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Artist candidates

Invited artist candidates for the Hall terrace Indigenous mural commission.

Kaia’tanó:ron Dumoulin Bush

Kaia’tanó:ron Dumoulin Bush is an Onkwehónwe/French-Canadian illustrator and visual artist from Oshahrhé:'on* (Châteauguay), Québec. She completed her BFA in Indigenous Visual Culture at OCAD University.  

Her work has been featured on CBC, APTN Lumi, and Prime Video. She has also co-curated exhibitions in Tkaronto (Toronto), Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), and Aotearoa (New Zealand).  

In recent years, her work is celebrated in several publications "A Treaty Guide for Torontonians" at the 2022 Toronto Biennale, "Jules au Pays d'Asha" in 2023, "Utipii" in 2023, "Tumasi et Cam" in 2025, and most recently, "Ondinnok" in 2025. 

Kaia’tanó:ron Dumoulin Bush Image courtesy of Sur Gallery

Hannah Claus 

Hannah Claus is a member of Kenhtè:ke | Tyendinaga Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, who utilizes material and sensorial relationships within her studio practice to express Kanien’kehá:ka ways of knowing.  Claus is an associate professor, Frameworks and Interventions in Indigenous Arts Practices in Studio Arts whose work has been exhibited internationally belonging to numerous public collections, including the National Gallery of Canada.

She is a recipient of the Eiteljorg Fellowship (2019) and the Prix Giverny (2020), and a 2025 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Her first major public art installation, entre les eaux et les étoiles, may be seen at the Centre Sanaaq in Montreal. She holds a Concordia University Research Chair in Onkwehonwené:ha (New Scholar), and is Co-director of the Indigenous Futures Research Centre at Concordia University. 

Hanna Claus Image: The Art Studio
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