Exhibition

Changers: A Spiritual Renaissance

21 September – 27 October, 1991

This timely exhibition presents paintings, sculpture, installations, photographs, prints and videos by ten contemporary Canadian women artists of Native ancestry: Rebecca Baird, Rebecca Belmore, Ruth Cuthand, Freda Diesing, Faye HeavyShield, Glenna Matoush, Shelley Niro, Alanis Obomsawin, Jane Ash Poitras and Joane Cardinal-Schubert. Their work addresses a range of important issues, including native history, cultural appropriation, native women’s changing identity and spiritual renewal. This nationally touring exhibition was curated by New Brunswick artist Shirley Bear and sponsored by the National Indian Arts and Crafts Corporation.