Geanna Dunbar is a Cree-Metis entrepreneur who makes a living with art and hopes her story will inspire others to do the same.
Now in her mid-30s, the Cree-Metis entrepreneur makes a living with art and hopes her story will inspire others to do the same.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
At the same time, she sold paintings and photography out of the store. When it closed down in 2010, she didn’t really now where to go from there.Saskatchewan artist working to revitalize traditional Indigenous tattooing Then, businesses starting reaching out to her for commissions. Dunbar did chalk art for places like at Fresh and Sweet, Bonzzini’s, and local dispensaries in addition to the annual Christmas design on the front windows of Vintage Vinyl. From there, she got into body modification — working in various shops in the city doing piercings and tattoos — and ended up on the board of the Sunday Art Market.
“The art world is great, but it’s also filled with a lot of narcissistic and judgemental people, so it can be really rough,” she says. “And also growing up as an Indigenous person, there’s always that stigma of not being good enough … so in my older years I have to be more gentle with myself. I have to know that I do deserve what I have. I do work hard. I am good enough.”
“I’m hoping one day I fully know who I am as a person, but … every time we find new information … it definitely inspires me in my work and what I’m doing with tattooing,” says Dunbar, who feels like she’s found herself as an artist even though her background is a bit of a mystery.Article content
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