ABOUT ME

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
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The Confluence (Calgary, AB)
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Otipemisiwak Métis Government
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Broken Pencil
EXHIBITIONS
2024
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Calgary Stampede Artist Studios
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Solo Exhibition at Dominion YYC (Calgary, AB)
2023
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Group Exhibition at the Confluence (Calgary, AB)
2021
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Solo Exhibition at Euphoria Cafe (Calgary, AB)
2019
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Group Exhibition - Keeping the Sinixt Way at Grand Forks Art Gallery (Grand Forks, BC)
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Broken Pencil Canzine Zine Festival
2018
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Solo Exhibition at Vendome Cafe (Calgary, AB)
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People's Poetry Festival (Calgary, AB)
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Oyama Lake Eco Lodge (Lake Country, BC)
2017
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Solo Exhibition at Vendome Cafe (Calgary, AB)
PUBLICATIONS
My art is featured in:
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Not Extinct: Keeping the Sinixt Way - https://www.maapress.ca/books/not-extinct-keeping-the-sinixt-way/
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Otipemisiwak Métis Government's report, Mental Health Status Among the Métis Population of Alberta
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Broken Pencil Zine