Adele ᒪᐢᑿᓱᐤᐏᐢᑵᐤ Arseneau is a disabled Nehiyaw/Michif multi-disciplinary artist who creates bespoke works for galleries, private collections and public art commissions.

She grounds her artwork in story, engaging audiences by weaving connection to cultural, social and environmental issues. It was the way her family taught her to learn and share knowledge.

Displaced from her family’s traditional territory of Northern Saskatchewan, Adele grew up with the Dakelh people of British Columbia in Prince George, and Fraser Lake.

Adele carves cedar, beads in contemporary and traditional Métis and Plains styles, creates hide textiles and digital art.

She has completed the Reconciliation Carving Program at Langara and holds diplomas in both Fine Art and Graphic Design. In 2019 she finished a hide-tanning residency with Fern and Roe and continues to mentor upcoming hide tanners.

Currently, she is a member of the Triia Native Art Collective in Montana, Cowichan Valley Arts Council, North Vancouver Arts Council, Seymour Art Gallery, CARFAC, and a consultant for the Metis Nation BC’s Culture & Heritage Working Group.