Annual Aboriginal Student Exhibition
April 4-11, 2016
Concourse Gallery
Emily Carr University Art+Design

Opening Reception
Monday, April 4, 2016
4:30-6:30pm

FNA
FNA an acronym for First Nations Art is a title that brings forward a certain slang statement saying F’n eh; First Nations Art is still here. Through centuries of turmoil from foreign dictatorships amidst what is now called the Americas, First Nations Art has survived, it is still here, we are still here, practicing our cultural heritages. With technological advancements and new and old practices of art combined, First Nations Art can be constructed to satisfy the needs of the artist’s vision for completion in whatever medium they so choose. Adaptation has happened and the spirit of First Nations Art and it’s practitioners are regenerated to fulfill the symbolic entities of their people’s creative rights. So to that we say FNA.

This year’s curatorial team:
Derian Blake(Gwichin) William Callaghan(Tlingit) Chloe Mustooch(Nakoda Sioux & Cree) Edwin Neel(Ahoushat & Kwagul)

Poster design: Chloe Mustooch