LA LEUN WAASHISHO
Moon Stories
Augmented Reality Exhibition - November 26 at 7PM - Museums Quartier, Raum D - Vienna, Austria
Jason Baerg
Ni mamoowitoonaan / We Are United
Cree-Métis
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Jason Baerg is now a registered member of the Métis Nations of Ontario and serves his community as an Indigenous activist, curator, educator, and interdisciplinary artist. Baerg graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts from Rutgers University. Baerg teaches as the Assistant Professor in Indigenous Practices in Contemporary Painting and Media Art at OCAD University. Exemplifying their commitment to community, they co-founded The Shushkitew Collective and The Métis Artist Collective. Baerg has served as volunteer Chair for such organizations as the Indigenous Curatorial Collective and the National Indigenous Media Arts Coalition. As a visual artist, they push digital interventions in drawing, painting, and new media installation. Select international solo exhibitions include Canada House in London, UK, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, and the Digital Dome at the Institute of the American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. They sat on numerous art juries and won awards through such facilitators as the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and The Toronto Arts Council.
Instagram: @jasonbaerg
Website: jasonbaerg.ca
Feather Miigwans
She Bends the Light to Her Will / Obiskaatebidoon Ezhi-Dibendang
Anishinaabekwe
Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians
Feather Miigwans was born in Oklahoma, and raised in a suburb of Chicago. She then studied in New York City at Parsons, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and received her BFA and certificate in Indigenous Art History from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Miigwans is a member of the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, located in Michigan on the Great Lakes under Mackinaw Island. As a transdiciplinary artist, Miigwans works in all mediums working deeply within research and conceptual practices, but is especially drawn to the verge of technology. As an Indigenous Futurist she acknowledges technology as kin in her collaborations of developing new ways of communicating together. Miigwans currently resides in a small town on Route 66 near her birthplace with her small family and two sweet orange tabby boys.
Instagram: @featherdotcom
Quinn Hopkins
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Giizisoo-Mazina'igan - The Thirteen Moons and Turtle’s Back
Anishinabe-Métis
Treaty 14 Territory
Quinn Hopkins is an artist at the intersection of Urban Indigenous culture and new media, crafting a vibrant dialogue between Indigenous history, present urban life, and futuristic visions. Rooted in Anishinaabe-Métis traditions with guidance from mentors like Nyle Miigizi Johnston, his work reimagines Indigenous iconography for the modern era. Showcased in venues such as the Thunder Bay Art Gallery and the University of Toronto's Hart House, his art spans digital creations to immersive installations. Hopkins's core ambition is to inspire future generations through storytelling that not only captivates but also educates and connects deeply with viewers. His commitment to blending traditional narratives with cutting-edge technology aims to create experiences that celebrate Indigenous culture while fostering a sense of community and understanding across diverse audiences. Through his art, Hopkins seeks to forge a path that honors heritage while embracing the possibilities of the future.
Instagram:@noodinstudio
Website: www.quinnhopkinsart.ca/
Casey Koyczan
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“adzęzah ; moon”
Dene
Yellowknife, northwest territories
Casey Koyczan is a Dene interdisciplinary artist from Yellowknife, NT, that uses various mediums to communicate how culture and technology can grow together in order for us to develop a better understanding of who we are, where we come from, and where we are going. He creates with whatever tools necessary to bring an idea to fruition and works mostly in sculpture, installation, 3D / VR / AR / 360, video, and audio works such as music, soundscapes and film scores. He has a Multimedia Production diploma from Lethbridge College, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Thompson Rivers University, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Manitoba.
Instagram: @caseykoyczanart
Web: caseykoyczan.com
Production Team:
​Produced by Harbour Collective in collaboration with PIX FILM Collective
Support group in Vienna Setzkasten
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Project Director Harbour Collective: Liz Barron
Program Director PIX FILM Collective: Madi Piller
​Program Director Setzkasten: Stefan Voglsinger
Technical Support Toronto - Ryan Keln
Communications and designs Kaylee Maddison
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Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts , Canadian Embassy in Austria.
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