7 Mar - 6 Apr
9:30am - 5:00pm
“I learned that I could carve out the stories of our land and people by chipping away the harsh, rough elements of the stone and shaping them into smooth curves that hold these stories.” – ASIKIKHAPMOTAHTAH
Join us in welcoming ASKIKHAPMOTAHTAH/ Lyndon Tootoosis to the Olivia and Greg Yuel Artist-in-Residence Program!
ASKIKHAPMOTAHTAH/ Lyndon Tootoosis is a Cree stone carver and storyteller whose career spans over thirty years. During his childhood, ASKIKHAPMOTAHTAH learned the traditional ways of creating Cree ceremonial pipes and was guided by his late father in ceremonies, teachings, and storytelling. ASKIKHAPMOTAHTAH shares the gifts of his ancestors with others to preserve knowledge and to protect and live in harmony with the land and one another. With the permission of Elders, ASKIKHAPMOTAHTAH shares these teachings through his stone carvings, and uses his artistic practice as a means of healing intergenerational trauma.
ASKIKHAPMOTAHTAH worked with the Allen Sapp Gallery for eleven years as the Cultural Development Lead, where he oversaw the development of exhibitions and programming. He has volunteered with SK Arts for over twenty two years where he serves on the Board of Directors to help implement policy and develop inclusion strategies for Indigenous people. ASKIKHAPMOTAHTAHAS’s stone carvings are found in many public and private collections throughout Saskatchewan, as well as nationally and internationally.
