Aboriginal Women Artists and Mentors Program (AWAM)

Wendy Wersch Memorial Lecture
Leah Fontaine: Spiritmending
Sunday, November 7, 2010, 2 pm at Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St.

Artist Leah Fontaine has undertaken a series of interviews with Manitoba Aboriginal women artists who use art to depict Aboriginal historical and personal trauma. This lecture will discuss and describe cultural injustices and their effects upon Aboriginal women, using an Aboriginal arts lens to interpret these experiences.

Artist Leah Fontaine connects her Dakota/Anishinaabe/French heritage to intuitively attain an Aboriginal worldview that is often displayed in her artistic and scholarly undertakings. In the past, Fontaine’s artistic skills and abilities have been presented through theatrical, television, and visual presentations in design and art. Leah also conducts art workshops in various educational institutions in rural and urban Manitoba, promoting awareness about Aboriginal culture in elementary, high school and secondary educational curriculums.