urban NDN is a ceramic body of work developed between 2025 – 2026 which explores identity, humour, and reclamation through consumer objects. Drawing from recognizable food packaging and branding, the work reimagines products that have historically used Indigenous imagery. Through subtle edits in language, design, and material, their meanings are shifted and redefined.
 

By renaming and altering popular packaging the pieces invite viewers in through recognition, then asks them to look closer. Small changes in names, ingredients and details reveal layered meanings. This collection also introduces original, self-authored products that celebrate personal references of family, places and memory.
 

The project was rooted in research, learning and pride, Urban NDN approaches these topics with humour, joy and care. The final work uses ceramics as way to reframe meanings — creating space for reconnection and exploration of cultural identity.

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Urban NDN received the John C. Kerr Chancellor Emeritus Awards for Excellence in Visual Arts