Tawatina Gallery

Canadian Métis artist David Garneau is the commissioned artist for Edmonton’s Tawatinâ Bridge. The bridge will link the south side and downtown portions of the Valley Line LRT. The artwork will consist of more than 400 individually shaped DIBOND (two sheets of aluminum with a plastic core) panels installed on the ceiling of the pedestrian walkway under the LRT tracks. The pieces range in size from 20 centimeters to about six and a half meters. Each is shaped and painted to refer to Indigenous aspects of the region. The artwork is comprised of four themes: water, sky, earth, and fire.

Garneau knew he would not have completed this large-scale project on his own. He employed mostly Indigenous University of Regina students and recent graduates for the project, and I was one of the recent BFA 2017 graduates’ students.

For more information, visit tawatinabridgeartproject.ca.