Martin A. Loft
Martin Akwiranoron Loft was born in Kahnawake, Mohawk Territory in 1960. He is a photographer,
printmaker, and craftsperson. He was a founding member of the Native Indian Inuit Photographers'
Association (NIIPA, 1985-2000), an influential indigenous artists' organization that presented Visions, the first international Indigenous photography conference and touring exhibition. Martin has exhibited his photography, traditional crafts, and prints nationally and internationally at such venues as the National Museum of the American Indian, Museum of Civilization, Iroquois Indian Museum, Mashantucket Pequot Museum, McCord Museum, and the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic. His work was included in a group exhibition in Venice, Italy, and was part of the Imago International Art Exhibition, a parallel Venice Biennale. He recently was appointed to the PAC as a juror of the Creating, Knowing, and Sharing, Canada Council for the Arts fund. In 2020 he will be a lead Indigenous mentor working with emerging Indigenous artists for the Conseil des Arts de Montreal. Since 1988, Martin worked in his community of Kahnawake as Public Programs Supervisor at the Kanien'kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center, where he coordinated community outreach activities, including culture and history workshops, conferences, art workshops, and visual arts exhibitions. Martin has a strong interest in Kanien'kehaka (Mohawk) language and is a graduate of the Ratiwennahnirats Mohawk Immersion.
Martin Akwiranoron Loft was born in Kahnawake, Mohawk Territory in 1960. He is a photographer,
printmaker, and craftsperson. He was a founding member of the Native Indian Inuit Photographers'
Association (NIIPA, 1985-2000), an influential indigenous artists' organization that presented Visions, the first international Indigenous photography conference and touring exhibition. Martin has exhibited his photography, traditional crafts, and prints nationally and internationally at such venues as the National Museum of the American Indian, Museum of Civilization, Iroquois Indian Museum, Mashantucket Pequot Museum, McCord Museum, and the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic. His work was included in a group exhibition in Venice, Italy, and was part of the Imago International Art Exhibition, a parallel Venice Biennale. He recently was appointed to the PAC as a juror of the Creating, Knowing, and Sharing, Canada Council for the Arts fund. In 2020 he will be a lead Indigenous mentor working with emerging Indigenous artists for the Conseil des Arts de Montreal. Since 1988, Martin worked in his community of Kahnawake as Public Programs Supervisor at the Kanien'kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center, where he coordinated community outreach activities, including culture and history workshops, conferences, art workshops, and visual arts exhibitions. Martin has a strong interest in Kanien'kehaka (Mohawk) language and is a graduate of the Ratiwennahnirats Mohawk Immersion.