bruno canadien

Bruno has been working as an artist since graduating from the Alberta College of Art’s Painting Department in 1993. His work, such as the Freedom Fighter Series of paintings, brings about an awareness of the modern presence of First Nations, and native resistance, in the Americas. Bruno has exhibited steadily in Alberta. His work is included in the collections of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Glenbow Museum, the Red Deer Museum, and the Indian Art Centre in Ottawa. He has also successfully applied for several grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Bruno Canadien is Dene (of mixed blood - Deh Gáh Got'ine, Tłįįchǫt'ine, Scot & Anglo), born and raised in Denendeh. He is a member of the Deh Gáh Got’įę Kǫ́ę́ First Nation, a Deh Cho Region member of the Dene Nation. After pursuing post-secondary education in the south, he married and has settled in the Big Rock River Valley community of Black Diamond. There, Bruno lives and works, and enjoys spending much of his time outdoors in the traditional territories of the Blackfoot and Nakoda nations.