Author: aylanx

Aylan Couchie is an Anishinaabe interdisciplinary artist, curator and writer hailing from Nipissing First Nation in Northern Ontario.

Once you were here….

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…and I did not feel the ghosts or know their form it wasn’t the first hotel, it wasn’t the last, but all, branded with same a repetitious reminder whether it sat on Hollis or across from Pearson or in Victoria it was our first time taking off, the first time landing, our first taste of […]

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The Latest and Greatest – Pratt Homes Art Competition – H.I.O. Big Chiefs

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Every once in awhile something really amazing comes along that you just can’t believe you get to be part of. One week after receiving the International Sculpture Centre’s “Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award”, I was contacted by Pratt Homes to inquire as to whether or not I would be interested in participating in […]

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Research and interview complete. Can’t wait to start writing tomorrow. I almost forgot how much I love Keesic’s work and why I started loving it in the first place. Stay tuned #Barrie! #indigenousart #IndigenousDays #photographer #filmmaker #firstnations #canadianart #canadianartist #filmfest #imaginenative (at Nipissing First Nation)

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Old Bones. #grandfathersCanoe (at Nipissing First Nation)

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And just like that…it was gone. #ArtFire #bonfire #artist #art #drawing #selfportrait #lakenipissing #NipissingFN (at Nipissing First Nation)

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