Dunlop Art Gallery Winter 2022

Dunlop Art Gallery is open to the public and continues to offer programming online and in person. For hours of operation, safety protocols, and details about programming, visit our website.

Shelley Niro, Chiquita 1, 2021, digital photography. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Shelley Niro – A Good, Long Look

Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina Public Library
January 15 – April 3, 2022, Sherwood Gallery
January 22 – March 25, 2022, Central Gallery

For over 30 years, Shelley Niro has challenged colonial definitions of Indigenous peoples throughout her extensive art and filmmaking practice. From her unique perspective as a Mohawk artist, Niro frequently casts herself and family members in her work to harness familial agency. Through her work, she reconstructs historical narratives and defies stereotypical representations of Indigenous people, often using humour and a flair for storytelling. Niro’s work continually stresses the significance of the land within Indigenous worldviews, languages, and ways of being.

Shelley Niro is a member of the Turtle Clan, Bay of Quinte Mohawk from the Six Nations Reserve. She holds a degree from Ontario College of Art and a Master of Fine Art from the University of Western Ontario. Niro has exhibited across Canada has work in collections of the Canada Council Art Bank, Canadian Museum of History, and Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. Her award-winning films have been screened in festivals worldwide, and she presented work at the 2003 Venice Biennale. Shelley Niro lives in Brantford, Ontario.

Originating at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba

Artist Talk and Opening Reception – The Long Shadows of Winter with Shelley Niro
January 28, 7:00 PM CST / 8:00 PM EST
In-person, Dunlop Art Gallery (Central Library)
Online – Dunlop YouTube Live
Pre-registration not required.

Join us for a talk with exhibiting artist and filmmaker Shelley Niro where Niro will talk about her multidisciplinary practice spanning thirty years.

Film School – Honey Moccasin with Shelley Niro
In-Person screening and discussion, January 27, 7:00 PM, RPL Film Theatre
Online discussion, January 27, 8:00 PM
Register here.

Join filmmaker and artist Shelley Niro to view her film “Honey Moccasin”. To be followed by a discussion period.

Workshop – Storytelling with Shelley Niro
January 29, 1:30 – 4:00 PM
Dunlop Art Gallery (Central Library)
Register here.

Starting with a memory about an event or character, you will develop, write, and tell your own unique story with an experienced storyteller. Learn to captivate your audience.

About Dunlop Art Gallery at Regina Public Library

Gallery Hours
Mon to Thurs, 9:30 am – 9 pm
Fri, 9:30 am – 6 pm
Sat, 9:30 am – 5 pm
Sun, 12 – 5 pm

Central Library location
2311 – 12th Avenue
Regina SK S4P 3Z5

Sherwood Village location
6121 Rochdale Boulevard
Regina SK S4X 2R1

Admission is FREE to all exhibitions.
Galleries are wheelchair accessible.

306-777-6040
dunlop@reginalibrary.ca
reginalibrary.ca/dunlopartgallery

We acknowledge the support of the SK Arts, and funding partners SaskCulture and Saskatchewan Lotteries, whose contributions help the arts thrive in this province.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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