Artist Talk: Cassandra Cochrane
by Shelby Smith and Sophie Lavoie
On September 5th we wrapped up Cassandra Cochrane’s exhibition, Nindinawemaaganag: My Relations, at the Douglas Family Art Centre with a talk from the artist.
Through the use of beadwork, sewing, printmaking, textiles, and ceramics, Cochrane creates work that encourages and provokes conversations about the contemporary Indigenous experience. Cochrane’s own history and relationships are often the vehicle in which topics such as addressing negative stereotypes, celebrating woman, and the representation of Indigenous people in a positive light, are delivered. Cochrane hopes her work highlights the love, respect, and resilience of Anishinaabe people.
Thank you Cassandra for sharing your artwork and perspective with us.
For more information about Cassandra’s exhibition, click the link below.
Did you know?
Kenora was once named Rat Portage. The name came from the Anishinabe name of the local portage site, which was Wauzhushk Onigum, which meant, “portage to the country of the muskrat”.