Thomas Anderson is an emerging Indigenous Visual Artist, working in many artistic disciplines, including story telling. Thomas’ creative process has foundations in his Haudensaunee culture and Indigenous Knowledge. The nature of his multi-medium artworks supports the maintenance of cultural/traditional knowledge by involving communities both directly and indirectly. Thomas has collaborated with artists for installation in surrounding communities and has been commissioned by local health facilities for art installations. Various art exhibitions including 2017 First Nations Art, Woodlands Cultural Centre, Martin Luther College ‘Joy’ Art Exhibit, and travelling art exhibits in collaboration with Waterloo University.
Richelle Miller is a Six Nations artist who has been instrumental in creating the Music for the Spirit arts camp. She and Thomas have previously collaborated on the Legacy Blanket project, a collaboration between young artists and elders which involves creating textile works to tell Indigenous stories with a focus on historic events, resilience, wellness, and healing.
Richelle Miller & Thomas Anderson are creating opportunities to share Indigenous stories of how water is life, and how the cycle of life and water flows through time in a series of interactive online workshops. This exchange of knowledge will produce new work for installation on the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory.
