Shelley Niro

Shelley Niro
Born1954
Niagara Falls, New York
NationalitySix Nations (Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation)
EducationOntario College of Art (BFA)
University of Western Ontario (MFA)
Known forPerformance artist, installation artist, filmmaker
AwardsScotiabank Photography Award, 2017
Websiteshelleyniro.ca

Shelley Niro RCA (born 1954) is a Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte filmmaker and visual artist from New York and Ontario.[1] She is known for her photographs using herself and female family members cast in contemporary positions to challenge the stereotypes and clichés of Native American women.[2]

A multidisciplinary contemporary artist skilled in photography, painting, sculpting, beadwork, multimedia, and independent film, Niro is a member of the Turtle clan of the Kanienkehaka (Mohawk Nation) from Six Nations of the Grand River.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Native Networks: Shelley Niro." Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. (retrieved 2 Dec 2010)
  2. ^ Farris, Phoebe (1999). Women Artists of Color. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. pp. 53–56. ISBN 0-313-30374-6.
  3. ^ "Shelley Niro | National Museum of the American Indian". filmcatalog.nmai.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  4. ^ "Shelley Niro". www.shelleyniro.ca. Retrieved 2017-04-27.