Daphne Odjig

Daphne Odjig (1919–2016), born on the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve, was a pivotal figure in Canadian art and a leading voice of Indigenous modernism. A Potawatomi of the Three Fires Confederacy, she fused Indigenous traditions with contemporary expression, reshaping the national narrative of art. The first First Nation woman to exhibit at the National Gallery of Canada, she was awarded the Order of Canada and many honours. Her work is held in major private and corporate collections worldwide.