Carrie Allison: askōhtēskanohwē
Sep 30, 2026 - Feb 28, 2027
Musée McCord Stewart Montréal, Québec
As part of the Artist-in-Residence program and the 8th edition of the Biennale d’art contemporain autochtone, multidisciplinary artist Carrie Allison is developing a new body of work inspired by floral beadwork traditions from her maternal nêhiyaw and Métis homelands.
Drawing on her ongoing research in the Museum’s Indigenous Cultures collection, she explores the connections between territory, memory, and material culture.
The project examines how beadwork carries stories of place and lineage, while also reflecting on the role museums play in preserving and interpreting these histories. Through a series of pieces that blend traditional techniques, archival inquiry, and contemporary approaches, the artist engages with themes of inheritance, transmission, and the evolving relationships between communities and cultural institutions.
The exhibition Carrie Allison: askōhtēskanohwē will mark an unfolding chapter in Allison’s broader research, offering an intimate look at beadwork as both cultural continuity and creative resurgence.
Thanks to the Ricci family for their generosity in supporting the exhibition.
The project examines how beadwork carries stories of place and lineage, while also reflecting on the role museums play in preserving and interpreting these histories. Through a series of pieces that blend traditional techniques, archival inquiry, and contemporary approaches, the artist engages with themes of inheritance, transmission, and the evolving relationships between communities and cultural institutions.
The exhibition Carrie Allison: askōhtēskanohwē will mark an unfolding chapter in Allison’s broader research, offering an intimate look at beadwork as both cultural continuity and creative resurgence.
Thanks to the Ricci family for their generosity in supporting the exhibition.
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