Raised in Tiotenactokte|Skanawetsy|Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue QC, Tierney is a Scottish/Irish/Italian/white/settler, trans* creative/educator/consultant/curator whose work sits at the intersection of art and education, oriented toward collective liberation. Currently a prof in the University of Ottawa’s Visual Arts department, over the last 20 years they have delivered and designed both arts, and arts-based workshops on unceded Algonquin land, in and around so-called Ottawa, approaching their work as an endless series of moments from which to learn, bridge creativity, communities, and share knowledge in the service of social transformation.
They are currently working on completing a PhD in Cultural Mediations at Carleton University where their research focuses on the pedagogical capacity of art and creativity to foster gender liberation.
Contact: thecaratierney@gmail.com