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ABOUT ME

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Tanisi/Boozhoo/Oki/Hello! My spirit name is White Thunderbird Woman, and my given name is
Tayler Schenkeveld. I was raised and have deep roots on Treaty 1 territory in Win-nipi
(Winnipeg, MB) and now gratefully and humbly live, work, and play on Treaty 7 territory in
Mohkinstsis (Calgary, AB), homelands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Stoney Nakoda, Tsuut’ina,
and Métis Nation Region 3.


I am a member of the Bear Clan, the Manitoba Métis, and the Delorme family. I am an artist,
Art Therapist, Canadian Certified Counsellor, healer, and a graduate-level art therapy educator.
I was not raised in my culture largely due to shame and a desire for family members to “fit in”
to societal conventions. I have been committed to my reconnection journey for over a decade and use my work as a way to better understand and reclaim what it means to be Métis.


My artwork is deeply inspired by traditional Indigenous teachings, stories, and concepts that I
intricately weave together to create my own representations. My hope is that you will see who
I am and where I come from when engaging with my art.

CLIENTS

  • The Confluence (Calgary, AB)

  • ​Otipemisiwak Métis Government

  • Broken Pencil

EXHIBITIONS

2024

  • Calgary Stampede Artist Studios 

  • Solo Exhibition at Dominion YYC (Calgary, AB)

2023

  • Group Exhibition at the Confluence (Calgary, AB)

2021

  • Solo Exhibition at Euphoria Cafe (Calgary, AB)

2019

  • Group Exhibition - Keeping the Sinixt Way at Grand Forks Art Gallery (Grand Forks, BC)

  • Broken Pencil Canzine Zine Festival 

2018

  • Solo Exhibition at Vendome Cafe (Calgary, AB)

  • People's Poetry Festival (Calgary, AB)

  • Oyama Lake Eco Lodge (Lake Country, BC)

2017

  • Solo Exhibition at Vendome Cafe (Calgary, AB)

PUBLICATIONS

My art is featured in:

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
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