Taǫmęˀšreˀ
Hatiⁿgyáʔwiš ayeʔtarúʔtęʔ
Wandat ažáʔtuʔtęʔ
Keepers of the Heavens, Carriers of the Fire
Catherine Tammaro is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practise spans decades.
Catherine is active throughout the City of Toronto and beyond, in many organizations as a mentor to young artists and students, Teacher and Advisor. She is an alumna of the Ontario College of Art and has had a diverse career, multiple exhibits and installations, published written works and presentations and continues her creative practise. Catherine works in the diverse Toronto Indigenous community and elsewhere. She has brought her spiritual energies back into the homeland to help revitalise the Wyandot(t) presence in Ontario and is most glad for the “Ancestral present”* on the land.
Catherine actively supports the work and development of other artists on an ongoing basis. She served on the Board of the TAC, TAC’s Income Precarity Working Group and was the Chair of the Toronto Arts Council’s Indigenous Advisory Committee in 2020/21 and is the Indigenous Arts Program Manager at Toronto Arts Council
and continues teaching, learning and exploring her own creativity and that of others.
*Elizabeth A. Povinelli