Daina Warren
Executive Director, Indigenous Initiatives
dwarren@ecuad.ca
Daina Warren is a member of the Akamihk Montana First Nation in Maskwacis, Alberta. She holds a BFA in Visual Arts from Emily Carr University and a Master of Arts in Art History (Critical and Curatorial Studies) from the University of British Columbia. In 2015, she was selected as one of six Indigenous women curators as part of the Canada Council for the Arts Delegation to participate in the International First Nations Curators Exchange in Australia (2015), New Zealand (2016) and Canada (2017). In 2018, she won the Hnatyshyn Foundation Award for Curatorial Excellency. In 2020, she participated in the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, NIRIN, on invitation from Australia Council for the Arts’ Visiting International Curators program. In 2022, Daina received the Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction, which is awarded biannually in recognition of the highest level of artistic excellence and contribution to the development of the arts in Manitoba.
Kajola Morewood
Associate Director, Aboriginal Programs
kmorewood@ecuad.ca
Kajola has mixed Inuit/European ancestry. Her birth mother was connected to Chisasibi and Kuujjuarapik in Nunavik. She has a BFA in photography from Emily Carr University and a Master of Library & Information Studies from the University of British Columbia. Her art practice is interdisciplinary including textiles, photography, and use of traditional materials.
Sydney Pascal
Manager, Aboriginal Programs
spascal@ecuad.ca
Sydney Frances Pascal is a member of Lil’wat nation. Her multi-disciplinary practice includes hide tanning, video, sound, beadwork and poetry. She uses her practice to tell her family’s story. Her work over the past few years has been grounded by her continued connection to land-based material practices.