‘Ehtśo Nàtséelii’ (We Sew Beads) by Matthew Vukson
About
The ‘Ehtśo Nàtséelii’ (We Sew Beads) exhibit by Tłı̨chǫ Dene Matthew Vukson will be featured in the Mezzanine Gallery beginning in June 2025.
Matthew is the founder of Northern Flame Bead Designs and specializes in the two-needle method.
He has always been around beading; the love of traditional culture and its rich legacy has been passed down to him through his ancestors and women in his family. Through his artwork, he likes to share stories that are told by ever changing patterns and colours. He uses the healing power of art as a form of reclamation and reconciliation. The artistry, spirituality and empowerment of beading are his lifelong personal and research interests.
His work involves beading subject matter regarding traditional and contemporary practises through the lens of past, present and future.
“In beading stories are told by patterns but colours give these stories depth and feeling.” – Matthew Vukson.
Art from the Exhibition
