Torry Mendoza and Kris Snowbird

Both shows run at Urban Shaman from April 5 – May 18, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday, April 5 at 8 pm (open to the public First Friday at 5pm) Artist Talk on Wednesday, April 3, 7pm at The Output at Video Pool Media Arts Centre, 2nd flr – 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, MB In the MAIN GALLERY Artist: Torry Mendoza Title: Traffic Is Murder Artist Statement As an Indigenous artist, much of his work interrupts the long-accepted social conventions governing the interpretations of Native Americans in US mass media calling attention to issues of identity and the commodification of indigeneity and spirituality. In his work, he deconstructs these re-appropriated images to challenge and contest the original depictions while examining their original contexts through various digital media editing conventions, re-presentations and satirical juxtapositions. In the Marvin Francis Media Gallery Artist: Kris Snowbird Title: Dancing in the Dark Artist Statement My process of work can be described as a continuous questioning and understanding of the way in which my tradition as a First Nations woman influences the way I conceptualize art.