on the subject of resiliency through the use of Indigenous cultural teachings, cross-referenced with his studies in philosophy, religion, and art history.
Website: www.cadenlane.ca | Instagram: @ivory.sight
