Atheana Picha is a Coast Salish artist from the Kwantlen First Nation, and her grandmother was from Tsartlip. Atheana was given the name Nash’mene’ta’naht by Gerry Oleman from the St’at’imc First Nation, which translates to "Go-getter Woman". Born in Vancouver in 1999, she grew up and works out of Richmond, BC. She is an interdisciplinary artist, working mostly in 2-dimentional media. Atheana has been doing two apprenticeships learning Salish wool weaving with Musqueam weaver Debra Sparrow since 2019, and learning silver engraving, wood carving, and tool making with Squamish artist and educator Aaron Nelson-Moody since 2018. She has been focused on centring Coast Salish way of life through learning teachings from her elders as often as possible. Atheana's practice is grounded in learning more about Salish design through studying the old pieces, observing nature, and learning from her elders and teachers.

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