Ursula Johnson

Ursula Johnson
Born1980 (age 43–44)
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
EducationNSCAD University, BFA
Websiteursulajohnson.ca

Ursula Johnson (born 1980) is a multidisciplinary Mi’kmaq artist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her work combines the Mi’kmaq tradition of basket weaving with sculpture, installation, and performance art. In all its manifestations her work operates as didactic intervention, seeking to both confront and educate her viewers about issues of identity, colonial history, tradition, and cultural practice. In 2017, she won the Sobey Art Award.[1]

  1. ^ "Nova Scotia artist Ursula Johnson wins $50K Sobey Art Award". CBC. Retrieved 2017-10-26.