artist statement
Savanna Todd’s art practice consists of illustration, textile sculpture, painting and collage. Savanna has been researching and creating along the tentacular limbs of monsters. She finds that monsters can help us orient ourselves in the darkness of late capitalism. In accordance with owning a secondhand clothing store, the materials and myth-making Savanna weaves together represent the wear and tear of living through her contemporary context. The monsters in Savanna’s work are representations of beings that refuse to be bound by capitalism and colonialism, revolutionary traits the artist believes we must embrace within ourselves to survive.
about the artist
Savanna Todd is a graduate of the MFA program and undergraduate program at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
Based in unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories (Vancouver, British Columbia). Savanna draws from her own background as Cree-Métis. Her people are from Saint Paul de Métis Settlement in Alberta, and originated in the Red River Settlement and White Fish Lake First Nation, with family ties to the Turtle Mountain Chippewa.
For art related inquiries, email Savanna Todd at savannamtodd@gmail.com