Etanda Elliott is an emerging multidisciplinary artist and settler who was born, lives, and creates on the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and xÊ·mÉ™θkÊ·É™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam) Nations. She is currently working toward her BFA in Visual Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
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Etanda enjoys the act of noticing. She frequently takes quick photos of any scene that catches her eye and uses that imagery as a starting place for her painting and drawing compositions. Her approach varies, sometimes allowing for a recognizable connection between her photography and her finished work while at other times it takes a more distant or abstract formal departure. Etanda primarily works with oil and acrylic paint but is also fond of India-ink markers, as all these mediums allow for rich, chromatic colour explorations. She occasionally experiments with book making projects and has curatorial experience as well.
