Born: Truro, Nova Scotia, 1962

Education: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and Halifax, BFA in Art Education, in 1990, and studied with John Greer, Administrative and Curatorial Internships; twice served as an artist-in-residence (Est Nord Est, Centre de Sculpture, St. Jean-Port_Joli, Quebec, and the Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta); Dalhousie University, Theatre Studies, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1996.

Career: Active as a visiting artist, guest speaker, analyst, instructor, and juror in the greater Canadian Arts Community since the early 1990's; Participates in a wide range of Art related activities that focus on issues faced by NAtive peoples, with a specific concern for cultural well-being of the Mi'kmaq; vocalist and poet.

Awards: Peace Hill Trust; Nova Scotia Tourism and Culture Exhibition Grant; Confederacy of MAinland Micmacs Exhibition Grant; Micmac association of Cultural Studies Exhibit Grant; Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Endowment Scholarship; Confederacy of Mainland Micmacs Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award; Assembly of First Nations, Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award; Royal Trust Scholarship Award; Canadian Native Arts Foundation Award; Native Arts Exhibition Grant, Canada Council Travel Award; Canada Council Project Grants; George Watchorn Memorial Scholarship, Banff Centre; Theatre Centre Research and Development Award; Canada Council B Grant; Bristish Columbia Cultural Alliance Grant; City of Vancouver Cultural Sector, residency Award of Artistic Excellence; Most recently awarded a fellowship at the Eiteliog of the Americas in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Teresa Marshall - red 2003