Deborah Cardinal Rhyason is a contemporary artist educated in a variety of media including drawing, photography, sculpture, etching and printmaking. Rhyason received her education from Bishops University of Fine Arts, Sheridan College School of Craft and Design, and the Alberta College of Art. Speaking of her work, Rhyason states:

“As an Indigenous person I’ve always been deeply connected to the land and the creatures that are part of the great web of life surrounding us. Recently my dreams have been of the bright and energetic spirits on wing and I have been driven to try to capture their energy and life force. There is great power in little souls, the inter-connectedness of all life in their eyes.”