Daniel Cardinal McCartney Biography
Links:
Artist website: https://dancardinalmccartney.com/
Reviews:
Biting through hateful words, trans artist protests Calgary arts venue 'censorship' CBC
Two-spirit artist not afraid to toss back intrusive questions in Calgary performance piece The Star
Uproot YYC adding colour to Calgary’s art scene Calgary Journal
Queers and Our Counterparts: Representation of Queer Experience, and Navigating the Tokenized Image LUMA
Daniel Cardinal McCartney graduated from the Alberta College of Art + Design in 2016 in Drawing. He is based in Calgary and is a board member of Stride Gallery. His maternal family is from Fort Chipewyan, Alberta although he was raised in Fort McMurray. His maternal blood lines are a proud mix of Mikisew Cree, Suline Dene, and Métis. As a two spirit, transmasculine person, Dan sifts through questions of blood memory and inter- generational trauma. His main media is mixed media collage, performance, and video. Gender dysphoria which intertwines with cultural diaspora, leaves gashes to either remain open or to be scabbed over in time.
Daniel Cardinal McCartney, wâsakâm-iskôtêwan (Ring of Fire), mixed media, 2019. Photo: courtesy of the artist and Dunlop Art Gallery