Scott Benesiinaabandan
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Scott Benesiinaabandan is Anishinaabe, a member of Obishkkokaang/Lac Seul First Nations. Scott is an intermedia artist that currently works in experimental image making and sonic materials. Scott is currently resident in Montreal, where he has completed a MFA in photography. His current research interests are intersections of artificial-intelligence and Anishinaabemowin. Scott has completed international residencies at Parramatta Artist Studios in Australia, Context Gallery in Derry, North of Ireland, and University Lethbridge/Royal Institute of Technology iAIR residency, along with international collaborative projects in both the U.K and Ireland. He has also completed residencies with Initiative for Indigenous Futures and AbTec in Montreal.Benesiinaabandan has been awarded grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, Manitoba Arts Council, Winnipeg Arts Council, and Conseil des arts des lettre du Quebec. His work can be found in a number of private, provincial, and national collections. Benesiinaabandan has taken part in several notable exhibitions across Canada and internationally, Harbourfront’s Flatter the Land/Bigger the Ruckus, Subconscious City at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, GHOSTDANCE at Ryerson Image Centre, and solo exhibitions unSacred at Gallery 1C03 and in Sydney, Australia, mii omaa ayaad/Oshiki Inendemowin, Melbourne with Blood Memories, little resistances at Platform Gallery, Insurgence/Resurgence, and recently completed a public commission for CONTACT Photography Festival in Toronto.
Scott Benesiinaabandan, 2024