b. 1973 in British Columbia, Canada.
Lives and works on the shared, unceded territory of the Skwxwú7mesh Nation and the Lil’wat Nation, Whistler, BC, Canada.
EDUCATION
1992, Bachelor of Arts, University Transfer Program, Yukon University, Whitehorse, YT
1993-1995, Fine Arts, Creative Writing, University of Victoria, British Columbia
2021-2024, BFA, Visual Art, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2024-2026, MFA, Visual Art, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2028, Heart Blown Open, Curator, Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, MB. Forthcoming, spring 2028
2027, TEND: A Rewilding Exhibition, Co-curator with Derek Tan, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, in collaboration with the David Suzuki Foundation, Vancouver, BC. Forthcoming, February 2027
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026, Elsewhere, Otherwise, Group Exhibition, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2026, RE-GATHERING, Group Exhibition, La Maison des artistes visuels francophones, Winnipeg, MB
2025, Walking Alongside Trauma, National Group Exhibition, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2024, Douglas Fir - Srap7úl, Solo Exhibition, Herschel Supply Co. Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2023, The Real Faces of the Royal Borough, Solo Exhibition in collaboration with Dr. Sharda Rozena, Morley College, London, UK
2023, The Real Faces of the Royal Borough, Solo Exhibition in collaboration with Dr. Sharda Rozena, University of Leicester Library, Leicester, UK
2023, The Real Faces of the Royal Borough, Solo Exhibition in collaboration with Dr. Sharda Rozena, Maxilla Walk Studios, London, UK
2022, Métis Now: Elders, Artists, and Activists, Solo Exhibition, Massy Arts Society, Vancouver, BC
2022, Métis Now: Elders, Artists, and Activists, Solo Exhibition, MNBC Headquarters, Surrey, BC
2021, Art for Climate Justice, Group Exhibition, David Suzuki Foundation, Vancouver, BC
2016, Art for Tibet, Group Exhibition, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY
2011, For Ryokan, Solo Exhibition, Axis Contemporary Art, Calgary, AB
2011, U8, Group Exhibition, SOPA Fine Art, Kelowna, BC
2010, U8, Group Exhibition, SOPA Fine Art, Kelowna, BC
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2026, Somewhere We Have Travelled, Group Exhibition, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2025, Loosely Bound, Group Exhibition, Audain Art Centre Gallery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2025, Beadsoup, Group Exhibition, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2024, The Journey, Group Exhibition, Dundarave Print Workshop Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2024, Back Country Art Exhibit, Group Exhibition, Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler, BC
2024, Frybread As Fok, Group Exhibition, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2022, Currents, Group Exhibition, Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2016, Plant Medicine, Solo Exhibition, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2016, Creative Boom, Group Exhibition, Maury Young Arts Centre, Whistler, BC
SELECTED COMMISSIONS & COLLABORATIONS
2025, Lifeguard App, Commission, Métis Nation of British Columbia, Surrey, BC
2025, Truth and Reconciliation, Feature Illustration, The Narwhal, Victoria, BC
2024, Listen to the Birds, Public Art Commission, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
2024, Métis Nation Climate Strategy, Commission, Métis National Council, Ottawa, ON
2024, Contributing Artist, An Anthology of Indigenous Visual Poetry: To Feel The Earth As One’s Skin
2023, Two-Eyed Seeing, Digital Art Commission, Healthcare Excellence Canada
2023, Métis Health & Wellness Plan, Commission, Interior Health Authorities, BC
2023, Winter Raven, Commission, STAND.earth
2022, Climate Solutions, Commission, David Suzuki Foundation, Vancouver, BC
2021, David Suzuki Portrait, Commission, Google Canada Library Project, Google, Canada
ADDITIONAL PROJECTS
2024, Emergency Nursing Specialty, Commission, British Columbia Institute of Technology
2024, Nature Study I & II, Print Commission, Ecologist, Whistler, BC
2023, Métis Speaker Series, Métis Residential School Survivors, Portrait Series Commission, Métis Nation of British Columbia, Surrey, BC
2023, Ooma La Michinn Journal, Digital Art Commission, Ministry of Youth, Métis Nation of British Columbia
2023, Indigenous Initiatives, Art Commission, BC Centre on Substance Use
2023, Water Protection, Art Commission, Coastal Water Protectors, BC Métis Federation
2023, Archons, Narrator for Métis cultural film, directed by Kristina (Tia) Salchenberger, Vancouver, BC
2022, Métis Speaker Series, Portrait Series Commission, Métis Nation of British Columbia, Surrey, BC
2022, Indigenous Library Access, Digital Art Commission, Emily Carr University of Art + Design Library, Vancouver, BC
2022, Every Child Matters Campaign, Digital Art Commission, Métis Nation of British Columbia, Surrey, BC
2021, Old Growth Conservation Campaign, Digital Art Project, ChicaDee Designs, Whistler, BC
2021, Métis Speaker Series, Digital Art Portrait Series Commission, Métis Nation of British Columbia, Surrey, BC
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2026, Government of Canada Graduate Scholarship, Indspire
2026, Rewilding Art Prize, David Suzuki Foundation, Vancouver, BC
2025, Fred Herzog Award for Community Engagement, Visual Art & Theory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2025, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada Graduate Scholarship, 2025-2026, Ongoing research on “Cultivating Kinship and Community Care Using Métis Research Methodologies in Visual Arts.”
2025, Emerging Indigenous Curator Exhibition, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2025, BC Art Council Scholarship Award, British Columbia Arts Council, Vancouver, BC
2025, Critical Image Forum Student Travel Grant, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2024, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts in Reconciliation, Democracy & Inclusion, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
2024, Mary Plumb Blade Award for Printmaking: Honourable Mention, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
2024, Emily Carr Community Engagement Award: Honourable Mention, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
2024, Modern Métis Woman Scholarship, Founder Carleigh Milburn, Modern Métis Woman Inc.
2024, BC Arts Council Scholarship Award, British Columbia Arts Council, Vancouver, BC
2024, Linda Joyce Ganly Scholarship, Building Brighter Futures, Indspire
2024, Canadian Heritage Award, Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships, and Awards, Indspire
2023, Blanket Ceremony Honouree, 100th Anniversary House Post Unveiling by Master Carver, Xwalacktun, Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre
2023, Indigenous Student Award, BC Scholarship Society, Vancouver, BC
2023, Elsie Boone Scholarship, Aboriginal Gathering Place, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
2023, Artist Residency Award, Herschel Supply Co., Vancouver, BC
2023, Emily Carr University Academic Achievement Scholarship, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
2022, Counter-Memory Activism Symposium Grant, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design
2022, Creative Knowing & Sharing: Travel Grant, Canada Council For The Arts
2022, Portfolio Prize Nomination, 85-5 Visual Arts Foundation, Vancouver, BC
2022, BC Arts Council Scholarship, British Columbia Arts Council, Vancouver, BC
2022, Irving K. Barber Scholarship, IKB Scholarship Society, Vancouver, BC
2022, Emily Carr University Achievement Scholarship, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
2021, Nakaatchitow Grant, Métis Nation of British Columbia
2021, Danica Import Aboriginal Award, Aboriginal Gathering Place, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING
2026, Responsibility over Novelty in Contemporary Indigenous Art, Guest Lecturer, ARTH 2124, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Vancouver, BC
2026, Printmaking as Social Practice, Guest Lecturer, VISA 210, Print Media Seminar, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2025, Monotypes as Cultural Resurgence, Guest Lecturer, VISA 210 Print Media Seminar, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2025, Red River Métis Visual Methodologies and Community Service as Artistic Practice, Guest Lecturer, EDCP 546-952 Indigenous Visual Expression as Pedagogy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2024, Printmaking and Métis Cultural Resurgence, Guest Lecturer, PRNT 323, Advanced Print Media Seminar, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2024, Métis in Monotypes, Invited Presenter, Métis Scholars Symposium, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2023, A Path With Art, Guest Speaker, YETI Program, Ministry of Youth, Métis Nation of British Columbia
2022, Métis Now: Elders, Artists & Activists, Counter-Memory Activism Symposium, Guest Presenter, Nova Scotia College of Art + Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2022, Métis Art Pathways, My Eco Action, Guest Speaker, Métis Youth Programming, Métis Nation of British Columbia
2022, Métis Now: Elders, Artists & Activists, Guest Panel Moderator, Massy Arts Society, Vancouver, BC
2022, Métis Now: Elders, Artists, and Activists, Book Launch, Massy Arts Society, Vancouver, BC
2022, Creative Processes, Indigenous Vision Symposium, Guest Presenter, Broadview Magazine
SELECTED PRESS & MEDIA
2026, Julia Trojanowski, “Artworks Are People Too!; or, Critical Theory and Traditional Indigenous Knowledge: What Can One Offer the Other?,” exhibition catalogue essay for Elsewhere, Otherwise, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2026, Corinna vanGerwen, “The Artist Mapping Buffalo Repatriation,” Rewilding Magazine
2026, Zenith Wolfe, “Six Environmental Artists Win This Year’s Rewilding Art Prize,” The Globe and Mail
2026, Corinna VanGerwen, “Meet the Artists Rewilding Culture,” Rewilding Magazine
2024, Perrin Grauer, “Nevada Lynn Wins Modern Métis Woman Award, Lieutenant Governor Award,” Emily Carr University of Art + Design News
2024, Perrin Grauer, “Announcing the 2024 Graduation Award Winners,” Emily Carr University of Art + Design News
PUBLICATIONS
Buffalo Magic, Cover Art, Thriving Spirits, Digital Art Commission, Volume 1, Métis Nation of British Columbia, Surrey, BC
The Real Faces of the Royal Borough: from academic research to art exhibition, Dr. Sharda Rozena & Nevada Lynn, City, Volume 27, Issue 5-6, 1052-1069, DOI: 10.1080/13604813.2023.2254146, 2023
Cover Art, Resilient Roots, Digital Art Commission, Volume Four, 2023
Touchstones: Five Indigenous writers share what nourishes their spirit, Digital Illustrations, Broadview Magazine, September 2022 issue
Carmen Lansdowne: The First Indigenous woman to lead the United Church talks reconciliation and the way forward, Inside Cover Illustration, Broadview Magazine, October/November 2022 issue
Cover Art & Feature, Resilient Roots, Volume Three, 2022
Métis Now: Elders, Artists, and Activists, Perfect Bound Book, Printed by Hemlock Press, 2022
Bizhiki, Cover Art, Resilient Roots, Volume Two, 2021
National Indigenous People's Day, Graphic Art Commission, Métis Nation of British Columbia, Vancouver Sun newspaper, June 2021
National Indigenous People's Day, Graphic Art Commission, Métis Nation of British Columbia, Vancouver Province newspaper, June 2021