Urban Iskwew Artwork by Hawlii Pichette
Biography
Hawlii Pichette of Urban Iskwew is a Mushkego Cree (Treaty 9) urban mixed-blood artist and illustrator who currently resides in London ON. Born and raised in the small community of Cochrane, located in northeastern Ontario. Her work is deeply influenced by her culture, upbringing, and reflects the beautiful integral interconnections of the natural world.
Her practice includes illustrations, digital artwork, painting, murals, and beadwork. She graduated from Fanshawe College’s advanced Fine Art program with Honors in 2017, receiving the Satellite Award exhibition. Hawlii went on to complete a one-year residency in the Emerging Artists Studio Program at The Centre for Creativity (TAP) in London Ontario, where she had her first solo show in April 2018. More recently, she was one of three female artists selected to create murals in downtown London’s prominent Market Lane. She is also known for a series of Indigenous coloring pages that she illustrates and shares on her website.
Hawlii Pichette
Visual Artist & Illustrator
London ON
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EXHIBITS
2019 Creative Hands, Fiber and Textile Exhibition, TAP Centre for Creativity, Group show, London ON
2018 Road Sign Language: Indigenous Resurgence & Redirections, Solo show, TAP Centre for Creativity, London ON, May 8-26
2018 First Nations Fine Art Exhibition, Group show, Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford ON, May 26 - July 27
2017 We Are the Land Light Projection, Solo show, Canada 150, Museum London, London ON, July 1
2017 Resident Art Show, TAP Centre for Creativity, Group show, London ON, Sept 19-Oct 14
2017 First Nations Fine Art Exhibition, Woodland Cultural Centre, Group show, Brantford ON, May 26 - July 27
2017 Coloring Book, Fine Art Graduation Exhibition, Group show, TAP Centre for Creativity, London ON, April 24-29
2017 Pushing Back, Satellite Gallery, Group show, London ON, Jan 25-28
2016 Missing, Erased, Deleted, Fine Art Painting Exhibition, group show, The Arts Project, London ON, April 18-22
2016 Cut Out, Siskind Gallery, Fanshawe College, Group show, London ON, March 7-11
2013 Northern Artists Exhibition, Group show, Cochrane Arts Space, Cochrane ON, July 1-29
2008 Peace Hills Trust Aboriginal Art Gala, Group show, Edmonton AB, Feb 2008
2003 First Nations Art, The Ehkwateh Art Gallery, Group show, Cochrane ON
COLLECTIONS
Capture the Moment Mural, Cadillac Fairview, Masonville Place, London, ON
Painted Table, Covent Garden Market, London ON
Roots of Resilience, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law campus, Toronto ON
Forest City Playground Mural, Market Lane, London ON
Garden of Grandfathers Mural, Fanshawe College, London ON
Storm Drain Project, Ivey Park, London ON
We Are The Land, Fanshawe College, London ON
Coming Together, Fanshawe College, London ON
Phoenix’s Braid, Fanshawe College, London ON
Kanawayhitowin, Ininew Friendship Centre, Cochrane Ontario
Butterfly Tree, City of Toronto, Toronto ON
PUBLICATIONS
2022 Director Journal, Toronto, ON
2022 Fashawe Annual magazine, London, ON
2021 Toronto Star cover, Toronto ON
2021 Parks People annual report, Toronto ON
2021 Canadian Wildlife Magazine, Toronto ON
2019 Moose Cree Dictionary cover art, Moose Factory ON
2018 Canadian Art Magazine, Winter 2018
2018 Indigenous Art 2018 Catalogue, Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford ON
2018 Red Rising Magazine, Issue 6 Revolt, Winnipeg MB
2017 First Nations Art 2017 Catalogue, Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford ON
ARTWORK AND ILLUSTRATION COMMISSIONS
2021 Timmins Public Library, book bike design
2021 Wintergreen Learning Materials, carpet design
2021 University of Waterloo, Indigenous Speaker series portraits
2021 Ontario Arts Council, hired artist, Toronto ON
2021 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, hired illustrator, Calgary AB
2021 The Stop Community Food Centre, hired artist, Toronto ON
2021 Every Child Matters Design for Atlohsa Family Healing Services campaign, London ON
2021 Pillar Nonprofit Digital Illustration, Hired artist, London ON
2021 London Fuse Designs, Hired artist, London ON
2021 TVDSB Picnic table project - Hired artist/instructor, London ON
2021 Arts Panel Jury member, Crafts Project Grants - Ontario Arts Council
2020 Western University, Indigenous Services, hired artist, London ON
2020 Workshop facilitator/instructor - Painting with Infinity School, London ON
2020 Forest City Playground Mural project - Market Lane, London ON
2019 Arts Panel Jury member, Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects - Ontario Arts Council, Toronto ON
2019 Curated 'In Her Moccasins' Exhibit, Positive Voice, London Public Library, London ON
2018 Program Coordinator, Positive Voice, Nokee Kwe, London ON
2018 Birchbark beading workshop, Museum London, London ON
2018 Emerging Artist Residency (1 year), TAP Centre for Creativity, London ON
2017 Video Projection Mentorship, Museum London, London ON
2017 Advanced Diploma Program in Fine Art, Fanshawe College, London ON
2017 Hired Artist, Around The World: Family Day art programming, Museum London, London ON
2016 Resident Artist, First Nations Centre, Fanshawe College, London ON
2013 Community Arts Project Facilitator- youth mural painting, Native Women in the Arts, Ininew Friendship Centre, Cochrane ON
2009 Beadwork Demonstrator and Workshop facilitator, National Aboriginal Day, Museum of History, Gatineau QC
2008 Beadwork Instructor, The Sassy Bead Co. Ottawa ON
2007 Internship, Aboriginal Training Program in Museum Practices, The Museum of History, Gatineau QC
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2017 Satellite Award, Satellite Gallery, London ON
2014 Fine Art Bursary Award, Indspire, Ohsweken ON
2008 Emerging Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto ON
2006 First Nations Fine Art Competition 1st place, City of Toronto, Toronto ON