about me

 

 

photo by Tenille Campbell, sweetmoon photo

 

Lisa Walker is an Indigenous (x̄á’isla nation + british) artist from Kitimat BC Canada, currently based in Metro Vancouver. She earned her BFA from Emily Carr University in 2008, with a major in Photography.

She currently works full time as a beadwork artist, creating mainly one of a kind fringe beaded earrings. She began her small business, Lisa Beading in 2019. Lisa uses tiny glass seed beads and hand stitches each one together to create beautiful wearable art. 

She explores traditional and contemporary themes, from pop culture to west coast design in her artwork.  In journalistic, personal narratives, Lisa confides in her viewers her feelings of being an outsider, processing intergenerational trauma, and also finding joy and humour in the world. 

She loves to work in bold, bright colours, inspired by everything from NASA galaxy imagery to 90’s childrens toys.  Her work is about resilience, joy, and genuine human experiences.

 

 

photo by Amanda Bullick http://www.bebrutallybeautiful.ca/

portrait by @nalakwsis