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Art NOW series featuring Lara Felsing
Stories from the Land
Noon | Oct. 21
University Recital Hall
Free admission, all are welcome to attend

Lara Felsing is a Métis artist from Northern Alberta, Canada, and a registered member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. Her practice expresses kinship to the natural world, advocating for the necessity of living in reciprocity with the land and all living beings. Traditional plant harvesting is at the core of her practice. Lara gathers roots, leaves, berries, petals, and pine needles to create compostable baskets, weavings, clothing and blankets that speak to the necessity of honouring and showing gratitude for Mother Earth's gifts.

Lara has exhibited internationally and attended residencies at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. Her forest baskets were featured at the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit, and she holds an MFA from Emily Carr University. Lara was a finalist for the 2026 Rewilding Arts Prize, and she recently received the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta 2026 Emerging Artist Award.

 Image: Lara Felsing, Nimama Basket (detail). Photo courtesy of the artist.