Join the artists and curators of the exciting new exhibition, Prairie Thunder, for a reception and performance on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
Opening prayer: 6 PM
Performance by Cheyenne LeGrande and Cikwes: 6:30
Cheyenne Rain LeGrande ᑭᒥᐊᐧᐣ is a Nehiyaw artist, from Bigstone Cree Nation. They currently reside in Amiskwaciy Waskahikan also known as Edmonton, Alberta. Their work is an expression of love, intergenerational resilience and intergenerational joy. Through the use of their body and language, they speak to the past, present and future. Cheyenne’s work is rooted in the strength to feel, express and heal. Their work explores the hybrid space between tradition and nehiyaw pop culture. Bringing her ancestors with her, she moves through installation, photography, fashion, video, sound, and performance art.
Cikwes is a nehiyaw ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ soul singer songwriter and Juno nominee from Bigstone Cree Nation.
Image: Performance artist Cheyenne Rain LeGrande performing Nehiyaw Nikamowina ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ. Courtesy of the artist.
