Members-Only Coffee & Conversation with Niap Saunders

Join artist-in-residence Niap (Nancy Saunders) for a Members-Only Coffee & Conversation. Niap is an award-winning multidisciplinary Inuit artist whose work has been collected by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Quebec and Avataq Cultural Institute in Westmount, QC, among others. Her practice encompasses a range of mediums, including carving, textiles, paintings, photography, and more.

Through each medium, she explores and investigates her identity as an Inuk woman. “I have been learning more about and finding this new pride in my culture,” she explains, “which has allowed me to create depth in my work”. Niap is an advocate for her community and culture. As a teenager she walked from Duncan, BC, to Ottawa, ON, to raise awareness for Indigenous youth suicide prevention. Also a throat singer, she has performed at several public events, including a 2014 ceremony in Quebec that recognized throat singing as a form of intangible heritage under the Cultural Heritage Act. In 2019, her first solo exhibition Ivalu was held at Feheley Fine Arts in Toronto, ON, and focused on traditional tattooing practices. Based in Montreal, QC, the artist divides her time between the city and her home community of Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, QC—a place that continues to deeply influence her work.

Enjoy coffee, donuts, and engaging conversation with fellow members.
RSVP required—limited space available.
Date: Wednesday, September 10th
 Time: 10–11 a.m. (Doors open at 9:30 a.m.)
 Location: Hunt Studios at The Eiteljorg Museum

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