Kiona ligtvoet
A Tent With Just my Breath,Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Interview:
You Looked Cold, Etching on mitsumata, 4 x 5 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Shadow, Graphite and acrylic on paper, 11 x 14 inches, unframed, courtesy of the artist.
We Were Younger Once, Ink and acrylic on paper, 9 x 12 inches, courtesy of the artist.
He Still Covers the Playhouse Furniture With a Tarp Every Winter, Graphite, ink and acrylic on paper, 9 x 12 inches, courtesy of the artist.
When the Grass Was Still Tall and the Pond Hadn’t Dried, Ink on paper, 9 x 12 inchess, framed, courtesy of the artist.
It Only Punctured Foam, Ink and acrylic on paper, 8 x 11 inches, unframed, courtesy of the artist.
Kiona Ligtvoet (she/her), is a Cree-Métis artist from Michel First Nation, currently practicing in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (so-called Edmonton). She primarily works in painting and printmaking, exploring narratives of grief and tenderness. Ligtvoet received her diploma in Fine Art from MacEwan University in 2017, then completed her BFA at the University of Alberta. Most recently, she's shown in her self-titled exhibition at Parallel Space, and in Incidental Folds at SNAP Gallery. She's also been working alongside other artists in initiatives of community care, co-founding Making Space, and working collaboratively in Latitude 53 and Mitchell Art Gallery’s project, Writing From Here, and Mitchell Art Gallery's Mentorship Exchange. Ligtvoet is interested in exploring non-linear tellings of memory through narrative work, drawing from feelings of personal displacement and enfranchisement, but also from moments of deep belly laughter.