Online: September 12 to October 21, 2025
Opening Reception: September 5 • 7 – 9 pm • more info

Various mediums in the Leonore Peyton Salon

Please note: the Leonore Peyton Salon is a multi-purpose space; therefore, viewing times are limited. Please call 604.664.1636 for viewing availability prior to your visit.

Before European settlers arrived in Canada, women were a significant part of Indigenous communities and governments, holding matriarchal roles of power and influence. As settlers sought to control Indigenous peoples, they started destroying women, which shattered Indigenous systems and communities.

Our Stories, Our Voices curated by First Nations artist and educator Christine Mackenzie, honours Indigenous and Metis women by strengthening and empowering their voices through art. This exhibition showcases the range of power, wisdom and transformative potential that women possess beyond their familial roles of mothers, sisters and aunts. While these familial roles are important, they are only a fraction of women’s identities. Women are leaders, innovators, creators and changemakers who are key to shaping more inclusive and resilient communities. Our Stories, Our Voices aims to revive the matriarchy through art to build up communities through decolonization, creating cultural safe spaces for everyone.

Each artist in this exhibition is on their own artistic journey, ranging from youth to elders; some artists are just beginning to learn their culture and others are deeply committed to Indigenous education. These artists use a variety of mediums to express their diverse and powerful stories. We must listen to their voices as they continue to shape and reshape the world around us.

Our Stories, Our Voices is supported by Coquitlam Foundation.