Liana Shewey (Mvskoke) is Co-founder and Director of Programming at Relative Arts, where she curates exhibitions, public engagement, and collaborative projects that center Indigenous creatives. Shewey’s interdisciplinary practice explores Indigenous futurism, community storytelling, and family archives. Her work spans event production, installation, and public education in pursuit of building solidarity, reclaiming visual sovereignty, preserving ancestral memory, and celebrating Indigenous joy.

With a background in live music production, she has contributed her expertise to curating events in cities across the country. Shewey has presented at institutions such as The New York Historical, The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, Hudson River Museum, Brown University, William Paterson University, Rhode Island School of Design, Cornell University, Columbia University, and The MoMA.

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