Ashdale Gallery presents Love is Love, an exhibition celebrating the extraordinary multi-decade career and visionary practice of Two-Spirit Plains Cree artist George Littlechild. Love is Love offers a powerful window into a lifetime dedicated to reclamation, storytelling, and visual resistance. A Sixties Scoop survivor who painstakingly scoured national archives to reclaim his roots, Littlechild discovered direct lineage to historical Alberta leaders like Chief Maskepetoon, alongside his biracial Celtic and Micmac heritage.
This personal journey fuels his globally celebrated mixed-media practice. Exhibited internationally, published as an award-winning author, and recognized with multiple honorary doctorates, Littlechild stands as an iconic figure at the pinnacle of his practice. Artist Statement This exhibition marks a new chapter in my practice—a period of experimentation, movement, and renewed freedom.
Moving away from relying primarily on acrylics, I have embraced mixed media, with crayons becoming an increasingly central element of my process. Crayons bring an immediacy and physicality to the surface that encourages spontaneity, visible gesture, and play. “I think of this body of work as an act of ‘jumping into a new chapter’ and, at the same time, ‘coming into one’s own identity.’ Identity is not fixed—it continues to unfold through experience, memory, place, time, and change.” – GEORGE LITTLECHILD
Artist Talk 5pm
Opening Reception 6-8pm
