Virginia McCoy (Fort William First Nation)
| Virginia McCoy | |
|---|---|
| Died | 2022 |
| Occupation | artist |
Virginia McCoy was an artist.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- Home community: Fort William First Nation[2]
- October 2023: The artist passed away in 2022. Her family worked to fulfill her dream of having a show of her artwork in her homeland.[1]
- October 2026: A retrospective exhibition of her work, featuring over 50 original paintings, opened at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery on October 10, 2026. She lived in Inverness, Nova Scotia, but dreamed of bringing her artwork to a gallery in her home region. Her paintings are described as telling the history of Fort William First Nation and the impacts of colonialism on Indigenous families. The article refers to this person as deceased (no date of death is given).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Indian Residential School Survivors and families honoured with hand-made quilts", Anishinabek News, 4 October 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Thunder Bay Art Gallery brings Virginia McCoy’s art home in retrospective exhibition", Anishinabek News, 29 October 2026 (archived copy; original article).