ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Neeko Paluzzi (he/him) is an artist based in the Outaouais region of Quebec. He holds a Masters of Fine Arts (2022) from the University of Ottawa and is a graduate of School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa (2017). He was the recipient of the Karsh Continuum Photography Award from the City of Ottawa in 2021, had a feature exhibition at the Scotiabank CONTACT Festival in 2019, and was the winner of the 2018 Project X, Photography Grant from the Ottawa Arts Council. In addition, he has participated in artist residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts (2024), at DAIMON Centre (2023), and at l’Ecart (2022). Paluzzi teaches English at the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Email: neeko (at) paluzzi.ca

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation whose presence here reaches back to time immemorial. I acknowledge the historical oppression of lands, cultures, languages, and the original Peoples in what we now know as “Canada.” I acknowledge the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and that decolonization is the first step in healing settler trauma.

And, most importantly, I acknowledge the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island are here, have been here, and will always be here. #landback