steven loft: > Steven Loft is a Mohawk of the Six Nations. He is a curator, writer > and media artist. He is currently the Director at the Urban Shaman > Gallery, an Aboriginal artist run centre in Winnipeg. As well, he was > formerly First Nations Curator in Residence at the Art Gallery of > Hamilton. He has curated _The Very Soul of Me: Modern Artists > Exploring the Spiritual_, _Unity of Nations: Contemporary First > Nations Art_ and is currently preparing an exhibition of First Nations > media and new media artists, _Language of Intercession_. He has also > co-curated _alt.shift.control: musings on digital identity _ and > _Machyderm: What is Wassailing…?_. > Loft Lo He’s been a video festival co-ordinator for the _VIDEOBINGE 1 > &2 Aboriginal Video Festivals_ and _Photophobia Outdoor Film and Video > Festival._ He has facilitated workshops, conferences, and panel > discussions; and served as a Jury member for the Canada Council for > the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and Racial Equity Fund. > Loft’s video productions include _Survival of the Fittest_, _Out of > the Darkness_, _Tax This_ and _2510037901_. His videos have been > screened at festivals across Canada. > He promises to be as pompous and self important in person as this bio > makes him out to be. contact: ushaman@escape.ca www.urbanshaman.org urban shaman gallery 233 mcdermot avenue winnipeg, manitoba r3b 2w8 canada 01 204 942 2674