Max Elwood (any pronouns) is a queer and disabled artist, caregiver, and community worker who lives just north of Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, AB). Their practice is informed by their own lived experiences and works to tie in ideas of anti-capitalism, anti-racism, disability justice, and fostering communities of care.

The development of their artistic practice has not only come from their time in MacEwan University's Fine Art program, but from the mentorship and support of artists such as Michelle Lavoie and Aislinn Thomas, as well as their chosen family.

As a disabled artist, the whole of my practice is informed by anti-capitalism and disability justice, which is to say I not only strive to prioritize accessibility and care within my finished artworks, but in the art-making process itself. In my creative process I work to set my own pace, rejecting capitalist standards of productivity by honouring my own access needs.

I believe that power and strength lie within our personal narratives, especially those belonging to people who are marginalized by colonial institutions and mindsets. My practice includes elements of storytelling, so that I can harness the power of my own narrative as a queer, trans, and disabled artist.

Materially speaking I have a multi-disciplinary practice, but I admittedly have a soft spot for printmaking, as well as fibre and textile arts.