by Brooklyn Wilkins, Courtesy of The Aquinian

Natalie Sappier said this is the right time for her to fulfill this residency. Photo by Brooklyn Wilkins / The Aquinian

The University of New Brunswick’s Art Centre has welcomed its first artist-in-residence in almost six decades.

Natalie Sappier, who also goes by her Wolastoqey name Samaqani Cocahq, will “explore the themes of identity, language, memory and voice” over the fourth-month residency, said UNB’s website.

Sappier is a Wolastoqiyik Indigenous multidisciplinary artist from Tobique First Nation and is a New Brunswick College of Craft and Design grad.

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