OCAD U Indigenous Student Centre Digital Exhibition

April 1 to 30, 2025

Sankofa Square and the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers proudly announce the return of the annual digital exhibition, Career Launcher. This year's featured artists from OCAD U's Indigenous community are Catherine Blackburn and Jordyn Hendricks, whose work will be showcased across the Square’s five digital screens throughout April 2025.

About the Artists:

Catherine Blackburn

Catherine Blackburn is a multidisciplinary artist and a member of the English River First Nation in Saskatchewan. Her work grounds itself in the Indigenous feminine and is bound through the ancestral love that stitching suggests. Often prompted by personal narratives, she addresses Indigenous sovereignty, decolonization, and representation through her work.

Website: catherineblackburn.com
IG: catherinebjewellery

Jordyn Hendricks

Jordyn Hendricks (they/them) is a two-spirited Michif artist, with ties to the Red River region. They are currently living in Tkaronto, pursuing a BFA through OCAD University’s Indigenous Visual Cultures program, with minors in Drawing and Painting, Sculpture and Installation, and Art History. Their practice is multidisciplinary, engaging with themes of spirituality, the land-self relationship, and considering the full spectrum of human experience.

IG: @jordyn.hendricks