Bailey Macabre

bailey macabre is an agender Cree, Métis and Ukrainian artist who is passionate about bright colours, Indigenous sovereignty, and identity; these themes are often at play within their works. bailey has experience working in a variety of mediums and dabbles in everything from sculpture and beadwork, illustration, and comic arts, to painting and sewing. They have been a published writer since 2006, working for various newspapers and magazines. When they are not working on commissions and...See more

bailey macabre is an agender Cree, Métis and Ukrainian artist who is passionate about bright colours, Indigenous sovereignty, and identity; these themes are often at play within their works. bailey has experience working in a variety of mediums and dabbles in everything from sculpture and beadwork, illustration, and comic arts, to painting and sewing. They have been a published writer since 2006, working for various newspapers and magazines. When they are not working on commissions and illustrations, they are beading full-time and creating clothing, stickers, and accessories for their online shop. bailey currently lives on Snuneymuxw land in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada with their cats, dog, and husband. "By choosing not to capitalize my name, I aim to assert my place in this world as a nêhiyaw. In the dialect of plains cree, spoken where my family comes from, our language isn't capitalized. Freeing myself from the rules imposed on us through the English language is one way I choose to subtly stand defiant in the face of colonization and forced assimilation." See less