about

Bronwyn Butterfield (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist focusing on beadwork, originally from Winnipeg, Canada on Treaty 1 territory. Her work uses beads not only to aesthetically adorn a variety of objects such as earrings, moccasins, gauntlets and bags, but as a means of storytelling and investigation of function, culture, identity, history and geography. As a fourth generation beadworker woman artist in her family, Bronwyn looks to traditional Cree and/or Métis beadwork, family patterns & beadwork, as well as her own artistic interpretations of these important cultural traditions. Her beadwork practice includes continuing to learn, share and teach beadwork, with a lifelong commitment to furthering the cultural resurgence of beading in Métis communities. In addition to beadwork, Bronwyn loves to experiment with many mediums including sewing, drawing, painting, silver smithing, video, sound and working with organic fibre materials. She holds a BA (Hons.) in Human Geography from the University of Winnipeg, and is currently studying Visual Arts at the Yukon School of Visual Arts in Dawson City, YK on Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in territory. Bronwyn is mixed European settler and Cree-Métis-Scottish with family ties (McLeod) to Norway House, MB on Treaty 5 territory. She holds Métis citizenship with the Manitoba Métis Federation.