ALEXANDRA COUCHIE

Alexandra Couchie | Artist Statement

Alexandra Couchie is a self-taught artist who makes her home in London, Ontario, and is a proud member of Nipissing First Nation. She explores a blend of traditional woodland styles with both impressionism and realism utilizing a variety of mediums including oils, acrylics, dry media, and digital art. She is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree with a double major in Indigenous Studies and Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario.Biography

PROFESSIONAL ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE

Indigenous Mural Collaboration

Regional HIV/AIDS Connection and Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy, London, Ontario November, 2024 - December, 2024

Collaborated with Sean Couchie on a 17' × 16' wall mural for the Regional HIV/AIDS
Connection and Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy in the community area.
Used acrylic paint on the Wampum Belt and wolf portion of the mural, representing the Oneida Nation of the Thames and the Munsee-Delaware Nation.

Art Works for Scholar's Choice Indigenous Puzzle Sets-Scholar's Choice

August, 2024

Created a collection of 12 woodland style inspired digital pieces each symbolizing different animals of Turtle Island.
Works created specifically for the production of puzzle sets for sale by Scholar's Choice intended for ages 10 monthst.

Collaborative Piece in Residential Desk Proiect

North Bay Museum, North Bay, Ontario July, 2023

Participated in an exhibit featuring antique school desks to honour lives of children who attended residential schools.
Using acrylic paint, collaborated with Sean Couchie on the painting of monarch butterflies on a desk.

Mural on Bell Box Collaboration

William Street and Oxford Street Intersection, London, Ontario Summer, 2023

• Collaborated on the painting of a Bell Box with Sean Couchie.

• Painting of a hawk on one side of the box using acrylic paint.

Piece for Imagine Build Project Event Fundraiser

Aeolian Hall, London, Ontario December, 2022

Creation of a piece for Imagine Build Project for use in a silent auction fundraiser.
16" × 20" oil on wood panel titled True Messenger.

Collaborative Art Piece in Waking the Giants Art Show at TIFF

TIFF Bell Lightbox, Toronto, Ontario June, 2022

Collaborated on a painting with Sean Couchie displayed in his Waking the Giants Art
Show at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
36" × 48" mixed media on wood panel titled Nindoodem Through Time.

Between Worlds Art Show

Brescia University, London, Ontario March, 2022

• Produced and displayed a body of 8 oil painted works varying in size for a collaborative art show with Sean Couchie

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