ARTIST BIO

For a complete copy of Madii Ward's Artist Resume, Artist Bio, and past contracts please email [email protected]
Madii Collective are emerging contemporary artists working on the unceded land of the Anishinabe  Algonquin people (Ottawa, Canada). Their art practice explores ways to communicate trauma and intangible experiences through a variety of media, including drawing, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, performance, and tattooing. 

Recent exhibitions in Ottawa include Simard Students Showcase, Simard Hall, University of Ottawa (2022-2023); NCR Uncovered, Art and Music Gala, Lansdowne Park (2019); OAG Youth Council, Youth Art Showcase, Ottawa Art Gallery (2019); and Raw Natural Born Artists, RAW: Reflect Showcase, Saint Brigid’s Center for the Arts (2019). 

​In addition to exhibiting  and selling their fine art, The Collective also performs drag and burlesque as their persona "Miss Diagnosis", and tattoo at Inksession Inc tattoo and piercing shop. 

EDUCATION

University of Ottawa- Bachelor of Fine Arts. 2020-2025
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Algonquin College- Introduction to Fine Arts. Completed May 2020
EXHIBITIONS

2022 Simard Student Showcase, Simard Hall, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
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2020 Roadside exhibition, National Art Drive, RAW Artists, Ottawa, ON

2019 NCR Uncovered, Art and Music Gala, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, ON

2019 OAG Youth Council, Youth Art Showcase, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON

2019 Raw Natural Born Artists, RAW: Reflect Showcase, Saint Brigid’s Center for the Arts, Ottawa, ON
WORK EXPERIENCE
Ongoing: Inksession Inc, Tattoo Apprentice, Ottawa ON

​Ongoing: Madii Ward Collective, Founder and Director, Therapeutic Artistry and Visual Arts Company, Ottawa, ON
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Ongoing: Madii Ward Collective Presents: Accessible Art Therapy, Volunteer Workshop Leader and Coordinator, Ottawa, ON
AWARDS 

​2020-2023 Honours Scholarship, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

​2020 Admission scholarship, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

2020 Dean's List Honors, Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON

2019 “Whipper” Billy Watson Education Bursary for Disabled Students, Bloorview School Authority, Toronto, ON