Patricia Deadman
Patricia Deadman is a visual artist, curator, and writer. Born in Ohsweken, Ontario, her passion for art has played an instrumental role in the preservation and the evolution of Indigenous Art. Deadman holds a Fine Art Diploma from Fanshawe College and a BFA from the University of Windsor. She has over twenty years of curatorial practice beginning as Curatorial Intern at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery (Toronto, ON); Curator-in-Residence at Museum London (London, ON); Curator at MacKenzie Art Gallery (Regina, SK) and former Director/Curator at Woodstock Art Gallery (Woodstock, ON). She has curated numerous independent projects and was selected to the Aboriginal Curators Delegation to the Sydney Biennale and New Zealand and the Venice Biennale and Basel Art Fair awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Patricia has been an Advisor for the Mush Hole Project Curatorial Committee, Planet IndigenUS, the Department of Canadian Heritage, CBC Artspots and has done amazing work with the Native Womans’ Healing Circle and Native Urban Youth. Her unique perspective as an Artist herself and her years of contribution in the Indigenous Arts community, make her an important asset to Woodland Cultural Centre.
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