Alma Louise Visscher

Alma Louise Visscher is a second-generation white settler living and working in amiskwacîwâskahikan, Treaty 6 Territory. She creates fabric-based installations, soft sculptures, jewelry and drawings that consider resources and material culture and the poetic possibilities and problems within them. She is a recipient of the 2020 Edmonton Artist Trust Award and is thankful for the support from Alberta Foundation for the Arts, The Edmonton Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts. As an artist, teacher, cultural worker, and friend, Alma has focused on art programming and education, collaboration, and peer mentorship. [www.almalouisevisscher.com]