Dana Justine Belcourt (They/She) is a multidisciplinary mixed Cree/Métis artist from Amiskwaciwâskahikan, specializing in paintings, zines, and murals. Their work deals with themes of love, indigeneity, and relationships through symbolism, metaphors, and narratives. Their paintings tend to be focused on specific emotions and personal stories, while their murals and public pieces are often commemorating community experiences. Their zine work allows them to showcase their writing and journaling practice, which is emotive and sentimental. Overall, their pieces are highly personal, including small details and nuances which are elusive and secretive in nature. They hope for their work to be a lens into themselves, allowing others to share in how they see the world.
They’ve recently exhibited at Latitude 53 (2022), Emily Carr (2021, 2022), and Neutral Ground (2022), as well as completed murals in Edmonton (2021), and Vancouver (2022). They’re currently practicing on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. They completed a BFA at Emily Carr in 2023, and are currently an artist in residence at Skwachays Lodge.
Education
2021 Macewan Univeristy, Diploma of Fine Art
2023 Emily Carr University, Bachelor of Fine Art
Awards & Honours
2022 Winner, Indigenous Arts Individual Project Grant, Alberta Foundation of the Arts, Vancouver, British Columbia.
2021 Nominee, BMO 1st Art Competition, MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta.
2018 Winner, Artist Project Grant, Edmonton Arts Council, Edmonton, Alberta.
Selected Exhibitions
2024 Selected BIPOC Artists, room to grow tall, Ace Art Inc, Winnipeg, Maitoba
2024 Access Gallery Members, Members Show & Sale, Access Gallery,Vancouver, British Columbia
2024 Polygon Response Program Participants, Woven Together, Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver, British Columbia
2023 Vancouver Artists, Parallel Landscapes, The Art Shop,Vancouver, British Columbia.
2023 Metis Artists Exhibition, They Said So, Latitude 53, Edmonton, Alberta.
2023 Selected Artists Exhibition, these bodies heal slowly, and in our own time, McMullen Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta.
2023 Graduating Students Exhibition, The Show, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, British Columbia.
2023 Indigenous Students and Faculty Exhibition, Sacred Fire, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, British Columbia.
2022 BIPOC Artists Exhibition, i’m remembering how tracks are made, Sâkêwêwak, Regina, Saskatchewan.
2022 BIPOC Artists Exhibition, The Soil Between Plants, Latitude 53, Edmonton, Alberta.
2022 Indigenous Students and Faculty Exhibition, Currents, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, British Columbia.
2021 MacEwan Video 2021 Exhibition, AGA Sidewalk Cinema, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
2021 Graduating Students Exhibition, Fine Art 2021 Grad Show, Mitchell Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta.
2021 YEG Artists Exhibition, Winter Birds, CO*LAB, Edmonton, Alberta.
2019 YEG Artists Exhibition, F**K IT, City Centre Mall, Edmonton, Alberta.
2019 Indigenous Artists Exhibition Acimowin, Coral Plaza, Edmonton, Alberta.
Residencies & Community Projects
2023 Artist in Residence, Skwachays Lodge, Vancouver British Columbia
2021 MAG Mentorship, Maggie Mitchell Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2021 Paint The Rails, John Humphrey Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
Murals & Commissions
2022 Public Mural Commission, Snakes & Ladders, Turquoise Goat Board Game Cafe, Vancouver, British Columbia.
2022 Public Mural Commission, Coyote, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, British Columbia.
2020 Public Mural Commission, Fabric of the City, Clareview Station, Edmonton, Alberta.
2019 Public Mural Commission, The City, Churchill Station, Edmonton, Alberta
2019 Public Mural Commission, Strong As A Forest, Corona Station, Edmonton, Alberta.
2019 Public Art Commission, Autumn Piano, Westmount Mall, Edmonton, Alberta.
2019 Public Mural Commission, The Stories That Weave Us, Kingsway Station, Edmonton, Alberta.
2018 Public Mural Commission, River, University Station Edmonton, Alberta
2017 Public Mural Commission, Returning Home, Churchill Station, Edmonton, Alberta
Publications
2024 Put Your Hands in the Water, Self-published, Vancouver, British Columbia
2024 The Well is Endless, Self-published, Vancouver, British Columbia
2023 Crow Food, Self-published, Vancouver, British Columbia
2022 Land of Endless Sky, Sâkêwêwak, Regina, Saskatchewan. .
2022 Judgement Day, Self-published, Vancouver, British Columbia.
2022 Finishing Business, Self-published, Vancouver, British Columbia.
2020 Water Woman, 50/50 Magazine, Edmonton, Alberta.
2020 Magpie Buffalo, Glenora Zine, Edmonton, Alberta.
2020 i write a lot about it, Self-published, Edmonton, Alberta.
2020 Mixed Perspectives, Self-Published, Edmonton, Alberta.
2018 Billy and the Magic Skate, Self-Published, Edmonton, Alberta.
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