By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News A powerful voice in Alberta’s contemporary Indigenous art scene, Ryan Willert has built a visible creative legacy across Red Deer and beyond – one shaped as much by hardship and recovery as by paint, ceremony, and public space. A member of the Stimson family and part of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Willert describes himself simply as a “Blackfoot artist.” His work now spans murals, installations, and community-based projects displayed in schools, hospitals, and public buildings throughout Alberta. Born and raised in Southern Alberta, Ryan Jason Allen Willert is a professional muralist known for large-scale public works rooted in Blackfoot teachings and storytelling. Raised primarily in non-Indigenous communities before reconnecting with his Siksika Nation roots, he learned black-ink drawing and art sales…
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