Shelley Niro Photography
Shelley niro is a member of the six nations reserve mohawk turtle clan.
Shelley niro photography. Niro is a member of the six nations reserve bay of quinte mohawk turtle clan. Her work involves photography painting beadwork and film. Her work focuses on themes of identity and challenges stereotypes and colonial representations of indigenous peoples with a particular focus on indigenous women. Currently she lives in brantford ontario.
Her work involves photography painting beadwork and film. Niro is conscious the impact post colonial mediums have had on indigenous people. Taserliak cultural centre sissiamiut greenland 2018 scotiabank photography award exhibition. Art gallery of hamilton hamilton ontario.
Shelley niro is a multi disciplinary artist who works in photography painting beadwork and film. Text by ryan rice wanda nanibush. Shelley niro scotiabank award. Scotiabank photography award 2017.
Niro was raised on the six nations reserve near the town of brantford. Shelley niro was born in niagara falls ny. Shelley niro exhibition at contact jenny montgomery april 27 the work of 2017 scotiabank photography award winner shelley niro is on view at the ryerson image centre in toronto from april 27 through august 5. Resting place of our ancestors.
Shelley niro is a multi media artist. Shelley niro is a multi media artist. Shelley niro is a multi diciplinary artist and a member of the six nations reserve turtle clan bay of quinte mohawk. Niro is a member of the six nations reserve bay of quinte mohawk turtle clan.
Her work challenges stereotypical images of aboriginal peoples. Ontario based native american photographer shelley niro is widely known for her ability to explode myths transgress boundaries and embody the ethos of her matriarchal culture in a wide variety of mediums including photography installation film and painting. Ryerson image centre toronto ontario 2018 indian summer. Currently living in brantford ontario.
She has worked in a variety of media including beadwork painting photography and film. Shelley niro born 1954 is a mohawk filmmaker and visual artist from new york and ontario. In 2001 she became an eiteljorg recipient at the museum of western and indian arts indiana indianapolis. She graduated from the ontario college of art with honours in visual arts and received her mfa from the university of western ontario.
Niro is conscious the impact post colonial mediums have had on. Grimsby art gallery grimsby ontario 2018 shelley niro 1779.