About the Artist
Cateri Dodginghorse is a 20-year-old illustrator and multidisciplinary artist who is Tsuut’ina, Amskapi Piikani, and Saddle Lake Cree. He uses traditional and digital drawing techniques to create his artwork.
His work explores memory, dreams, and place. The majority of his artwork comes from dreams of which he creates pieces out of. Materials he commonly uses are oil pastels, old magazines, photo collage, and plasticine.
Recently, he published “Dreaming Memories'', a zine about his experience and understanding of dreams through an emotional and cultural lens tied to home and land. Cateri was raised and lives on the Tsuut’ina Nation.
Currently, he is attending Alberta University of the Arts. Cateri hopes to create films and graphic novels in the future.
Cateri Lakota Cardinal Dodginghorse
Lives on No.145 Tsuut'ina Nation Indian Reserve.
Education
2024 - currently attending Alberta University of the Arts.
Community Engagement and Professional Experience
2024-2025 Le Project N’we Jinan Artskills Online Training Program, Fort Macleod, AB, Canada
2024 - NITV Producer Workshop, Development Program Participant, Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada.
2023-2024 Le Project N’we Jinan Artworks Young Professional Artist Program, Montreal, Que.
2022-2023 Le Project N’we Jinan Artworks Emerging Artist Program, Montreal, Que.
2013 - 2018 Music Recording, The Basement Demons – Baby Teeth, Tsuut’ina, AB, Canada.
2013 - 2015 Sled Island Music Festival - Basement Demons Band, Calgary, AB, Canada.
2013 - present Photography Services - private bookings, Tsuut’ina, AB, Canada
Awards and Grants
2024 - Indspire's Building Brighter Futures: BHP Bursary
Media