Sharifah Marsden: Zhawenjigewin
Title: Zhawenjigewin
Artists: Sharifah Marsden - Anishinaabe (ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒃ)
Year: 2017
Event: Vancouver Mural Festival
Mural Info:
Details: This image represents unconditional love, blessings and kindness. The image is representative of different First Nations artistic styles. A woman embracing, surrounded by the teepee poles representing home and the bond between them.
Sharifah’s work typically portrays women’s traditional stories in a modern context. She uses bright colours and traditional design
About Sharifah Marsden:
Sharifah Marsden is an Anishinaabe artist from the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. Since early childhood, Sharifah has been directed toward a life of art and culture. She draws from her Ojibway roots and knowledge of Woodlands art to create unique works that include everything from acrylic paintings to beadwork to engraving. In 2009, Sharifah graduated from Vancouver's Northwest Coast Jewellery Arts program under established Haida/Kwakwaka'wakw artist Dan Wallace. In 2010, Sharifah worked with artists Richard Shorty and Jerry Whitehead, among others, to complete Western Canada’s largest mural along on the outer wall of the Orwell Hotel located at 456 East Hasting in Vancouver. In 2014, she graduated from two years of formal training in the European goldsmithing tradition at the Vancouver Metal Arts School under the instruction of Gerold Mueller. At the Vancouver Metal Arts School she learned hollow form design, complex soldering techniques, and stone setting.
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