BIOGRAPHY

Aahaasuwiimiikwan is Lunaapeew (Lenape), bear clan from the Munsee Delaware Nation and Eelunaapeewi Lahkeewit Delaware Nation in Ontario, Canada. She has been creating beadwork since the summer of 2011. Her artistry features intricate floral designs and incorporates porcupine quills and wampum/quahog shells, often depicting Indigenous themes and figures. Over the years, her beadwork has evolved, gaining recognition throughout Canada and the United States.

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In 2022, Aahaasuwiimiikwan’s work was prominently displayed in the “Beaded Nostalgia Exhibit” at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art in British Columbia. It was also showcased in Mary Jane Logan McCallum’s "Nii Ndahlohke: Boys’ and Girls Work at Mount Elgin Industrial School" and featured in the "Nii Ndahlohke/I Work" Indigenous Art Exhibit at Art Windsor Essex, which ran from September 2023 to June 2024. Most recently, her beadwork was included in the "Manahahtáanung or New Amsterdam? The Indigenous Story Behind New York" exhibit at the Amsterdam Museum, in collaboration with the Museum of New York City, scheduled from February 2024 to November 2024.

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Additionally, a photograph of Aahaasuwiimiikwan’s beadwork, portraying the two-spirit person We’Wha of the Zuni and captured by 2Spirit Indigenous photographer Bangishimo, was part of the downtown Kitchener Art Walk from 2020 to 2021. Her creations have also been showcased in a variety of venues, including Fanshawe College's Learning Commons in the Innovation Village, the Kalihwíyo Circle (2020-present), the Canadian Tire Legacy Space by the Downie Wenjack Fund (September 2022-present), and the Ken Seiling Museum in Kitchener, Ontario (February 2023-present).

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Aahaasuwiimiikwan will be a part of an upcoming exhibition in Fall 2026 at the Museum of New York City. More information coming soon! 

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