Exhibits

Marie Blouin: My name is Marie Blouin, and I am the Education Manager for SkeenaWild Conservation Trust. I have a deep appreciation for the natural world and the arts. The Skeena Salmon Arts Festival is close to my heart because it celebrates the vibrant and diverse culture of the Skeena Region in relation to Pacific salmon. Art has the power to convey messages, bring about change, foster a connection, and unite our community. It is a privilege for me to serve as a jury member at this year's Skeena Salmon Art Festival. I am looking forward to seeing all the beautiful creations.

Tanya Gregoire: Tanya Gregoire’s family and ancestors are Tahltan, Tlingit, French-Canadian and Japanese. She is a member of the Ch’iyōne (Wolf) Clan from the Tahltan Nation, stemming matrilineally from her grandmother Rachel Joseph (nee Carlick). Tanya is an alumni of the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art at the Coast Mountain College in Terrace, British Columbia - graduating in 2022. She strives to use as much materials from the land as possible, and feels an inner calling to highlight flowers and plants in her art. This intrinsic love of flowers and plants is rooted in her connection to her grandmothers and ancestors.

Taalrumiq: Taalrumiq is an Inuvialuit and Gwich’in (Inuit & Dene) fashion designer, artist, speaker and cultural educator. Born in a segregated Indian hospital, she grew up on the shores of the arctic ocean in Tuktoyaktuk, NWT with her Inuvialuit family and community. Drawing upon her background in human ecology, education and lived experience she shares her culture with the world through art, fashion, advocacy, and digital content creation. She is an urban Inuvialuk currently residing on traditional, unceded Tsimshian territory with her husband, 5 children and dog Munaqsi.