The Downie Wenjack Legacy Room at the Kariton Gallery is now showing ‘Dihliksgigat – Many Different Colours’ by Chantelle Trainor-Matties!

Artist Statement:
“This exhibition is not only a collection of my artwork, but a collection of a variety of ways that I work. I have a permanent mural installation here at the Kariton and it is wonderful to be able to hang a collection of my paintings and digital artwork beside it featuring both my painterly realism and contemporary Northwest coast formline.”

About The Artist:
Chantelle Trainor-Matties is an Indigenous artist from British Columbia, Canada with Nisga’a and Métis heritage that specializes in illustration, graphic design, painting as well as mural work. She works for herself and does freelance and contract work for private and commercial clientele through her small business Frettchan Studios. Her work ranges from bold contemporary Northwest coast formline to charming cartoons to painterly realism, mainly with a focus on the flora and fauna of the natural world.

See more of Chantelle’s work online at frettchanstudios.ca and @frettchanstudios on social media platforms!