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Daina Warren

Daina Warren

Canadian contemporary artist and curator


Daina Warren (born 1974)[1] is a Canadian contemporary artist and curator. She is a member of the Montana Akamihk Cree Nation in Maskwacis (Bear Hills), Alberta. Her interest in curating Aboriginal art and work with Indigenous artists is at the forefront of her research.[2]

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Biography

Daina graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design (ECUAD) in 2003 and gained an MA Critical and Curatorial Studies from the University of British Columbia in 2012. After receiving an Aboriginal Curatorial Collective Residency to work with grunt gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2000, Daina remained at the gallery as associate curator and administrator until 2009. She curated numerous shows at grunt gallery, including a performance titled Taking Stick Cabaret, a collaboration with Lisa C. Ravensbergen.[3] Warren served as curator and director of Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art in Winnipeg, Manitoba from 2011 to 2022.[4][5] Warren was elected as one of four Indigenous women curators as part of 2015 Asia-Pacific Visual Arts Delegation to participate in the First Nations Curators Exchange an International Visitors Program of the 8th Asia-Pacific Trienniale (APT8) in Brisbane, Australia.[6] In April 2022, Warren moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico to become the Program Manager for the Institute of American Indian Arts Research Center for Contemporary Native American Arts. She was awarded the 2022 Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction. The prize is awarded every other year" to a professional artist or arts/cultural professional in recognition of the highest level of artistic excellence and contribution to the development of the arts in Manitoba".[7]

Awards and residencies

Group and solo exhibitions

Curated exhibitions


References

  1. "Warren, Daina 1974-". WorldCat. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. "Daina Warren - Montana Cree". Contemporary North American Indigenous Artists. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  3. Taylor, Jillian (May 5, 2016). "Urban Shaman celebrates 20 years of Indigenous art". CBC. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  4. "Daina Warren | 2022 Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction". Manitoba Arts Council. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. "Daina Warren – Kwä̀n Mày Dáyè Dàátthʼi". www.kwanmaydayedaatthi.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.[permanent dead link]
  6. vhoussin (2022-06-23). "Daina Warren | 2022 Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction". Manitoba Arts Council. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  7. vhoussin (2022-06-23). "Daina Warren | 2022 Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction". Manitoba Arts Council. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  8. Watts, Connie (29 April 2015). "Daina Warren receives 2015 Emily Award". Aboriginal Gathering Place. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  9. "Don't Stop Me Now". National Gallery of Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  10. "âkâm'askîhk ᐋᑳᒼ'ᐊᐢᑮ". VUCAVU. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  11. "Vicki Myhren Gallery at the University of Denver Home". Vicki Myhren Gallery. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

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