The Poetry Project

Arielle Twist

Arielle Twist sits in front of a mirror in a dimly lit purple room. Candles are perfume bottles are visible in front of the mirror. She tilts her head slightly as she looks into the mirror.

Arielle Twist’s (b. 1994, George Gordon First Nation and Sipekne'katik First Nation, Cree) interdisciplinary practice blends poetics and visual modes of creation to explore the realities and legacy of Indigenous and Trans* life and grief. Exploring and experimenting through mediums such as textiles, painting, performance, literature and language. Recent exhibitions include Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self Determination since 1969, Hessle Museum of Art, New York; Indigenous Joys, Neutral Ground, Saskatchewan; Time As A Relative, Alternator Kelowna, British Columbia; Twist has received awards from Writers Trust of Canada, Indigenous Voices Awards, Arts Nova Scotia for her debut poetry collection Disintegrate/Dissociate (2019, Arsenal Pulp Press).