Cedar-Eve
Cedar-Eve (she/her) is a visual artist currently based between Montreal and Toronto (where she was born and raised). She is Anishinaabe -Ojibway from Saugeen First Nation and Wikwemikong Unceded Territory.
Since graduating from Studio Arts at Concordia University in 2012 , She has painted murals in Peru, Tucson, Alberta, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Ottawa. For the last few years Cedar-Eve has been teaching art during residencies within different Cree communities in Eeyou Ischtee (Northern Quebec) during the school year. She creates beaded jewellery full-time, along with screen-printed clothing for her business, Cedar Eve Creations.
Artist Statement:
Through her paintings she explores her world-view and identity while also being inspired by the idea of shapeshifters—creatures on the border between human and animal are painted in bright, bold colours. Communication, and symbiotic energies are prevalent within her work. She has come to view these creatures as her spirit beings or guides. They are inspired by the stories she has heard growing up, her dreamworld and her need to remember her ancestors. She works intuitively, free-handing her designs when she can. She uses house-paint and spray paint within her large-scale murals and often chooses her colours based on mood. She believes that colour can be healing; brightening up a space and allowing for new energies to be felt. She uses colour as a way to take up space, to create high visibility paintings that are hard to ignore. Her work is meant to question the viewer about what they know about First Nations culture. The language of art allows for communication by non-verbal means and is integral to keeping First Nations cultures alive.
Cedar-Eve (she/her) is a visual artist currently based between Montreal and Toronto (where she was born and raised). She is Anishinaabe -Ojibway from Saugeen First Nation and Wikwemikong Unceded Territory.
Since graduating from Studio Arts at Concordia University in 2012 , She has painted murals in Peru, Tucson, Alberta, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Ottawa. For the last few years Cedar-Eve has been teaching art during residencies within different Cree communities in Eeyou Ischtee (Northern Quebec) during the school year. She creates beaded jewellery full-time, along with screen-printed clothing for her business, Cedar Eve Creations.
Artist Statement:
Through her paintings she explores her world-view and identity while also being inspired by the idea of shapeshifters—creatures on the border between human and animal are painted in bright, bold colours. Communication, and symbiotic energies are prevalent within her work. She has come to view these creatures as her spirit beings or guides. They are inspired by the stories she has heard growing up, her dreamworld and her need to remember her ancestors. She works intuitively, free-handing her designs when she can. She uses house-paint and spray paint within her large-scale murals and often chooses her colours based on mood. She believes that colour can be healing; brightening up a space and allowing for new energies to be felt. She uses colour as a way to take up space, to create high visibility paintings that are hard to ignore. Her work is meant to question the viewer about what they know about First Nations culture. The language of art allows for communication by non-verbal means and is integral to keeping First Nations cultures alive.
