Art on the Trent — Trenton, Ontario

There is something powerful about seeing your work outdoors, where sky and water become part of the gallery.

This spring, two of my paintings were selected for Art on the Trent, a public exhibition in Trenton, Ontario, situated along the historic Trent–Severn Waterway. The installation brings Indigenous artwork into the everyday rhythm of the community. People encounter it while walking, cycling, fishing, or simply passing through. No ticket. No quiet white walls. Just art meeting life in motion.

The two featured works, The Power of Spirit and Fox Embraces the Golden Moon, speak to resilience, protection, and the quiet strength that lives beneath the surface of identity. Both pieces explore the space between instinct and understanding, a place where spirit steadies the body and guides the path forward.

Public art has a different kind of voice.

It does not whisper from a corner.

It stands in the open air and says,

We are still here.

Being included in this exhibition is meaningful not only as an artist, but as an Anishinaabe/Ojibwe voice working within community spaces. These installations create moments of recognition. They invite conversation. They allow stories to live where people gather.

If you are visiting Trenton or travelling along the Trent–Severn, I encourage you to take a walk along the waterfront and experience the exhibition in person. Art belongs in these shared spaces. It belongs in the sunlight. It belongs in the everyday.

And sometimes, it belongs beside the river.