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Exposition des océans et des ombres de Nadia Myre au Domaine de Chamarande ©T. Cochet-Peduzzi HD-05

Nadia Myre: Analog/ues

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Nadia Myre: Analog/ues

Nadia Myre: Analog/ues is the first expansive solo exhibition in the U.S. for celebrated Canadian Indigenous artist Nadia Myre. Based in Montreal, Myre translates complex Native and settler histories of North America into multimedia works that open cross-cultural dialogues. She reconfigures elements of beadwork and language to create experimental ceramic sculptures, process-oriented videos, and text-based works that examine the range of ways we can interpret the records of the past. In Myre's vision, administrative documents such as wampum belts, the U.S. Declaration of Independence, maps, and museum records become subject matter with double meanings. They are both analog—have a material, pre-digital resonance—and serve as analogues, or are comparable to other things.

The exhibition features more than 40 of Myre's works—including recent, large-scale, and never-before-seen pieces—with additional historical objects from MAM's renowned Native American art collection. In these unsettled times, Myre's art both exposes and expands the limits of how we communicate in order to navigate difficult histories and propose new possibilities for the future.

PREVIEW THE EXHIBITION
The Twilight Compositions: Blush: Darren Rigo, courtesy of Blouin Division

Nadia Myre (Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, b. 1974). Detail of The Twilight Compositions: Blush, 2024. Ceramic beads, stainless-steel wire. Collection of the artist.

Nadia Myre (Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, b. 1974). Light Assembly (Julie), 2023. Ceramic beads, stainless-steel wire. Collection of the artist.

Nadia Myre (Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, b. 1974). Light Assembly (Julie), 2023. Ceramic beads, stainless-steel wire. Collection of the artist.

Nadia Myre (Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, b. 1974). Boundaries, 2019. Digital print mounted on acrylic. Collection of the artist.

Nadia Myre (Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, b. 1974). Boundaries, 2019. Digital print mounted on acrylic. Collection of the artist.

Nadia Myre (Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, b. 1974). Still of Acts that Fade Away, 2016. Multichannel video installation. Collection of the artist.

Nadia Myre (Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, b. 1974). Still of Acts that Fade Away, 2016. Multichannel video installation. Collection of the artist.

Nadia Myre (Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, b. 1974). (In)tangible Tangles, 2021. Digital print on metallic paper. Collection of the artist.

Nadia Myre (Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, b. 1974). (In)tangible Tangles, 2021. Digital print on metallic paper. Collection of the artist.

Nadia Myre (Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, b. 1974). Code Switching (Pipe Beads), 2017. Archival pigment print mounted on Dibond. Collection of the artist.

Nadia Myre (Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, b. 1974). Code Switching (Pipe Beads), 2017. Archival pigment print mounted on Dibond. Collection of the artist.

CATALOGUE


A catalogue with contributions by Indigenous scholars and designers specializing in contemporary art, transnational Native histories, and Anishinaabe language accompanies the exhibition, including:

  • Candice Hopkins (Carcross/Tagish First Nation), Executive Director/Chief Curator, Forge Project
  • David Garneau (Métis Nation of Saskatchewan), Professor of Visual Arts, University of Regina
  • Alan Corbiere (M'Chigeeng First Nation), Assistant Professor/Canada Research Chair in Indigenous History of North America, York University
  • Taylor Rose Payer (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa), Adjunct Instructor, Institute of American Indian Arts; PhD Candidate, Art History, University of Minnesota

BIO
 

Nadia Myre (Algonquin, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, b. 1974) is a visual artist based in Montreal, Canada. She is a graduate of Camosun College, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and Concordia University, where she currently serves as the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Arts Practice and directs her studio, Kinawind Lab. In her acclaimed career spanning two decades, Myre's work has been exhibited extensively in North America, Europe, and beyond, and has earned her numerous accolades, including the Eiteljorg Fellowship (2003), Sobey Art Award (2014), Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec (2019), and the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas (2025).

CREDITS


Nadia Myre: Analog/ues is curated by Laura J. Allen, MAM Curator of Native American Art and Repatriation Coordinator.

Catalogue and exhibition graphic design by Polymode.

Nadia Myre: Analog/ues is made possible with major support from the Henry Luce Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the Consulate General of Canada in New York.

Henry Luce Foundation logoAndy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts logoGovernment of Canada logo

All MAM programs are made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and Museum members.

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Lead Image: 
Detail of Drift, 2026, © DircomCD91 / Tristan Cochet Peduzzi
Slideshow Image Credits:
The Twilight Compositions: Blush: Darren Rigo, courtesy of Blouin Division
Light Assembly (Julie): Darren Rigo, courtesy of Blouin Division
Boundaries: Courtesy of the artist
Acts that Fade Away: Courtesy of the artist
(In)tangible Tangles: Aurélien Mole, courtesy of the Centre International d'Art et du Paysage
Code Switching (Pipe Beads): Courtesy of the artist