Catalog of an exhibition held at the Ryerson Image Centre, Toronto, April 27 - August 5, 2018, published on the occasion of the awarding of the 2017 Scotiabank Photography Award to Shelley Niro. Exhibition curated by Gaëlle Morel. Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226).
Contents:
Taiakoia'tenhátie = Freefall : the photography of Shelley Niro / Ryan Rice. Scotiabank Photography Award / Edward Burtynsky -- The photography of Shelley Niro / Wanda Nanibush -- Plates -- Taiakoia'tenhátie = Freefall : the photography of Shelley Niro / Ryan Rice.
Summary:
"The Scotiabank Photography Award is the largest peer-reviewed photographic art award in Canada, recognizing an established artist working in the medium. Shelley Niro is a member of the Six Nations Reserve, Bay of Quinte Mohawk, Turtle Clan. She uses photography, painting, beadwork, installation, and video to redefine contemporary Indigenous experience and identity. This survey exhibition celebrates Niro's career, and includes more than 70 objects, spanning from 1991 to 2017, featuring seminal works and never-before-shown photographs, along with some of the artist's recent projects. The accompanying book also presents a coherent overview of Niro's work, and both the exhibition and the book serve as prestigious acknowledgements of her outstanding contribution to the field." https://scotiabankcontactphoto.com/2018/primary-exhibition/ryerson-image-centre-scotiabank-photography-award-shelley-niro
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