Curriculum Vitae
Education
2019 / BFA Drawing and Painting, Indigenous Visual Culture (Minor), OCAD University
2017 / SSW (Hons), SSW, Humber College
Work Experience
2020- Present / Indigenous Wellness Specialist, Indigenous Youth Roots
2016-2018 / Programming Assistant, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto
Published Art Writing
2023 / Amour-Lynx, et al. Digital Constellations Experience Guide, Cross Publication IYR ImagineNative I/A
2020 / Amour-Lynx. A, Gismondi. C, “Waybroad” and Lessons in New Territories, Revue Esse Magazine - 99 Printemps/Ete 2020 Plants Issue
Published Artist Features
2022 / Gismondi. C, “Creative Conjuring, Ritual, and Place: Amanda Amour-Lynx’s Skite’kmujuawti in Conversation with the Works of James Gardner, Alana Bartol, and Jamie Ross”, Revue Esse Magazine - 105 Printemps/Spring New Age Nouvel Age
Published Illustration
2021 / Morriseau. M, Can a new funding model turn the tide in the diabetes war? Philanthropist Journal
Published Poetry
2020 / Together Apart Zine, Two Spirit Symposium, Grunt Gallery, Vancouver
Exhibitions
2023 / Immersive Perspectives Art Walk, Robson Square, Vancouver
2023/ Meta Spark Indigenous AR Activation, Equal Voice Gala, Ottawa
2023 / Meta Spark Indigenous AR Activation, Canadian Museum of Nature & the Nature Inspiration Awards Gala,Ottawa
2023 / Meta Spark Indigenous AR Activation, Royal Canadian Geographical Society Fellows Gala, Ottawa
2023 / Looking Back While Looking Ahead, Sky Fine Foods, Geary Art Crawl, Toronto
2023 / Digital Constellations: Making Our Own Seat at the Table, InterAccess, Toronto
2023 / INDigital Showcase, ImagiNative Film Festival, Toronto
2023 / IM4 Lab Na wa shéw̓ay̓ ta sp'en̓ém, Emily Carr University, Vancouver
2023 / In Search of Queertopias, Or Gallery, Vancouver
2023 / Spark Indigenous Showcase x Meta, Calgary Stampede, Calgary
2023 / Gathering and Sharing Stories, IHM Poster Campaign, TTC
2022 / Listening and making: A (zoom) call and response, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto
2021 / Here Within, Geary Art Crawl, Charles Street Video, Toronto
2021 / Moving Slowly Through, SkyFineFoods, Mississauga Art on Screens Festival, Celebration Square, Mississauga
2021 / Moving Slowly Through, SkyFineFoods, Daata Art
2020 / Watching Together In Spite of A Dying Planet, Vector Festival, InterAccess, Toronto
2019 / Shapeshifters, Bi Arts Festival, Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto
2019/ Between Ice And Earth, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto
2019 / Forgotten Language, Trinity Square Video: 401 Richmond, Toronto
2018 / A Map for this Place, North Space: Humber Galleries, Etobicoke
2018 / A Map for this Place, L Space Gallery: Humber Galleries, Etobicoke
2018 / Bi Arts Festival, Beaver Hall Gallery, Toronto
2018 / Home Fire, GradEx 103, OCAD University, Toronto
2017 / Terra Incognita, Artscape Daniels Spectrum, Toronto
2017 / Reciprocal Encounter, Bunker 2, Toronto
2017 / Feminist Art Conference 2017, OCAD University, Toronto
2016 / Danaadizi, Open Sesame Gallery, Kitchener
2016 / Land Exhibition: Petapan First Light 2016, Centre Des Arts et de La Culture de Dieppe, Dieppe
Residencies
2023 / Digital Constellations Two Spirit Artist Residency, Indigenous Youth Roots
2023 / Spark Indigenous Augmented Reality Creator Accelerator, Meta x Slow Studies Creative
2022 / Digital Residency, Summerworks Festival
2020 / Digital Residency, Riverdale Projects Instagram Takeover
2018 / Digital Mentorship, Revolutions Per Minute: New Constellations Mixtape
Lectures
2022 / Ecologies, Star Stories and L’nu Cosmologies, Trinity Square Video, Toronto
2022 / Land as Pedagogy Art as Ceremony: ECO-CRITICISM AND LAND WATER PROTECTORS, Indigenous Art and Culture: ARTH 315/ CANS 315, McGill University, Montreal
2022 / Indigenous Star Stories and Cosmologies, Canadian Roots Exchange
2022 / Two Spirit Futurisms: Designing Genderfluid Regalia, Canadian Roots Exchange
2022 / Two Spirit Regalia Making; Rise Up: Empowering Urban Indigenous Youth, Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association
2021 / Language Revitalization and Artist Talk, Indigenous Art and Culture: ARTH 315/ CANS 315, McGill University, Montreal
2020 / Indigenous Trauma-Informed Safer Spaces Training, The Gathering, Canadian Roots Exchange
Workshops
2024/ Revitalizing Language and Culture through DIY Practices: Sticker Making + GIF Workshop, OCAD University, Toronto
2023 / Cultural Artifacts in Augmented Reality, Rhizomatic Pedagogies: New Media Leadership and Innovation in Black, Indigenous, and Disability Arts Communities, InterAccess, Toronto
2023 / Styly Workshop, Rhizomatic Pedagogies: New Media Leadership and Innovation in Black, Indigenous, and Disability Arts Communities, InterAccess, Toronto
2023 / Introduction to Augmented Reality Using Styly, Digital Constellations Mentorship, Indigenous Youth Roots
2023 / How to Write About Your Art with Mel Compton and Amanda Amour-Lynx, Digital Constellations Mentorship, Indigenous Youth Roots
2023 / Digital Storytelling with Amour-Lynx, Digital Constellations Mentorship, Indigenous Youth Roots
2023 / Living in Our Bodies: Grounding Self & Activating Physical Wellness, Indigenous Youth Roots
2022 / Indigenous Perspectives in Trauma-Informed Accessibility Workshop, Canadian Roots Exchange
2022 / Two Spirit Regalia Making: Beading with a Cabochon Workshop, Canadian Roots Exchange
2022 / Design Your Regalia: Colouring Activity Book, Canadian Roots Exchange
2022 / Design Your Regalia: Introduction to Vision Boards, Canadian Roots Exchange
2022 / Two Spirit Regalia Making: Brick Stitch Technique, Canadian Roots Exchange
2022 / Two Spirit Regalia Skills: Introduction to Beadwork, Canadian Roots Exchange
2022 / Indigenous Gender Identity and Spirituality, Two Spirited People of the First Nations Toronto
2022 / AR(umination): Land-based Teaching through Technology, Summerworks Festival, Toronto
2022 / Regalia Making: Using a Bead Loom, Community Makers Project, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto
2022 / Regalia Making: Rabbit Fur Pom Pom Workshop, Community Makers Project, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto
2022 / Regalia Making: Beading Rope Stitch for Regalia with Mel Compton, Community Makers Project, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto
2022 / Pow Wow Teachings and Protocols, Lateral Kindness and Pattern Templates with Mel Compton, Community Makers Project, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto
2021 / Two Spirit Basket Making Workshop with Sheri Osden Nault, Canadian Roots Exchange
2021 / Indigiqueer Night Out, University of Toronto
2021 / Finding Our Home Fire: Sacred Bundles and Medicine Bag Workshop, Virtual Two Spirit Regalia, Canadian Roots Exchange
2021 / Virtual Two Spirit Regalia Program, Canadian Roots Exchange
2020 / Support Lead, Black Indigenous Solidarity Program, Canadian Roots Exchange
2019 / Community Mural Workshop, Indigenous Friends Association, Sagamok First Nation
2017 / Introduction to Zine Making, Wall to Action Mural Mentorship – Canadian Roots Exchange, OISE/ENAGB Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, Toronto
Panels
2024 / Identity and Art Making, OCAD University Center for Emerging Artists and Designers, Toronto
2023 / BlackFlash x InterAccess, Hybrid Dependencies: Crip Technoscience, Disability Justice, and Intersectionality in New Media and Beyond, Toronto
2023 / Cross-Platform Experiences: Bridging the Physical and Digital Worlds, ImagineNative Festival INDigital Days, Toronto
2023 / INDigital Days Showcase, ImagineNative Festival, Toronto
2023 / Missing Witches Podcast, Episode 189, Indigenous Futurism: Granddaughter Crow + Amanda Amour-Lynx
2023 / TQFF Symposium 2023: Queer Wonderlands, Skite’kmujuawti (Ghost Road) Exploring Digital Futurism and Virtual Spaces to Empower Two Spirit Indigenous Queer Identities, Toronto Queer Film Festival, Toronto
2022 / Missing Witches Podcast, Episode 122 Ostara 2022: Neurodivergence and New Worlds: Breathe Together
2021 / Missing Witches Podcast, Episode 93: What is a Shaman? Panel and Fundraiser for Native Women’s Shelters
2020 / Missing Witches Podcast, Episode 53: Pink Moon Part 2 Amanda Amour Lynx and Michelle Beausejour: Storytelling and Healing
2018 / Toronto Bisexual Network, Bi+ Banter: A panel discussion on the Lived Experiences of Bisexual, Pansexual and Other Fluid Folx, The 519, Toronto
2018 / Indigenous Objects and the Museum Symposium: Reclamation and Futurity, Jackman Hall AGO, Toronto
2017 / Resisting Racism and Colonialism Through the Student Movement: Art and Activism, RISE Summit – Canadian Federation of Students, Ryerson University, Toronto
Press and Articles
TTC Spotlights Indigenous Artists, Including Ojibwe Artist Ryan Besito’s ‘We the Nish’ Piece, July 16, 2023
TTC showcases artists on its vehicles to honour the Indigenous community, July 1, 2023
Supporting the Next Generation of Indigenous Augmented Reality Storytelling with Meta Spark April 4, 2023
State of The Art: Making Room and Income for Women in Art, Liisbeth, Nador, S. November 23, 2021
Two Spirit Identity and Indigenous Knowledge: Reflections on Indigenous History Month and Pride June 18, 2019
Between Ice and Earth Peripheral Review, Gismondi, C, September 19 2020
Award-Winning ‘Uncover/Recover’ Project from OCAD University and The ROM Goes Live Online, May 7, 2020
Country Profile: Canada (northern Turtle Island) Disability Arts International, Alland, S, 2020
Disability Arts Online Showcase: Silence and Money: Fallon Simard’s Memes of Two-Spirit Indigenous Resistance March 30. 2020
Student Leadership, Contributions to Campus Community Celebrated at Annual Dinner, March 15. 2019