Tanya Harnett is a member of the Carry-the-Kettle First Nation in Saskatchewan. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, jointly appointed to the Department of Art and Design and in the Faculty of Native Studies. Harnett has exhibited in Canada and internationally, and was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2015. She is a recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Medal by Lt. Governor General of Alberta. Harnett works in various media including photography, drawing, printmaking and fiber. Her practice engages in notions about history, identity place, politics as well as Indigenous spirituality.
The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory and Region 4 of the Metis Nation of Alberta. We respect this as the traditional and contemporary land of diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Beaver Cree, Nitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux/Ojibwe and Dene Peoples. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people who make Alberta their home today.