2024 – 2025
Judy Ross Mack
Judy Ross Mack, is a Swampy Cree painter and digital artist from the Territory Weenusk First Nations. Judy is a 60s scoop survivor that has been part of the KW Indigenous community since she was 16 years old, currently residing in Waterloo.
“This painting represents empowerment, healing and remembrance of our young ones that were taken from us due to the schools. To the left is our ancestors watching over us and the children represent our future generations. We will continue to be strong and proud of who we are but never forget the suffering our brothers and sisters endured from the schools. The additional colors represent green for mother earth and blue for water. The flowers present rebirth from seeds and how we are growing from this experience, and how we are firmly grounded, and our spirits will never be broken again.”
Learn more about Judy and her work: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556468248620
2023 – 2024
Tsista Kennedy
Tsista Kennedy is an Anishinaabe Onyota’a:ka artist from Southern Ontario, who uses symbolism to connect the story of the bison with that of Indigenous People. Learn more about Tsista and his artwork: hotdogwaterart.com
