In this workshop, Mercedes Emeka-Maduka shares her tips, techniques  and process for creating an artist statement from initial brainstorming  to a final polished statement.

Mercedes Emeka-Maduka is a Nigerian-born multidisciplinary artist  living and practicing in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Treaty 1). Her personal  history of migration and displacement informs her work. She incorporates  recognizable travel plastic bags known to her as “Ghana must-go bags”  in most of her works. Maduka holds a BFA from the University of Manitoba  and has exhibited artwork nationally and internationally. She has  received grants and awards from Canada Council for the Arts, the  Manitoba Arts Council and the Winnipeg Arts Council.