Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society Celebrating Okanagan’s Urban Indigenous Artists

South Atrium and Mezzanine

Artist Statement

Presented as part of the art gallery and exhibition programming at the Rotary Centre for the Arts, this show highlights the work of talented urban Indigenous artists living in the Okanagan. Contributing to the diverse landscape of Kelowna galleries, this exhibition brings together a wide range of artistic styles and mediums, from drawing, painting, and sculpture to beading, fibre arts, macrame, and more.

The artists find inspiration from the Land, their Ancestors, the Animals and stories of their own Indigenous heritage.  Taken together, the exhibition is a snapshot of the diverse creative abilities of local Urban Indigenous Artists. 

Featured Artists

Jean-Anne Copley
Ashton Bullchild
Sarah Jones
Darrin Fiddler
Leanna Curtis
Carol Fraser
Lisa Marquardt
Hudson Fraser
Leya Stringer
Veronica Winser
Nicole Tupechka
William (Eddie) Letander
Rebekah Ferguson
Melissa Therrien
Richard Dionne

About the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society

The Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society was founded in 1974. We are a registered non-profit Society. The Friendship Center Movement includes the National Associations of Friendship Centre's, provincial associations, and Friendship Centers throughout Canada. We provide programs and services to all peoples in various life stages; infants/ children, adults, and Elders.  
 
Mission statement: The Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society promotes the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being of all peoples through the development of community-based services and encouraging the preservation and promotion of Indigenous cultural distinctiveness.

We are grateful to reside on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land) of the syilx / Okanagan peoples who have resided here since time immemorial. We recognize, honor, and respect the syilx / Okanagan lands upon which we live, work, and play.